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According to Associated Press reporter Hope Yen, Census Bureau honchos are scratching their heads over a sudden spike in the the number of unmarried couples living together in the United States. The number of opposite sex unmarried couples jumped 13 percent in just the last year. Unable to pinpoint any stunning sexual trends behind the […]

The Boston Globe put up a good editorial on the Blockbuster bankruptcy case this morning, noting that “the video chain’s troubles are still sad for anyone who discovered a love of movies on the amply stocked aisle of a Blockbuster store.” Its not often that a major newspaper shows some love for a chain store, […]

Remember going to the video store? Like pumping bath water from a town well, for many Americans a trip to the local Blockbuster outlet is also a quaint reminder of a bygone time. Blockbuster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today, a move that has been in the works for a while. According to the Associated […]

It probably goes without saying that debtors should take care to file their bankruptcy under their own names and social security numbers — you wouldn’t want an accidental (or purposeful) mistake in this regard! Since 2002, the first order of business at every debtor’s creditors meeting is to check the debtor’s photo ID and social […]