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...understand how much at odds with the real world the bankruptcy scene imagined by Congress and the lending industry is, spend a moment with the people who have a street-level view of the system. Steven Friedman, a bankruptcy judge in West Palm Beach, Fla., describes the people who pass through his courtroom as "average citizens who have worked hard to obtain a decent standard of living and, through unfortunate circumstances such as medical problems or financial or job loss, are down on their luck." He adds, "The instances of abuse, where people who file bankruptcy are attempting to defraud...
...minimum and can't hold up hit prime-time shows with demands for million-dollar raises. So it helped when TIGER WOODS, golf superstar, Nike spokesman--and Screen Actors Guild member--refused to cross the picket line to shoot a Nike commercial at the Isleworth Country Club in Orlando, Fla., his home course. Nike hopes to reschedule; Woods says he won't budge. Two days later, Boston Red Sox star shortstop Nomar Garciaparra canceled a Dunkin' Donuts shoot at Fenway, his home ballpark. And director John Waters would not cross the line in Brooklyn to appear in a commercial...
Sonique is a British dance-pop singer whose grabby new single, It Feels So Good, is scaling the charts with uncommon speed. Just a few months ago, Sonique's fame was limited to the British dance-club circuit. Then, in February, a deejay in Tampa, Fla., received a copy of a Sonique single from a visiting friend. He gave it a spin. The audience that developed around It Feels So Good was large and enthusiastic--and happened to include Universal Music chairman Doug Morris and Jimmy Iovine, head of Universal's Interscope subsidiary. The two record moguls decided to make...
...others." What kind of message does that send? The lessons of Columbine still haven't been learned if greater tolerance for individuality isn't encouraged. We need to get at the root causes of anger and face the basic problems instead of treating the symptoms. RON SIRULL Pompano Beach, Fla...
...commission on legal problems for the elderly. "No decision is a decision, usually for less appropriate, more expensive services and more agony for family members." If the parents haven't disclosed any information, "it is a nightmare to unwind the details of the estate," says Michael Davis, an Orlando, Fla., financial planner. "Then the onus is on the child, who not only has lost a parent but now also has this terrible burden"--one that is both financial (paying expenses out of pocket, which may not be reimbursed for months) and emotional (guessing what a parent wanted...