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Storm recovery tips — From the emergency management office

Storm recovery tips — From the emergency management office
• Contact your homeowner’s insurance agent for guidance on where to start if you have storm damage to your home or property. • Keep copies of receipts for all expenses related to the storm damage, including meals and alternative living expenses (hotel/motels).

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Dalen files for county attorney

Dalen files for county attorney
MASON CITY — Carlyle Dalen, a Cerro Gordo County prosecutor, filed papers Monday to run for county attorney.

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First Keystone National Bank being used in phishing scam using calls, texts and e-mails as bait

First Keystone National Bank being used in phishing scam using calls, texts and e-mails as bait
Calls claim to be from Keystone BERWICK – First Keystone National Bank, which has branches in Luzerne County, is warning customers about a series of fraudulent telephone calls and messages, cell phone text messages and e-mails. Scam artists have been c

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Goodfellow Bros. will build second phase of highway

Goodfellow Bros. will build second phase of highway
Goodfellow Bros. has submitted the winning $76 million design-build bid for the second phase of the Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway project on the Big Island, the Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported.

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Red Tape: Cutting cable and phone bills

Red Tape: Cutting cable and phone bills
It took Mary Schreiber about an hour, and just a little moxie, to save $300. You can do it too.

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Scamville Marches Onto The iPhone, Sneaks Back Into Facebook

Scamville Marches Onto The iPhone, Sneaks Back Into Facebook
In our Scamville series of posts last October we exposed the massive user fraud occurring Facebook and MySpace social games. Fake quizzes tied to long term mobile subscriptions, malware-laden toolbar downloads and other scams were the center of the controversy. The industry did a lot of talking in . . . → Read More: Scamville Marches Onto The iPhone, Sneaks Back Into Facebook

Internet fraud dollars doubled last year

Internet fraud dollars doubled last year
The FBI says the amount of money swindled by Internet frauds doubled last year to about $560 million.

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Dancing greenly

Dancing greenly
The green movement at the University of Hawai’i-Mänoa is taking over Kennedy Theatre this weekend for “Dancing Green: A Dance Concert with a Reduced Carbon Footprint.”

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Consumers had a rough 2009, and 2010 may not be a lot better

Consumers had a rough 2009, and 2010 may not be a lot better
Consumers were slammed with a torrent of economic woes last year and 2010 doesn’t look any better, consumer agencies say. People lost jobs, got furloughed, had their hours reduced or were underemployed while living costs increased. Their homes were foreclosed, and they got attacked . . . → Read More: Consumers had a rough 2009, and 2010 may not be a lot better

NFL: CB Strickland agrees to 2-year deal with Bolts

NFL: CB Strickland agrees to 2-year deal with Bolts
SAN DIEGO — The Chargers have agreed to terms on a two-year contract with free agent cornerback Donald Strickland.

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IC3 Annual Report: 2009 a good year for Internet scammers

IC3 Annual Report: 2009 a good year for Internet scammers
Last year may have been hard for online businesses, but online scammers were raking it in, according to a report by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).

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Caller ID spoofing more damaging than e-mail

Caller ID spoofing more damaging than e-mail
Security company Sophos cautions against using caller ID spoofing, which is easier to con victims into giving up valuable information than e-mail spoofing.

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Teenager charged with theft from SuBo’s house

Teenager charged with theft from SuBo’s house
A TEENAGE boy has been charged in connection with a theft at Susan Boyle’s home.

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Protect yourself from ever increasing online bank fraud

Protect yourself from ever increasing online bank fraud
Credit and debit card fraud in Northern Ireland doubled last year — contrary to the trend across the UK, where it fell by 16%. Related Stories A question of money: Laptop insurance redress

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‘Green Week’ events set at Waldorf College

‘Green Week’ events set at Waldorf College
FOREST CITY — The Rev. Dr. Jim Martin-Schramm, religion professor at Luther College, will present, “Sustainability, Higher Education and Climate Change,” at 10:15 a.m. Monday, March 15, in the Atrium at Waldorf College.

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