tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688 2008-12-03T19:35:56Z Movable Type 1.52 tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1853266 2008-12-03T19:33:18Z 2008-12-03T19:35:56Z HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania -- A casino gambled and lost -- big time. Now it's asking thousands of customers to give it a break. Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course set out to do something nice for its best customers,... Mark Scolforo/Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania -- A casino gambled and lost -- big time. Now it's asking thousands of customers to give it a break. Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course set out to do something nice for its best customers,... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1852119 2008-12-03T16:04:50Z 2008-12-03T18:37:08Z Kathy Willens/Associated Press Bally Total Fitness Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday for the second time in less than two years. Updated 1:36 p.m. CHICAGO -- Bally Total Fitness Corp., which has nine locations in Northeast Ohio,... Associated Press Kathy Willens/Associated Press Bally Total Fitness Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday for the second time in less than two years. Updated 1:36 p.m. CHICAGO -- Bally Total Fitness Corp., which has nine locations in Northeast Ohio,... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1850365 2008-12-03T02:37:48Z 2008-12-03T11:07:40Z Sheryl Harris writes this column in The Plain Dealer on Wednesdays.Previous columns onlineCONSUMER WISEA weekly column about consumer affairsOrdinarily, few of us in Ohio would have any reason to talk about Grain Valley, Mo., much less its school district.... Sheryl Harris writes this column in The Plain Dealer on Wednesdays.Previous columns onlineCONSUMER WISEA weekly column about consumer affairsOrdinarily, few of us in Ohio would have any reason to talk about Grain Valley, Mo., much less its school district.... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1833777 2008-11-30T09:05:01Z 2008-11-30T14:22:27Z Nathan Bilow/Associated Press fileKnow how to spot a snowplow scam, or you could end up clearing the driveway on your own.Winter hadn't officially begun when Debi Piccus' snowplow service took a powder. Never mind the $180 she paid to have... Nathan Bilow/Associated Press fileKnow how to spot a snowplow scam, or you could end up clearing the driveway on your own.Winter hadn't officially begun when Debi Piccus' snowplow service took a powder. Never mind the $180 she paid to have... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1822358 2008-11-25T18:39:53Z 2008-11-25T18:56:56Z Sheryl Harris writes this column in The Plain Dealer on Wednesdays.Previous columns onlineCONSUMER WISEA weekly column about consumer affairsOh for Christmas past, when we just stampeded to the mall, charged everything and didn't think about the bills until New... Sheryl Harris writes this column in The Plain Dealer on Wednesdays.Previous columns onlineCONSUMER WISEA weekly column about consumer affairsOh for Christmas past, when we just stampeded to the mall, charged everything and didn't think about the bills until New... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1812936 2008-11-23T12:55:35Z 2008-11-24T21:25:38Z Styling by Lisa GriffisPhoto by Chris Stephens Gift cards are losing some of their plastic sheen. This is shaping up to be a good year to give cash instead. PLAIN DEALINGA weekly column about consumer affairsSheryl Harris writes this column... Styling by Lisa GriffisPhoto by Chris Stephens Gift cards are losing some of their plastic sheen. This is shaping up to be a good year to give cash instead. PLAIN DEALINGA weekly column about consumer affairsSheryl Harris writes this column... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1791836 2008-11-18T21:55:32Z 2008-11-18T22:29:29Z Sheryl Harris writes this column in The Plain Dealer on Wednesdays.Previous columns onlineCONSUMER WISEA weekly column about consumer affairs Looks like scams aimed at lawyers come disguised as divorces, too. A South Euclid attorney said he received an e-mail... Sheryl Harris writes this column in The Plain Dealer on Wednesdays.Previous columns onlineCONSUMER WISEA weekly column about consumer affairs Looks like scams aimed at lawyers come disguised as divorces, too. A South Euclid attorney said he received an e-mail... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1757012 2008-11-11T23:33:06Z 2008-11-12T01:24:42Z Sheryl Harris writes this column in The Plain Dealer on Wednesdays.Previous columns onlineCONSUMER WISEA weekly column about consumer affairsWhat are they saying about you? As paranoid as the question may seem, it's a healthy one for consumers to ask... Sheryl Harris writes this column in The Plain Dealer on Wednesdays.Previous columns onlineCONSUMER WISEA weekly column about consumer affairsWhat are they saying about you? As paranoid as the question may seem, it's a healthy one for consumers to ask... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1738733 2008-11-09T08:46:23Z 2008-11-09T08:55:01Z Sheryl Harris writes this column in The Plain Dealer on Sundays.Previous columns onlinePLAIN DEALINGA weekly column about consumer affairsQ: My wife and I have had AARP insurance since 1982. This year, when we decided to get shingles vaccinations, we... Sheryl Harris writes this column in The Plain Dealer on Sundays.Previous columns onlinePLAIN DEALINGA weekly column about consumer affairsQ: My wife and I have had AARP insurance since 1982. This year, when we decided to get shingles vaccinations, we... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1718900 2008-11-05T02:10:37Z 2008-11-05T02:15:57Z The 401(k) statement came last week. I shouldn't have looked. A colleague didn't; just put it in a drawer. We all knew it was going to hurt, even before the market tanked over the past few weeks. We made... Mary Cornatzer / Raleigh News & Observer The 401(k) statement came last week. I shouldn't have looked. A colleague didn't; just put it in a drawer. We all knew it was going to hurt, even before the market tanked over the past few weeks. We made... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1697160 2008-11-02T09:36:31Z 2008-11-02T12:32:08Z Sheryl Harris writes this column in The Plain Dealer on Sundays.Previous columns onlinePLAIN DEALINGA weekly column about consumer affairsThey rarely want to share their names. They're too embarrassed. They didn't have enough money in their pockets. Then they took... Sheryl Harris writes this column in The Plain Dealer on Sundays.Previous columns onlinePLAIN DEALINGA weekly column about consumer affairsThey rarely want to share their names. They're too embarrassed. They didn't have enough money in their pockets. Then they took... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1677026 2008-10-28T21:23:14Z 2008-10-29T13:55:33Z Sheryl Harris writes this column in The Plain Dealer on Sundays.Previous columns onlinePLAIN DEALINGA weekly column about consumer affairs The hit-man scam is making the rounds again. You may remember this one because it's so bizarre: Someone who claims... Sheryl Harris writes this column in The Plain Dealer on Sundays.Previous columns onlinePLAIN DEALINGA weekly column about consumer affairs The hit-man scam is making the rounds again. You may remember this one because it's so bizarre: Someone who claims... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1659074 2008-10-26T07:45:00Z 2008-10-26T10:15:01Z Sheryl Harris writes this column in The Plain Dealer on Thursdays and Sundays.Previous columns onlinePLAIN DEALINGA twice-weekly column about consumer affairs If you have a consumer problem you haven't been able to resolve on your own, e-mail sherylharris@plaind.com; write... Sheryl Harris writes this column in The Plain Dealer on Thursdays and Sundays.Previous columns onlinePLAIN DEALINGA twice-weekly column about consumer affairs If you have a consumer problem you haven't been able to resolve on your own, e-mail sherylharris@plaind.com; write... tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1650550 2008-10-23T17:58:32Z 2008-10-24T13:23:16Z tag:blog.cleveland.com,2008:/business//688.1621730 2008-10-19T08:32:38Z 2008-10-19T08:50:35Z Sheryl Harris writes this column in The Plain Dealer on Sundays.Previous columns onlinePLAIN DEALINGA weekly column about consumer affairsQ: How can I stop getting credit card solicitations from Chase? Today I received four solicitations from Chase Card Services, some... Sheryl Harris writes this column in The Plain Dealer on Sundays.Previous columns onlinePLAIN DEALINGA weekly column about consumer affairsQ: How can I stop getting credit card solicitations from Chase? Today I received four solicitations from Chase Card Services, some...