Montgomery Animal Shelter Closing Subject of False Rumors

With great power comes great responsibility
Everyone knows the Internet is a powerful thing. Through massive social networking sites, you can get a message to numerous people instantly. However, the Montgomery Animal Shelter closing story is an example of the fact that if you’re going to disseminate a message to the [...]

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Sherri Goforth “Reprimanded” For Racist Obama E-mail

No room for this in America
America has neither the time nor money to deal with people who disseminate racial hatred. Why should we spend time obsessing over backward, ignorant individuals who have been taught to look at others as stereotypes rather than as real people? We have much more important [...]

Tennessee Considers Multiple Bills Regarding Short-Term Loans

State examines possible regulations
The Tennessee General Assembly is wading through bills that would regulate title loans, payday loans, cash advances and other types of short-term loans. Both houses are considering multiple bills.
One bill would limit the APR on payday loans to 36 percent. Currently, payday loan providers generally do not [...]

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Indiana Unemployment Fund Goes Bankrupt

State runs out of benefits
Indiana unemployment hit 9.2 percent in January. That’s more than a full percentage point higher than the national rate. It’s also just shy of the dreaded double-digit mark, which has already hit in Michigan, Rhode Island, California and South Carolina.
The state’s unemployment benefits fund has already [...]

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Yet Another Payday Loan Store Robbery | This Time in Tennessee

Payday loan store robberies continue
A payday loan store in Columbia, Tenn., is the latest victim in a growing trend. Advance America was reportedly robbed Friday afternoon. This follows reports of payday loan store robberies in Spokane, Wash., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Indianapolis, Ind., and Wichita, Kan.
Seeking a suspect
Columbia police are searching [...]