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Countdown to the 2007 Houston Press Best of Houston® Issue
September 24, 2007The Curious Incident of the Dog on the Internet, Part Two
June 11, 2008Silver Lining Huh?
September 15, 2008Freddie Mac Helps Out Bankers (And A Couple Of Home Owners)
October 10, 2008Best Place to Buy CDs by Local Musicians
www.420radio.com
September 21, 2000Best Cheap Sandwich
Cali Sandwich
September 20, 2001College Credit
Shopping spree for your first apartment: $2,500
Spring break in Cabo: $1,000
Avoiding college credit card debt: pricelessMarch 20, 2003The Specialist
September 2, 2004Be 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 fake student loans and, just to put the cherry on the sundae, FEMA funds for helping Katrina victims. But hey, the money went to a cause that would please God, as long as God was a big fan of spending
November 20, 2008Art of the Mortgage
October 6, 1994Lil' Stevie's Year in Review
December 28, 1995A Few Problems of His Own
January 18, 1996Victor's Big Adventure
March 28, 1996Easy Money
August 27, 1998Miss Pop Rocks Still Does Not Have a Cell Phone
Photo by aussiegallI do not have a cell phone. A few years ago, this made me sort of an odd duck at parties. Now, not having a cell phone means I'm positively a relic if not a true freak of nature deserving of shunning by the community. Everyone has a cell phone: my 77-year-old mother-in-law, my mail man, and every 12-year-old at the bus stop. To announce that you do not have a cell phone is almost like announcing that you still clean your clothes with a tub and washboard. (No, I don't do t
March 24, 2009Oil Giant's Policy Fuels Gays' Protest
January 27, 2000Best Place to Get Impressive Art Cheap
September 21, 2000Mortgage Papers and Foreclosure
It's easy for a homeowner's payments to fall through the cracks.
April 2, 2009Cinematheque Series: God's Country
Web exclusive!
November 13, 2008Marilyn Logan
“The Money Lady” reads from I Can’t Afford to Marry You
July 24, 2008College 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
May 15, 2008Cleaning Up Foreclosed Homes After the Mortgage Crisis
April 24, 2008In the Sub-Prime of Life
Homeowners complain that Litton Loan is quicker to foreclose than it needs to be
May 17, 2007Smoke Signals
Indian Jewelry comes home
November 30, 2006Jet Stream
Chris Cester on Jet's new CD, Shine On
September 21, 2006Juvenile
Reality Check
March 30, 2006Letters to the Editor
February 9, 2006Costly Advances
Payday lenders take care of you till your check comes in, and for a long time after
January 26, 2006Eaten Alive
January 26, 2006Fun with Guns
Have a blast at the Lone Star Shoot
May 26, 2005Coffee Crusader
Hell-raiser Reverend Bill battles Starbucks and shopping
September 30, 2004Best Source of Free Stock Information
Business Radio, KIKK/650 AM
September 26, 2002Living in a House of Cards
Rank-and-file employees suspected something was wrong at Enron. Now they want someone to pay.
March 28, 2002The Bust of Kenny Boy
Plus: Powers to Be, Japanic's Surrender
February 28, 2002Best Gymnast
Sean Townsend
September 21, 2000Placed in the Discard Pile
About to be booted from the Fourth Ward, poor people are being told they are too poor to qualify for public housing in Houston
October 28, 1999Fake Problems
May 7, 2009Dastardly Plan To Make Poor Put Money Into Banks Apparently Working
The Bank on Houston program, founded by City Controller Annise Parker in conjunction with area banks, credit unions and nonprofit organizations, says it's boasted early success. In three months 10,264 new accounts were opened; the goal for the entire first year was 10,000.People putting their money in banks these days? Pretty radical. Parker attributes the instant success to the efforts put forth by program partners and the English-Spanish marketing campaign, which included inserts in wate
May 6, 2009The Narrows - Live
June 18, 2009ID Theft
June 25, 2009Amegy Bank, Very Concerned About The Health Of Its Employees
A ghoulish lawsuit filed against Amegy Bank just got a little, uh, ghoulisher. In February, the Chron brought us the story of Irma Johnson, who sued Amegy after finding out the bank took out a life insurance policy on her ill husband, a bank employee, in 2001. After brain surgery to partially remove a tumor left him unable to fully function, the suit alleges, Amegy secretly took out a $1.5 million life insurance policy on him. When his work continued to suffer, the suit alleges, the ba
July 6, 2009Is the Honor System Dead?
Photos by Robb WalshDriving back from vacation, I noticed a honey stand along the highway in the town of Shirley, Arkansas with a sign that said "Self-Service." I pulled over and took a look. There was sorghum, local honey, bee pollen, beeswax and honey candy for sale. You took whatever you wanted and left your money in a box with a slot in it. I got a bottle of sorghum and one of honey for a total of $11. You don't see honor boxes at roadside stands much anymore. But there is something reassuri
July 14, 2009Cover Me
July 16, 2009Moratorium Is Over, So Foreclosures Spike Locally
Photo by Paul KnightHarris County is seeing the result of failed government efforts to fix the housing crisis by issuing 90-day moratoriums on foreclosures.July was the worst month for foreclosures in the county since the savings and loan debacle, just 73 properties short of the record month -- October 1987 -- according to numbers from the Woodlands-based Foreclosure Information & Listing Service. "If you were three months behind on payments, it's not like you were going to get caught up in
July 21, 2009Missing the Mexican
July 30, 2009D Tour
September 10, 2009Houston Woman A Star (Unfortunately) In The New Michael Moore Movie
Michael Moore's new movie, Capitalism: A Love Story, expectedly serves up a quick and dirty glimpse at the consequences of unfettered corporate corruption and exploitation. But the most disturbing story of corporate greed in the film, unfortunately, comes right from our own backyard.Houston widow Irma Johnson makes her silver-screen debut when Moore interviews her about a "dead peasant" insurance policy Amegy Bank took out on her husband while he was an employee.As Hair Balls explained in Jun
October 1, 2009Bank Of America Scamming Hispanics, Local Lawsuit Says
All Jorge Gonzalez of Houston wanted was a safe place to keep his meager earnings. But in this era of banking scandals and swindles, that was apparently too much to ask. Instead, Gonzalez became the lead plaintiff in a sweeping class action lawsuit against Bank of America, AIG and several other companies.Gonzalez, who was born in Mexico and speaks little English, claims that he, along with thousands of other Hispanics, was the victim of a predatory scheme by B of A and the others to steal his
October 8, 2009No Justice
October 29, 2009Two 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 they deserve. Go ahead, peruse the 200-plus comments if you like. We gave up on it a long time ago.And the winner in the great Critics vs. Defenders debate is....The Critics!!The U.S. Attorney's offic
October 29, 2009
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