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Fear of the Beast
March 19, 2014Richbar News Articles
“Being the parent of a young teenage son is not easy, but you can do it” my right brain says. Meanwhile, my left brain is calculating the cost of military boarding schools in French Guiana. But whenever I get ready to throw in the parenting towel, I’m reminded of some of the benefits of being a father to a teenage boy. Like having someone to help move heavy furniture. Or having someone who wants to go with me see “Need for Speed: Most Wanted” and not complain that it’s juvenile (when that — and the fact that Nicholas Sparks didn’t write it — is the entire point). ...
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How Arbitration Screws Customers
January 2, 2014Consumer ProtectionForced Arbitration
On Thursday December 12, 2013 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will hold a field hearing on Forced Arbitration Clauses, which have been called “Corporate America’s Most Successful Dirty Secret.”As many of you know, Arbitration Clauses are now found buried in the fine print of almost EVERY consumer contract you sign — cell phones, insurance, credit cards, vehicle purchases, etc. When you sign such a contract, Courts now find you have “agreed” to whatever it contains — including giving up the rights given you under state and federal consumer protection laws. That means you ...
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The Final Rose
January 2, 2014Richbar News Articles
Florida State trails Auburn 31-27 in college football’s BCS Championship game. 13 seconds left on the clock. FSU’s Heisman-winning quarterback, Jameis Winston, has just engineered a six play, 78 yard drive to the Auburn two. Now he takes the snap. He drops back, whips around, leaps, and hits receiver Kelvin Benjamin in the end zone! Touchdown!! Benjamin hangs on as the Auburn defense tries furiously to strip the ball from him, and FSU hangs on to win the last — and possibly the most thrilling - title game in BCS history. Unfortunately, I’m blissfully ...
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