Merchant A-Z

Couple devoted to making a difference in the Blue Water Area (Times Herald)

Cynthia and Joel Platzer stand stately and tall as they greet visitors to their home.

Nigeria: In Port Harcourt, Its Goodbye to Okada (AllAfrica.com)

MR Banakor Baridon, 45, an Ogoni man of Rivers State extraction, took a long look at his Sanyang motorcycle that was parked in front of his makeshift room in a rented shanty structure at Gbundu waterfront in downtown Port Harcourt.

Scammers Target Popular Web Site (KERO 23 Bakersfield)

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Michelle Maxwell is moving out of her southwest home but is unable to take her dining room set with her. So she thought she would put an add up on Craigslist in hopes of selling it.

Knock-Offs: Flattery or Fraud? (Contract Magazine)

It's an old line: "Copying is the greatest form of flattery." It used to be a convenient rational for being overly influenced by something or someone who did something before you did. But in today's world, knock-offs are big business and being uninformed can result in significant loss.

Toxic lead in plastics, studies say (Pacific Daily News)

Before the federal government began regulating lead exposure in 1978, it was used in paint, on children's toys, furniture, even gasoline.