Latest News in Home Insurance – Sept 28, 2009
Search for mom missing after Georgia flooding continues – CNN
28 Sep 2009 at 10:52pm
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — Punctuality was one of Debbie Hooper’s best traits. Authorities sort through the wreckage thought to be Debbie Hooper’s car. She went missing September 20. The 44-year-old grandmother from Whitesburg, Georgia, was always on …
Warranty Providers Say Attachment Rates Unaffected By Falling ASPs – Twice
28 Sep 2009 at 10:16pm
NEW YORK — Speaking at a recent investor conference, RadioShack chairman/CEO Julian Day said sales of extended-service contracts have slowed because “consumers are more willing to absorb the risk of something breaking as ASPs [average selling …
1 in 5 San Diegans Without Medical Insurance – San Diego Business Journal
28 Sep 2009 at 11:35pm
With the rancorous debate on a nationalized health care system dragging on in Washington, the U.S. Census Bureau reports that more than 500,000 adults in San Diego County, or one in five residents, are without medical coverage. And that’s based on …
Wider access is key to mending system – Raleigh News & Observer
28 Sep 2009 at 11:13pm
CHAPEL HILL — Editor’s note: This fall, The N&O is talking to people about the nation’s health-care system, what works, what doesn’t and what should be done to fix it. Ask Rebecca Chasnovitz why she wants to become a children’s doctor and she will …
Exclusive: Perry campaign recruiters getting paid per head – Dallas Morning News
28 Sep 2009 at 10:02pm
Gov. Rick Perry woos campaign volunteers by talking about fiscal restraint, limited government and states’ rights. And if all that fails, he offers them cash. The Republican governor’s re-election campaign is paying volunteers to sign up other …
Leaky dam causes flood worries in Seattle area – The Sun News
28 Sep 2009 at 10:09pm
KENT, Wash. — For nearly 25 years Kathy Gladden has lived about 100 feet from the Green River, a normally placid stream that meanders past the many homes, offices, warehouses and shopping malls that blanket the area. Now, she and thousands of others …
Imagine getting sick, getting bills you can’t pay, then being sent to … – N…
28 Sep 2009 at 9:33pm
Hoagland had refinanced his Nashville home to pay off the $25,000 tab for his weeklong diabetes-related stay at Southern Hills Medical Center. The new mortgage left Hoagland out of medical debt but afraid to get sick again. Unfortunately, he did. In …
Fire victim treated for smoke inhalation – Charleston Daily Mail
28 Sep 2009 at 10:16pm
CHARLESTON, W.Va.–Charlie Kirkwood rarely saw his neighbor, Jim Miller, the owner of the once-lovely old home at 5200 Kanawha Ave. that caught fire late Sunday evening. Kirkwood, a 30-year resident of the home across the street at 5201 Kanawha Ave …
28 Sep 2009 at 10:59pm
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington’s governor is stepping up public efforts to court the Boeing Co., part of a high-stakes interstate competition for the second assembly line of the company’s long-delayed 787 jetliner. In a report released Monday, Gov …
Benefit to help man who struck power lines – Milford Daily News
28 Sep 2009 at 9:33pm
The past year has been an uphill battle for Larry Finer, who now uses a wheelchair after a life-altering accident last summer. But Finer has never once had to question the support of his family and friends, who are planning a fundraiser on his behalf …
