At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted an operation that the FTC alleges collected phantom payday loan “debts” that consumers did not owe. Consumers received millions of collection calls from India, and that since January 2010 the operation took in more than $5 million from victims, according...
Returning from a trip last Wednesday, I was shocked and angered to learn Dan Lovallo had been “let go” by the radio network that calls itself “Talk of Connecticut.” Torrington’s WSNG is part of that network which is owned by Buckley Broadcasting. Lovallo was told by vice president and General Manager Eric Fahnoe that...
MANLY-MAN YOGA So why am I, a psychologist, writing about yoga? Because it works to heal anxiety and depression. Have you ever observed a baby holding his feet up in the air while lying on his back? That’s yoga. “Happy Baby Pose” Have you ever seen a baby lying in a crib face down...
Great Deals At Stop & Shop 2/17- 2/23/12 Every week, I scour the grocery store flyers and match up coupons to all the sale items to bring you the best deals. This week, I’m featuring Stop & Shop. To see the deals and coupon match ups for Big Y, Price Chopper, Stop & Shop,...
Under the headline “A glimpse of the truth is costly for cartoonist,” Journal Inquirer Chris Powell today waded in on the issues surrounding Courant cartoonist Bob Englehart’s controversial blog comment about inner-city poor students and schools. His was one many thoughtful pieces on this topic. Your thoughts? “While he was suspended for a week...
Sears used to have a solid reputation for selling well made appliances under its Kenmore brand as well as from other manufacturers. That reputation is being mangled with the critical part of any appliance business – service, including delivery and installation. The latest horror story came from Simsbury resident Arlene Horenstein who in November...
The entire American supply of infant Tylenol was recalled Friday by Johnson & Johnson because of problems in accurate dosing. About 574,000 bottles of the liquid Tylenol for infants under two years of age were recalled, in the latest in a string of recalls by the giant company. “The problems involves a new bottle...
Rescuecom’s influential annual reliability report rates Lenovo/IBM computers as by far the most reliable. Of 9 computer manufucturers, Acer placed 9th, followed by Sony at 8th, and Dell at seventh. HP was rated number six, Asus as fifth and Apple was in fourth place. Samsung was in third place while Toshiba came in second...
Ct Attorney General George Jepsen is seeking more information from the state Department of Labor and Central Connecticut State University about security breaches that may have opened Social Security numbers and other personal information to unauthorized view. In separate letters to state Department of Labor Commissioner Glenn Marshall and Central Connecticut State University President...
