Eric Watson enters 'Fight of the Century' ring...

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Payday Loans | LA Times Swings and Misses (Part II)...

Welcome back to this response to the L.A. Times recent attempt to be fair and balanced regarding payday loans. If you missed Part I, here it is. My response to their common hit piece follows without further interruption…

They're fighting for that market share by offering small short-term loans at annual rates as low as 12 percent. Perhaps they will see the folly in offering such a ...

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Cancer patient slipping through cracks...

Three months ago, a 43-year-old Lawrence woman was told that she needed to have surgery to remove her right ovary and uterus. She also was told that the blood in her uterus was forming cancer cells.

On a recent morning, Patty Truex sobbed and wiped away tears with a tissue as she described her situation.

For the past three years, she has been homeless and living with friends. She ke...

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Story posted Thursday at 10:45 am...

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Joel Charlebois wins global award for "Midnight Tram to Humber."

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Happy Festivus! Payday loans can help with skimpy paydays...

Yes, comrades, today is Festivus! To comply with tradition, I have a grievance to air: I may need a payday loan before my next payday to make up for money I missed out on because of snow.

Yes, here in my hometown we got dumped on to the tune of more than three feet. I know a lot of people, including myself, whose paychecks will come up short because they had to miss work. Buried cars, can...

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Holyfield's dream for 5th title is denied...

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ZURICH, Switzerland - Evander Holyfield's chance at winning a fifth heavyweight title may have been his last.

Nikolai Valueu narrowly defended his WBA title by majority decision over Holyfield Saturday night.

The 46-year-old American, attempting to become the oldest heavyweight to win a major belt, started the fight by mo...

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No stopping Phil Kessel...

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When you have overcome as much as [stats ] has, nothing as trivial as a point streak will get you off your game.

Kessel has beaten cancer, shaken off a playoff benching by coach Claude Julien last season, and taken on the high expectations of being the fifth pick in the 2006 draft. Certainly the pressure of a point streak won&r...

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Commission to Discuss Lending Biz Ordinance...

Central Church Inc . has bought a 20.9-acre parcel of vacant land directly behind its 2005 Winchester Blvd . location in Collierville for $1.8 million from the Marion L. Waldrup Sr. Revocable Living Trust, Frederick T. Stukenborg , Trustee.

The property fronts South Houston Levee Road on the eastern side of that road. The sale closed Dec. 11, and Central Church financed the purchase with ...

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Payday Present Two-Fold Experience...

BAGHDAD - The Ghazaliyah Guardians, a Sons of Iraq organization, work in the same area as troops of the 5th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad.

The Ghazaliyah Guardians are composed of local citizens whose main goal is to secure the area in which their families live and many imagine an Iraq where security...

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