Shopping addiction driven by retail therapy across Britain and US
A British survey shows 83 percent shop for a mood boost amid compulsive spending disorder affecting up to six percent of Britons. Researchers link low self esteem and anxiety to debt spirals, while US clinics offer therapy and debt counseling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Richard Elliott
Lancaster University
Elliott
Lawrence Michaels
United States
Mada Hapworth
Hapworth
Manhattan
Ken Norman
Portia Trust
Deadbeat dads face private collections push across states
Rebecca Merrick of Grand Junction runs Trak-Ex, a private collection agency taking 25 percent to chase overdue child support from nonpaying fathers. She cites $1 million in current collections and notes private firms aid states by pursuing welfare-excluded cases. Critics doubt private agents will end the problem, while new laws in several states aim to leverage licenses to pressure payers.
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Rebecca Merrick
Grand Junction
Colo
Trak-Ex
Merrick
Charlie Drake
San Antonio
Texas
Drake
Congress
Mississippi
Utah
California
Kathy Stumm
Colorado
Richard Casey Hoffman
Child Support Enforcement of
Austin
Ivana
Trump
Hoffman
National Association of Companies
Michigan
Jesse Opp
Wichita
Kan
Opp
Dan Price
Casper
Wyo
Maine
Massachusetts
South Dakota
Craven CC Students Win Multiple Scholarships at Reception
Craven Community College held a scholarship reception with about 50 students and 20 donor representatives. Debbie Allen received the Blaine House Scholarship for education toward Duke or UNC. Other CCC honorees include Katricia Carter, John Kolb, Beth Pardini, Wendy LaRogque, Altonese Vitalis, Iantha Lewis, and Trish Riche with several corporate and military spouses funded awards.
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Craven Community College
YMCA
Craven
Debbie Allen
Blaine House
Maine
Debbie
CCC
Duke University
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Katricia Carter
USA Services
John Kolb
Minnesota State Bowling Proprietors and
Thorp
Beth Pardini
Cherry Point Federal Jp
Chris Lindelof
The
Credit Union
Wendy LaRogque
Wendy
Altonese Vitalis
Iantha Lewis
Altonese
Iantha
Sprint Carolina Telephone
Sid Purvis
Carolina Telephone
Kisenyi Muldrow
Cherry Point
Vivian Goldstein
Officers’ Wives Club
Tony Rents
NCO
Tony
Julie
Trish Riche
Bayboro
Pamlico Food Services
Tammi Levenski
Alice & Wiley Mayo
Birth of Buddy Letchworths in Tarboro area
Mr and Mrs Buddy Letchworth of Scotland Neck formerly of New Bern announce the birth of a son Andrew on September 25 at Tarboro. Mrs Letchworth is Susan Gaskins of New Bern and the paternal grandmother is Mrs Letchworth.
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Buddy Letchworth
Scotland Neck
Tarborove Nute
Letchworth
Susan Gaskins
New
Robert A
Aes
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Associated Press
Trish Owens
Jim Sabo
Tucson
Ariz
Tucson Rodeo Grounds
Ragan
Judge Ragan
Debbie Alien
Sprint
Havelock
Williams
Craven County
New Sern Mon
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