Know your credit score

The importance of your credit score can’t be overstated.  If you are interested in applying for a credit card, mortgage and/or auto loan, the lender will use your score to evaluate your creditworthiness in order to determine what interest rate they will offer you.  More and more employers and landlords are using it as well to evaluate [...]

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Local Drug Courts: Akron Municipal and Summit County Court of Common Pleas

Specialized drug courts have sprung up nationwide as a response to overwhelming numbers of individuals arrested on drug charges.  Drug courts are increasing in number because of the benefits they offer society.  Offenders who are incarcerated cost taxpayers $20,000 and more per year.  Comprehensive services provided for an offender working through a drug court program [...]

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The American Railway

The American Railway: Its Construction, Development, Management and Trains has been released in a new edition by Skyhorse Publishing. The author, Thomas Curtis Clarke (1827-1901) was a prominent civil engineer, and railroad builder, known for a series of cast iron bridges built in the United States.  The book contains drawings, diagrams, statistics, etc. and offers a [...]

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Earth Day

Earth Day is April 22nd and the EPA web site currently  provides links to several additional sites for this occasion. For example, one can link to activities in NE Ohio by checking their link to The Earth Day Network.  Whether you’re  looking to do something this weekend or getting additional tips on how to live [...]

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The Ex-Offender Job Search Resources Guide not only provides information to help people find jobs, but also lists the following services: free bus passes for ex-offenders, transitional housing, food and medical assistance, counseling providers, banking services, free computer classes, assistance for fathers, substance abuse treatment, criminal records search, veteran resources, and much more. Locate the guide on [...]

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Locally Green

The city of Akron, the Downtown Akron Partnership, and many downtown businesses are making it easy for the downtown community to recycle.  Any recyclable material can be placed in over the 200 containers to be located in the downtown area. There will be recycling containers from Lock 3 to Musica, along parade routes, in parking decks, [...]

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