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September 20, 2001
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November 20, 2008
Be Thou Fishers Of Men, Or Scammers Of Government
There's no scam like a religious scam. And there's no religious scam like one where the church involved has a really churchy name, like Fishers of Men. And that's what we have (allegedly) in Houston -- the US Attorney's office has indicted the heads of Fishers of Men for skimming millions in fa ... More >>
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December 28, 1995
Lil' Stevie's Year in Review
There's no scam like a religious scam. And there's no religious scam like one where the church involved has a really churchy name, like Fishers of Men. And that's what we have (allegedly) in Houston -- the US Attorney's office has indicted the heads of Fishers of Men for skimming millions in fa ... More >>
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September 21, 2000
Best Place to Get Impressive Art Cheap
Glassell School of Art Fund-raiser and Auction
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May 15, 2008
College Immaterial for High School Students in Vocational Training
Good paying jobs, no huge loan burdens, exciting course work — the new vo-tech attracts more and more hi-tech students
Best of Houston
September 26, 2002
Best Antidote to Enron
David Berg
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March 28, 2002
Living in a House of Cards
Rank-and-file employees suspected something was wrong at Enron. Now they want someone to pay.
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February 28, 2002
The Bust of Kenny Boy
Plus: Powers to Be, Japanic's Surrender
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June 18, 2009
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October 29, 2009
Two Pastors And A Deacon Admit That Their Church Was One Hell Of A Scam
Some blog items never die.Almost a year ago we wrote about the fraud charges filed against officials of the Fishers of Men Worship Center in Houston. To this day, barely a week goes by without someone throwing up another comment on the case, either defending the officials or saying they got what ... More >>
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February 1, 2010
As A Big Student-Loan Deadline Looms, Be Sure You're Using The Right Web Site
Do you enjoy wasting hours when you're trying to meet a tight deadline to get federal aid for a college loan? Just log on to www.fafsa.com, and sign up for an ID, then spend hours getting material to answer all their questions. Ignore the many times an ad pops up, trying to sell you "professional ... More >>
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June 21, 2010
Fishers of Men: Pastor And Associates Get Prison Time For Fraud
Go thou and defraudeth FEMA....It was almost two years ago that we wrote about the Fishers of Men scandal, a church in southwest Houston whose pastor and associates were charged with various financial shenanigans.It sparked a comment war between defenders and accusers that lasted so long and got ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
My Chase Bank High School Checking Account Nightmare
Banks and "customer service" UPDATE: It's one thing when banks screw me, quite another when they screw my son. I wasn't going to let this stand, so this morning I went back to Chase, dressed head to toe in black. I took a tape recorder, and I was ready for a Chase banker to explain to me how ... More >>
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May 13, 2011
For Friday the 13th: Five of the Unluckiest Texans Ever
Investors held on too long.Beginning with LaSalle, the French explorer who survived shipwrecks and cannibal Karankawa Indian attacks only to perish at the hands of his own men near Navasota, some people in Texas have had some pretty damned hard luck. You might lay some or all of the blame at ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
The Prep School Negro
Investors held on too long.Beginning with LaSalle, the French explorer who survived shipwrecks and cannibal Karankawa Indian attacks only to perish at the hands of his own men near Navasota, some people in Texas have had some pretty damned hard luck. You might lay some or all of the blame at ... More >>
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July 13, 2011
Christian Lopez, Overtaxed Yankee Fan, The Sequel (Where He Becomes A Charity)
Christian Lopez: Now sponsored by the champagne of bottled beersThat's it, you win, Christian Lopez. I give up. You all remember, Christian Lopez, right? (It's only been like 24 hours since I last wrote about him. Please tell me you remember.) Just in case, Lopez was the ample Yankee fan wh ... More >>
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October 25, 2011
Pasadena, Home to Some Sickos, Is Also a Nifty Place to Retire
Retire to this in Pasadena.The economy blows, especially for old folks, who aren't as able to kick it with an umbrella drink at some beachside hang like in the old days. No worries, according to Tom Corley, author of The Top 100 Cheapest Places to Retire in the U.S. in 2012. Instead of sink ... More >>
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November 3, 2011
Money-Hungry MLB: Author Says the League is Treating Some Retirees Like Garbage
David Clyde: $10k richer but still no MLB retirement benefits for the HoustonianSpecific Major League Baseball retirees are getting the shaft, according to the author of the controversial A Bitter Cup of Coffee: How MLB and the Players Association Threw 874 Retirees a Curve. The crux of Dou ... More >>