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Jun 29, 2008

What parents can do when a child is cyberbullied



Posted by glen loyd at Sunday, June 29, 2008

Jun 25, 2008

Man spends year bouncing from agency to agency to reclaim stolen credit, even as suspects are known

Ellen Gabler/Milwaukee Journal

Posted by glen loyd at Wednesday, June 25, 2008

One man, one long list, no more web ads

Washington Post

Posted by glen loyd at Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Internet provider halts plan to track, sell users' surfing data

Washington Post

Posted by glen loyd at Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Jun 22, 2008

WI Weights and Measures Inspectors find overcharges at two national chains

Posted by glen loyd at Sunday, June 22, 2008

Jun 18, 2008

Scams and Frauds

On June 17th, I was interviewed about scams and frauds by Stacy Forster of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for the Wisconsin Eye.

Posted by glen loyd at Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Most returns work just fine

Register Hardware

Posted by glen loyd at Wednesday, June 18, 2008

They buy your lawsuit with dollars upfront

Washington Post

Posted by glen loyd at Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Kellogg lower-sugar cereals hit stores

BattleCreekEnquirer.com

Posted by glen loyd at Wednesday, June 18, 2008

NY AG sues drug chains for allegedly selling expired food and medicine

LoHud.com

Posted by glen loyd at Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Driving less because of high gas prices? You may get a break on car insurance

Wall Street Journal

Posted by glen loyd at Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Should You Swap Your SUV for a Hybrid?

Wall Street Journal

Posted by glen loyd at Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Jun 15, 2008

WI Ag Secretary on flood damage to farmers

Posted by glen loyd at Sunday, June 15, 2008

Safety after the flood

Posted by glen loyd at Sunday, June 15, 2008

Jun 14, 2008

Dental lab gets questionable bill

Milwaukee Journal

Posted by glen loyd at Saturday, June 14, 2008

Jun 13, 2008

Don't fall for fake e-mail from the IRS

Posted by glen loyd at Friday, June 13, 2008

Sure we will give you a loan--Just give us our fee first

Posted by glen loyd at Friday, June 13, 2008

Jun 12, 2008

Products shrink, but prices stay the same

USA Today

Posted by glen loyd at Thursday, June 12, 2008

Sales come-ons exposed

USA Today

Posted by glen loyd at Thursday, June 12, 2008

Hanging up on early exit fees

BusinessWeek

Posted by glen loyd at Thursday, June 12, 2008

AT&T settles suit over third-party cell phone fees

First nationwide settlement over the business of third-party content

Posted by glen loyd at Thursday, June 12, 2008

Jun 8, 2008

How to actually get rebates when buying a cell phone

Posted by glen loyd at Sunday, June 08, 2008

No call registry expands to cells

Milwaukee Journal

Posted by glen loyd at Sunday, June 08, 2008

Jun 5, 2008

Wisconsin woman gets 8 months in prison for eBay fraud

Capital Times

Posted by glen loyd at Thursday, June 05, 2008

Telemarketers violate No Call selling questionable car warranties

Posted by glen loyd at Thursday, June 05, 2008

TV26 Green Bay: Problems with a basement waterproofer

Posted by glen loyd at Thursday, June 05, 2008

WITI-TV: Doing your own divorce

Posted by glen loyd at Thursday, June 05, 2008

Jun 4, 2008

Contractors can't spend homeowners' cash before paying suppliers, Supreme Court rules

Public Investigator/Milwaukee Journal

Posted by glen loyd at Wednesday, June 04, 2008

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