On a day when the winds howled and rain continuously threatened, Shadow Ridge’s Ben Davis was just hoping to keep moving.
Retail and resort leaders on Monday detailed a campaign aimed at requiring e-commerce sites such as Amazon.com to collect state sales taxes when they sell goods and merchandise to Nevadans.
Just watch him as he looks into their eyes and tells Nevadans how much he cares about their children.
Most weeks, I receive around 1,000 emails from readers. Since TLC’s “Extreme Couponing” reality TV series hit the airwaves, my email has quadrupled. Many of them sound like this:
Why does the servicer of my loan call me on the second day of every month? I always make my payments before the grace period and have never been late. Isn’t this harassment, since we have until the 16th of each month to make the mortgage payment? They always read what they call a Miranda and say that they are collecting a debt. How often can they call me once I tell them I will make a payment on or before the grace period?
Despite the prolonged housing dip, the American pubic still is high on housing. Eight in 10 (81 percent) of adults agree that buying a home is the best long-term investment a person can make, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center.