Category Archives: General

Hello? I’m on the plane… Mobile phone use cleared for take-off on Virgin Atlantic jets

Virgin Airlines is the first airline to allow phone calls during flight. The businessmen and others are joyous about staying connected, but for others this is a noisy disturbance. Virgin workers believe that only ten people can be connected at a time, so hopefully this smaller number will help to keep noise level lower. Dozing [...]

Ryan Henderson, JSU Freshman, Shot And Killed At Party: Student’s Mom Calls Football Team ‘Cowards’

Sorry was not enough for a football player. Ryan Henderson’s death was however. Two teens started to argue at a apartment pool party. The fight got out of hand and a family lost a son and friend. The mother is blaming the football team for her son’s death. The family of Ryan Henderson, the Jackson [...]

Families to move out of Lincoln Apartments

Students at University of Massachusetts were not guaranteed a room to live until recently. The Universities residential life has kicked out families living in the Lincoln apartments to make room for undergraduate students. This decision has led to a number of unsettling changes. For one, the families living in Lincoln have no choice but to [...]

See you in (ethical) bankruptcy court

Well, I guess Scottie Pippen is not going to be hiring a bankruptcy lawyer any time soon.  And if his libel lawsuit is successful, some agencies are going to be issuing retractions and apologies.  If the suit is really successful, financial reparations may be paid to the former basketball star. Responding to Scottie Pippen’s charge [...]

Bethesda Woman Indicted for Bankruptcy Fraud

Bankruptcy was created to protect individuals and help them to keep their assets and eliminate overwhelming debt.  In exchange for this friendly gesture of forgiveness, the American courts system expects honesty and forthrightness by the applicant.  But that is not always the case. GREENBELT, MD—A federal grand jury today has indicted Diana J Stout, age [...]

Real estate in brief: March 16

Middle Tennessee welcomes real estate agents in two established companies.  Pilkerton Realtors has numerous additions and Realty Trust hires another experienced agent.  The added agents are all coming from competing real estate agencies. Pilkerton Realtors has welcomed a number of new associates from other companies in Middle Tennessee. The new Pilkerton team members are: Nathan [...]

Land Deal approved for Ripken Park

Pigeon Forge may be the future home of a Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball Park.  The baseball park would benefit players of all ages.  The City sees the potential real-estate development as a win-win. After approval of a real property purchase agreement with Barker Industries, Inc. — the Kentucky-based company that looks to develop 120 acres [...]

Council passes bill to aid swimming pools

Many non-profit swimming clubs have been crying for help. The Council in Howard County has come back with a promising answer. Pools are now allowed to sell their developmental rights to builders in order to lower the mounting property tax. This will also allow for pool to start to make money once again. After several [...]

Photographic exhibition of TC Arts Gallery

Community Photographic Exhibition Transylvania has recently opened its new exhibit, “The outdoor photography”, will be awarded prizes to those photographs chosen by the judges also will be awarded to a photograph that is most chosen by popular vote. The Transylvania Community Arts Council recently opened its newest exhibit, “Outdoor Photography.” The photo exhibit will be [...]

Why retailers don’t recover from bankruptcy?

Is that the actions that companies typically take in hopes of staving off bankruptcy: cutting sales staff, deferring store maintenance, reducing inventory, tend to drive away shoppers and thus destroy the value of the very brand name; the store’s name lose value, or even take on negative value. On Feb. 27, about 14 months after [...]