| Fort Lauderdale man faces uphill battle with a mountain of debt
Big student loans and a heap of credit-card debt, but a low-paying job. It's a mismatch so many people face when they're trying to live on starting salaries. For Jamell Vanterpool, the mismatch is hurting him and limiting his future prospects.
"I can't keep up with the bills," he wrote, seeking a South Florida Sun-Sentinel Money Makeover.
There are two big questions he faces: Can he live on his salary? The answer to that one is no. And what can he do about it? That answer depends on what Vanterpool does next.
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EDITOR'S CHOICE
ORIENT couldn't prevent Walsall from extending their unbeaten league run to 17 games, but did enough to hold on for a vital away point. The Sadlers had the better of the chances throughout, although the O's looked much more solid again at the back. In a first half short on serious goal chances the hosts almost took a lucky lead on 20 minutes, when an Adam Chambers' clearance almost cannoned off Scott Dann into the net. Stuart Nelson was then forced into his first real action when he saved Lee Holmes shot. There was little improvement after the break as the sides cancelled each other out, although the best chance of the second period fell Walsall's way on 64 minutes. A fine cross by Holmes from the left presented Darren Wrack with a golden opportunity in front of goal, but he somehow failed to hit the target with his header.
Britney Spears Has 'Mental Issues' Says Sam Lufti
Barbara Walters said on her U.S. talk show The View that Britney Spears' manager Sam Lufti contacted her and said Spears was suffering from mental issues. Walters said on Monday's show Lufti told her Spears had seen a psychiatrist because she was experiencing mood swings and having trouble sleeping. .
May 2007 Archive
May 13 at the Lima civic center. Tickets are Continue » Kyle and Heidi FitroFor the Record (16 words) ST. RITA'S MEDICAL CENTER A boy was born May 7 to Kyle and Heidi Fitro of Delphos. Church to begin secular outreachLocal News (235 words) DELPHOS — When a church opens its doors as a place for teens to “hang out," the effort often falls on suspicious ears. However, one Continue » Kiwanis announce Fourth of July celebration plansLocal News (276 words) DELPHOS — Stadium Park will be a bevy of activity on the Fourth of July. The Delphos Kiwanis laid out their plans for the annual event Continue » Bowers, Jeffcats hold off Lady Lancers 1-0Sports (637 words) RURAL MIDDLE POINT — Jefferson's Shauna Bowers was almost unhittable Monday night and provided the only RBI as the Lady Jeffcats subdued Lincolnview 1-0 in Continue » Philip W.
INDE TOP 10: Contact on basketball court not a crime
One side says it was a malicious act with the intent to cause physical harm to another player. The other side is adamant that it was an unfortunate, accidental play. An incident last February during a high school basketball game between backyard rivals left 7-foot Perry High star center Kenny Frease in the hospital and resulted in a criminal investigation that set off a firestorm throughout Perry Township. During the third quarter of Perrys 68-54 victory over Central Catholic, Frease and Centrals 6-foot star guard Cory Berry went up for a rebound. Berrys hand struck Frease in the right eye, breaking Freases orbital bone and medial and inferior wall. Berry, who had been called for an off-the-ball foul seconds earlier, fueled the incident by staring down the Perry fans many of whom were screaming at Berry while the Perry medical staff was attending to Frease.
Mickey Kaus
When the end of the last big guestworker program was being debated in the early 1960s, California farmers claimed that "the use of braceros [Mexican guestworkers] is absolutely essential to the survival of the tomato industry." Instead, termination of the program prompted mechanization which caused a quintupling of production for tomatoes grown for processing, an 89-percent drop in demand for harvest labor, and a fall in real prices. The same sort of thing happened half a century earlier, when the textile industry predicted disaster if child labor were ended. At a Senate hearing in 1916, one mill owner said that limiting child labor would "stop my machines"; another said "investors would never receive another dividend"; while a third said that ending child labor would "paralyze the country." We're going to hear a lot more of this sort of thing — the White House is counting on it.
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