Doesn’t an airline have to compensate me if it deliberately overbooks and my connecting flight leaves without me? I’m really angry that I missed an important meeting last week.
May 10, 2008
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Business | Ellen Phillips
Consumer Watch: Bumping rule doubles traveler’s compensation
Consumer Watch: Get your friends' recommendations before hiring computer geek for help
I’m tired of my computer [Manufacturer’s name is absent to protect the guilty — and this newspaper!) that constantly acts up.
April 26, 2008
Consumer Watch: Doublecheck prescription to see if doc wrote legibly
Recently, I picked up a prescription from my doctor’s office; I assumed it was written correctly as nothing in my records has changed from previous prescriptions.
April 19, 2008
Consumer Watch: Put up barrier to junk calls, mail
Q: Even though I’ve signed up for the National Do Not Call Registry (www.donotcall.gov) and contacted Direct Marketing Association’s anti-spam and anti-junk mail registries (dmaconsumers.org), some of these “marketer” leeches still bother me.
April 12, 2008
Consumer Watch: Make sure your real estate agent doesn’t represent two interests
Q: From my past experiences with real estate agents, I’ve concluded that they don’t always work on behalf of their clients.
April 5, 2008
Consumer Watch: You can beat cell phone termination fees by contracting with another person
Q: I tried to change my cell phone carrier and was horrified to learn that breaking my contract would result in a $200 early termination fee.
March 29, 2008
Consumer Watch: Yanking cash from your home reduces equity
Q: We’ve had to use the funds put aside for our high school senior’s college tuition to pay for unexpected and expensive medical treatments.
March 22, 2008
Consumer Watch: Repairs sometimes cost less than repairs
Q: I always find myself in trouble over extended warranties.
March 15, 2008
Consumer Watch: Don’t let generosity become taxing event
Q: My wife and I would like to “gift” our daughter and her new husband with enough money to help them build a new home this year.
March 8, 2008
Consumer Watch: Homeowner’s contract should be on paper
After years of wishing for a screen porch, I finally contracted to build one onto my house.
March 1, 2008
Consumer Watch: Banks don’t call, e-mail you asking for personal details
Q: A couple of weeks ago, I received a text message from what I thought was my credit card company’s issuing bank.
February 23, 2008
Consumer Watch: Selecting builder needs references, protections
Q: A couple of years ago, I had a bad experience with a contractor.
February 16, 2008
Consumer Watch: Jilted by matchmaker? Give mediation chance
Q: As a senior-age lady who wished to find a compatible gentleman to dine with, go to the theater, etc., I found myself in a terrible situation when I paid a lot of money to a local matchmaking company.
February 9, 2008
Consumer Watch: Consumer responsible for doctor bill not sent to insurer
Q: Several months ago, I began receiving a pathology bill from a procedure performed well over a year ago.
February 2, 2008Top Story
Chattanooga: Rising food bills sprout gardens at churches, neighborhood groups
May 05, 2008
Ron Bohrer happily jabs at the dirt, pushing away the weeds that continually creep up beside his rows of tomato, radish, squash and okra plants.
May 05, 2008
Ron Bohrer happily jabs at the dirt, pushing away the weeds that continually creep up beside his rows of tomato, radish, squash and okra plants.
Chattanooga: High prices for steel, concrete make life tough for builders, manufacturers
May 05, 2008
May 05, 2008
Chattanooga: Eatery serves lunch crowd
May 05, 2008
May 05, 2008
Chattanooga: Utility costs spur sticker shock
May 05, 2008
May 05, 2008
Tennessee Valley Business
Area oven factory may be part of GE divestment
May 05, 2008
Roper Corp., which has an almost 2,000-employee oven-making plant in LaFayette, Ga., could be sold as part of a reported General Electric plan to auction off its appliance division.
May 05, 2008
Roper Corp., which has an almost 2,000-employee oven-making plant in LaFayette, Ga., could be sold as part of a reported General Electric plan to auction off its appliance division.
Chattanooga: Unum settles stock case for $40 million
May 05, 2008
May 05, 2008
Chattanooga: Cell tower petition delayed
May 05, 2008
May 05, 2008
Chattanooga Diary
Chattanooga: Bankruptcy Filings
May 05, 2008
These are new cases, according to court records, filed in the Chattanooga and Winchester offices of U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s Eastern District of Tennessee May 8-14.
May 05, 2008
These are new cases, according to court records, filed in the Chattanooga and Winchester offices of U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s Eastern District of Tennessee May 8-14.
Chattanooga: Tourist info kiosk opens at mall
May 05, 2008
May 05, 2008
Chattanooga: Local housing sales off 19%
May 05, 2008
May 05, 2008
Ellen Phillips
Consumer Watch: Bumping rule doubles traveler’s compensation
May 05, 2008
Doesn’t an airline have to compensate me if it deliberately overbooks and my connecting flight leaves without me? I’m really angry that I missed an important meeting last week.
May 05, 2008
Doesn’t an airline have to compensate me if it deliberately overbooks and my connecting flight leaves without me? I’m really angry that I missed an important meeting last week.
Consumer Watch: Get your friends' recommendations before hiring computer geek for help
April 04, 2008
April 04, 2008
May 05, 2008
