Our LIFE GOES ON columnist, Dr. Kathleen Cairns recommends “Run To the Roar, Coaching To Overcome Fear” as great book with many important lessons for us. Watch her from last week’s Watchdog News Hour TV…
While the cost of water in Connecticut is nowhere as expensive as in other parts of the country, a little waste can add up to some large bills. Frances of Manchester – who works two…
BY Lisa Chedekel In a controversial move, state officials are allowing a Greenwich physician who is registered as a sex offender to resume his medical practice in Connecticut.In a recent decision, the Connecticut Medical Examining Board,…
Wired magazine says that Dropbox, “the wildly popular online storage system, deceived users about the security and encryption of its services, putting it at a competitive advantage, according to an FTC complaint filed Thursday by…
Eugene Guilford Jr., president of the Independent Connecticut Petroleum Association and its education foundation, explains why he is convinced that ethanol is not only an energy waster, but leads to starvation. He was the guest…
From PolitiFact.com: With polls continuing to show Donald Trump as a significant player in the Republican for president, we have been checking many of his factual claims. Trump this week earned a distinction that we believe…
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has closed his agency’s investigation into customer complaints that Sleepy’s, the nation’s largest mattress retailer, had sold them used mattresses and that some were infested by bedbugs. Responding to a…
That is right. According to Steve Vernon of MoneyWatch.com, there a few things you can do to live longer and enjoy those years more. Three of them are having more sex, eating chocolate and drinking…
If your work has you stressed out you might want to check out this story on CNBC on the least stressful jobs. “If you feel overwhelmed by your job — you’re not alone. Job pressure…
Ford Motor and U.S. safety regulators are expanding the recall of the best selling truck in the U.S. and Canada, the Ford F-150 pickup truck. The recall was caused by a possible electrical issue that…
For the millions of Americans suffering from genital herpes, the latest study shows that not only do many people don’t know they have it, but its easy for even those to transmit it to their…
The prestigious New York Times has finally discovered that the Better Business Bureau may be more interested in making more money for its executives from business fees than protecting consumers. The influential publication has carried…
Continental Recalls Tires on 2008-2009 Ford F-250/F-350 Trucks Tread separation could cause a crash, company reports HARTFORD, March 21 – Owners of 2008 and 2009 Ford F-250 and F-350 trucks should watch their mail for…
The state Department of Public Health has found three members of its own Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the panel charged with regulating and disciplining chiropractors in Connecticut, in violation of a state law intended to…
Ct Attorney General George Jepsen and attorneys general in 36 other states, Thursday announced a record, $68.5 million settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, of Delaware, arising from alleged improper marketing of the anti-psychotic drug Seroquel….
Just moments before I was set to write about the latest rip-off – full page ad in today’s Hartford Courant about the Rare sheets of $2 bills that have “sold at prestigious action houses for thousands of dollars,” I received an email from a Middletown reader about the ad.
The reader, James McAuliffe, said he called the telephone in the ad quickly confirmed his suspicion that it was a ripoff designed to benefit only the “World Reserve Monetary Exchange,” which has many other inflated priced items, and the newspapers that carry these highly profitable ads.
$2 bills ad from eBay
“My operator, Crystal, started asking me my name state and zip code to ensure that I “qualified” (what a joke!). Then she asked my address. At this time I stopped providing information an asked her how many $2 bill I would get for $48. The answer is 4. So, $48 gets you $8. Pretty good return for this scam,” he wrote me.
AT&T – the subject of hundreds of complaints from Connecticut residents – was fined $745,000 Wednesday by state public utility regulators for failing to meet service quality standards. The standard requires the company to make…
Toyota Motor Corp. said today is recalling 2.17 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles sold in the U.S. for carpet and floor mat flaws that could interfere with the gas pedal. Wednesday it recalled 1.28 other…
“Nationally, when a patient shows up at a hospital for medical imaging for a chest or abdominal malady, the chances that he or she will need a “combination” CT scan, which entails an excess radiation…
“If misery actually loves company, then Connecticut must have a very special bond with Georgia and Indiana. Those two states, with far different cultures than ours, are the last to stand with us in banning…