Local Headlines
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Protesting Licking County property owners await tax ...
Sunday Jul 5 | via Newark Advocate
Vernon Smith, a Heath resident who appealed his property assessment to the Licking County Board of Revision, will receive a refund check of about $560 for the 2008 property taxes he has already paid. Comment?
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Foreclosure filings down from 2008
Sunday Jul 5 | via The Advocate
NEWARK -- Foreclosure filings in Licking County are down, compared to 2008, after six months, according to Licking County Common Pleas Court records. Comment?
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Granville woman indicted in fraud case
Wednesday Jul 1 | via Newark Advocate
A Granville woman is one of 13 people indicted in connection with an alleged $9 million mortgage-fraud scheme, according to a press release from the Ohio Attorney General's Office. Comment?
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Lots open in area's first gated community
Wednesday Jun 17 | via The Advocate
Five years after he started planning Olde Orchard Farm Estates, developer Bill Kraner has sold his first lot in what he said will be the first gated community in the Newark area. Comment?
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Lots open in new gated community
Saturday Jun 13 | via The Advocate
GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP -- Five years after he started planning Olde Orchard Farm Estates, developer Bill Kraner has sold his first lot in what he said will be the first gated community in the Newark area. Comment?
Regional Headlines
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Motorists in region have collision every 8.4 years
Wednesday | via Pittsburgh Tribune
Pittsburgh motorists are challenged by hills and one-way streets, but they rank among the safest motorists in the Northeast. Comment?
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Clear Capital Home Data Index Market Report Reveals ...
Wednesday | via PR-inside.com
Key highlights for July include: -- For the first time since 2006, the rolling quarter-over-quarter price returns for the Nation were positive . Comment?
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Falling house prices drive up mortgage fraud
Wednesday Jul 8 | via ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com
WASHINGTON - Falling housing prices are driving up reports of mortgage fraud, with the FBI saying Tuesday that reported losses are up 83 percent last year and climbing even higher in 2009. Comment?
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Recession leads many to try own car repairs
Wednesday Jul 8 | via Toledo Blade
When the taillight of Laura Musall's five-year-old Nissan Altima burned out, she hoped to avoid the repair shop by letting her husband replace it at home. Comment?
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Small Businesses Irate Over Climate Change Bill
Wednesday Jul 8 | via Free Republic
Fed up with his congressman's vote on a sweeping climate-change bill that passed the House of Representatives in late June, the proprietor of McArthur's Bakery took to his street sign and posted a clear message to all passersby: "Russ Carnahan voted to ... close us and other ... small business." McArthur told FOXNews.com that every aspect of his ... Comment?
National Headlines
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Lowering house payments not impossible
6 min ago | via Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
If you're on the brink of missing a monthly house payment, getting it lowered might be easier than you think. Comment?
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45-64s hardest hit by recession
8 min ago | via Chorley Today
People in the run-up to retirement have been hardest hit by the recession due to the double impact of rising unemployment and falling asset values, research shows. Comment?
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Geithner Touts Plan to Rein In Derivatives
11 min ago | via The Washington Post
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner urged lawmakers yesterday to pass the Obama administration's plan to regulate derivatives, the exotic financial instruments that exacerbated the financial crisis. Comment?
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13 min ago | via WTOV9.com
You should feel safe and secure in your house, but ignoring hidden dangers could risk your family's safety. Comment?
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Poor leave Calif. at higher rate than rich
14 min ago | via Houston Chronicle
The poor are more likely to leave California than the rich, despite concerns that the state's relatively high income tax rate is driving away the wealthy, a new study shows. Comment?

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