Trapped for cash: Deeper in debt...

Deseret Morning News Each payday, Patty Bailey of Kearns faced a long line of lenders whose two-week loans to her were due - along with interest at annual rates ranging from 400 percent to 980 percent.

Bailey could not afford to pay off those "payday loans." So, with cash from her paycheck, she visited lenders to buy more time. For example, she would pay, according to her records, $26 to...

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Girls move in on agricultural field...

DELAND -- People making assumptions about the students in agricultural science classes picture a pack of rowdy boys wearing rebel flag T-shirts and cowboy hats, said DeLand High School teacher Brett Brandner.

But long locks and hair ribbons are just as likely to frame the faces in farm-related classes and clubs throughout Volusia and Flagler counties. Girls with slender, manicured hands a...

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Klitschko's Departure A Blow To The Sport, Just When It Needed Him ......

Klitschko announced his retirement Tuesday, bringing an unexpected end to the drama swirling around his endlessly rescheduled defense against Hasim Rahman for his WBC belt. The fight was postponed for the fourth time last week after Klitschko injured his knee, and the diagnosis turned from that of a sprained one to a far more serious injury of a completely blown right knee that needed surgery....

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Heavyweight division takes another blow...

There was supposed to be a heavyweight title fight Saturday night of some interest. Supposed to be, that is, before Vitali Klitschko hurt his knee and abruptly retired before the anesthesia had even worn off from his surgery.

If you don't follow boxing closely - and it's hard to do when four different fighters claim to be heavyweight champion - Klitschko was a pretty good story. The Ukr...

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Boxing takes another blow in heavyweight division that used to ......

(AP) - There was supposed to be a heavyweight title fight Saturday night of some interest. Supposed to be, that is, before Vitali Klitschko hurt his knee and abruptly retired before the anesthesia had even worn off from his surgery.

If you don't follow boxing closely - and it's hard to do when four different fighters claim to be heavyweight champion - Klitschko was a pretty good story. ...

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Sportsview: Boxing takes another blow...

There was supposed to be a heavyweight title fight Saturday night of some interest. Supposed to be, that is, before Vitali Klitschko hurt his knee and abruptly retired before the anesthesia had even worn off from his surgery.

If you don't follow boxing closely - and it's hard to do when four different fighters claim to be heavyweight champion - Klitschko was a pretty good story. The Ukr...

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Tucson restricting locations of payday loan businesses...

TUCSON, Ariz. Payday loan businesses will soon be restricted on where they can set up in Tucson.

However, the 126 existing centers in place in Pima County won't be affected.

The new rules may even help existing lenders by reducing competition.

City and county officials say they're doing what they can to limit the centers.

They say real change must come from the state in the form o...

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Changes to loosen the noose on short loans...

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State Parliament is passing laws to crack down on lending companies that impose grossly inflated fees and charges on short-term loans.

MPs were told amendments to consumer credit laws were being introduced because some lenders were inflicting interest rat...

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Lessons Learned: Simple ideas, tenacity are secrets of building ......

In a recent column, I argued that one of the secrets of building wealth is to set up automatic payday transfers to a tax-sheltered investment account.

The discipline of shifting money from a paycheck into savings — before you’re tempted to spend it elsewhere — brings the expression “pay yourself first” to life.

Investing automatically forces us to live ...

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Omori, Klein Battle At The Top...

Joining anglers and fans at the weigh-in was Natchitoches Mayor Wayne McCullen. He congratulated the athletes on their performance and said he hopes their Red River experience will be memorable. "The river is growing by the day and it’s great that people see what a resource it is."

Local sponsors: Local sponsors include the City of Natchitoches.

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