Be careful co-signing loans warns Better Business Bureau
BBB Mahoning Valley warns that co-signers face substantial risk including personal debt, late charges, court costs, and potential wage or property seizure. About 75 percent of co-signers are asked to pay, so consider affordability and require written lender notification before defaults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moliterno
Better Business Bureau
Finance Company
National Consumer Association
Federal Trade Commission
Better Business Bureau of
Mahoning Valley Inc
P.O
Mahoning Bank
Youngstown
Ohio
Jerry Falwell
Mother
Costly disaster ae by LEWIS K UHLER
A critique of the food stamp program noting widespread use and abuse. It cites 21.7 million recipients in March 1980, a $10 billion budget for 1981, GAO findings of $500 million lost yearly, and proposed photo ID cards. The piece argues eligibility based on net income, calls for budget cuts, and questions program effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis K. Uhler
Government Accounting Office
Senate
National Tax Limitation Committee
Living stones and the church as people not a building
Upper Room meditation cites I Peter 2 5 urging believers as living stones in God's temple. It urges reflections of joy and peace on face and tongue, notes the Holy Spirit as stonemason guiding us into untested methods like house churches, and ends with a prayer for Christ like works and grace visible in behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granny
God’s Church
Holy Spirit
Montage What Mothers Are For
Montaging reflections on Mothers Day shows shifts in roles from idealized nurturing to practical support. The piece notes mothers as sole finders of objects, providers of material comforts, and indispensable in family life despite changing norms and broader social skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Cochran
Alvin Toffler
Philip Wylie
Brothers Grimm
Hans Christian Anderson
Fringe benefits taxes debated in Congress by Rep Williams
View from Washington argues against taxing fringe benefits such as parking tuition discounts and mileage reimbursements. It warns of a growing regulatory maze and higher tax burden, urging continuation of the moratorium. Contact details for Williams' offices in Warren Youngstown and Washington DC are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
U.S. House of Representatives
IRS
Congressman Williams
Youngstown Rd. SE
Warren
Federal Plaza East
Youngstown
Washington, D.C
Early dental visit for children explained by a pedodontist
Dr. Robert M. Newman urges first checkups at about age two with primary teeth erupted. He outlines parent roles, fear reduction, brushing guidance, diet history, and the need for semi annual exams to prevent decay, space loss, and later orthodontic issues. He notes the public service delivery from his Austintown office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Newman
Newman
Mahoning Ave
Austintown
Letters to the editor policy at Howland Band wagon
The publication welcomes signed letters with full address and phone number and will edit or shorten as needed. Confirmed before publication, non returnable, and names may be withheld on request with explanation.
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Merie DeFelice
Charles Stricklen
Robert Miller Ee
Donner
Business Meneger Moncy Edmundson
Eee
Delores H. Julien
Maneger
Joseph P. Urbenie
Phoenix Publications, Inc
W. State St
Niles
Ohio
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