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San Bernardino Career Resource Center, 8120 Palm Lane, offers free services for job seekers and employers. Career counseling, workshops and mock interviews are available, as are employer services and benefits. More information: (909) 386-6219. Interested businesses can call (909) 386-6208. CLASSES Time for Change Foundation and Washington Mutual are starting a new series of free financial-literacy and credit-repair classes from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays beginning Aug. 8 at St. John's Episcopal Church, 1407 N. Arrowhead Ave., San Bernardino. The lessons cover banking and finance basics, credit-score repair, homeownership, saving and investing. Free food and child care will be offered to all who attend. More information: (909) 886-2994. People's Choice Inc., 1505 W.
El Paso Times - Agenda
GECU and El Paso Affordable Housing will present a workshop on how to prepare for home ownership, manage your finances, repair your credit, stretch your dollars, finance a home and prepare financially for emergencies from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday at the GECU Viscount Branch lobby, 7227 Viscount. With completion of the workshop, attendees will receive a certificate providing access to mortgage loans at favorable interest rates. Information and reservations: 838-9608. The American Society of Professional Estimators will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the El Paso Club in the Chase Bank Building, 201 E. Main. Cost: $15 for buffet lunch. The public is invited. Information: Adolf Martinez, 920-8730. The El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will conduct its member sales and services committee meeting from 11 a.m.
Home in on identity theft insurance
The key to recovering from identity theft may be your home. As identity theft insurance becomes more common, carriers are including protection plans in their policies for homes and, in some cases, even cars. "It's something people should consider because the threat of having your identity stolen is, unfortunately, very real," said Jeanne Salvatore, a spokeswoman for the Insurance Information Institute. "If it's included in your homeowner's policy, you're going to be very glad you have it." But these tack-on policies may cover far less than buyers realize. They won't pay for actual losses; that money can usually be recouped from your credit card issuer. The policies do pay for costs incurred in the recovery and restoration process. For example, if your Social Security number is stolen and used to obtain a credit card or loan, it will take time and money to fix the problem and repair damage to your credit score.
UPDATE: Bush Dismisses Gasoline Tax Hike, Homeowner Bailout
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. President George W. Bush dismissed the idea of a hike in the federal gasoline tax, ruled out a direct government bailout of struggling homeowners and said talks on cutting corporate taxes are still in the early stages. As worries over the subprime mortgages and the availability of credit continue to roil financial markets, Bush was quizzed on a host of economic topics during a 45-minute press conference Thursday. Typically, Iraq and the war on terror dominate Bush's media briefings, so the White House is looking to shift attention to the economic growth it believes is often overlooked. But with markets on edge, reporters pressed Bush on the housing market, proposals to boost taxes on hedge funds, and the idea that a repair of that nation's bridges should be funded by a five-cent per gallon hike in the tax on gasoline.
Mr. Boots takes a hike
David Chapman isn't one of those sidewalk preachers you see on TV, but he certainly has been involved in saving a lot of soles at the corner of St. Gregory and St. Charles Rock Road.Chapman, a Jennings resident, is the owner and operator of Mr. Boots Shoe Repair, one of several small shops that make up St. Gregory Place - a collection of a half-dozen businesses that have come and gone over the years at one of St. Ann's busiest intersections.St. Gregory Place, a name not widely known even among nearby residents, is scheduled to come down later this year, clearing the way for construction of a St. Louis Community Credit Union facility.For administrators at City Hall, the move signals what is hoped to be a revitalization of the Rock Road business corridor - one of new Mayor Tim James' goals.But for folks like Chapman, the forthcoming demolition marks the end of an era on the street corner.
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