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Consumer complaints up more than 20 percent in Ohio

Consumer complaints against companies in Ohio jumped more than 20 percent last year, pushing the docket to a record high number of cases. Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray said 30,259 consumer complaints were logged last year, up from about 24,000 … Continue reading

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Was Gillette a rogue deputy or a good cop?

John Gillette was either a rogue deputy or a “squared away” cop whose way of doing business was a model for others in the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office. Department brass have said Gillette was the latter, even after he had … Continue reading

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Report: GarCo oil and gas dept. tiny despite growing complaints, workload

Despite a growing number of complaints from Garfield County residents about the environmental impacts of natural gas drilling, the county department charged with addressing those issues is one of the smallest and least staffed, according to the Glenwood Springs Post-Independent. … Continue reading

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Illegal Immigrants ?

This article supports a theory that explains the illegal alien problem as part of the general environment in which it is found. It argues that the illegal alien problem is a diverse one and not simply a Mexico-US problem, and … Continue reading

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FCC again looking into Google Voice complaints

Google Voice is again under fire from federal regulators. The Federal Communications Commission is looking into complaints by AT&T that the Google Voice phone service blocks some calls within the United States to avoid a high connection fee. The FCC … Continue reading

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Complaint Drives Pirate Bay Off Google Search

In response to a request under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, Google scrubbed a number of references to popular file sharing site The Pirate Bay, including a link to the homepage. The problem has since been fixed, likely thanks to … Continue reading

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Worst banks for complaints revealed

Just five banking groups accounted for more than half of the complaints made against financial firms in the first six months of the year, new data today reveals. Lloyds Banking Group racked up the largest number of new complaints, closely … Continue reading

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Des Moines police create hot line for traffic complaints

Des Moines police say they are trying to make the traffic complaint process as easy as possible. Officers announced a new hot line number at a news conference Tuesday. “Citizens will be able to call (515) 271-4655 and leave voice-mail … Continue reading

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Water company complaints fall

Customer complaints to water companies in England and Wales fell last year, although a handful of organisations have been warned about ongoing poor service, the industry’s consumer body revealed today. The Consumer Council for Water said overall complaints to water … Continue reading

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Millions make finance complaints

The total number of complaints rose from 2,727,000 in 2006 to 3,411,000 in 2007 before dropping back last year to 2,903,000. More than 1.2 million of these complaints have since been “parked” until the issue is settled by the courts. … Continue reading

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