Just ask the New York City teacher who recently divorced his wife of five years. Drop his name into Google, and his ex-wife appears in pictures of vacations and Christmas parties. “It’s difficult when you’re trying to date and your ex is still in the picture, so to speak,” said the teacher, who didn’t want to make matters worse by having his name in a newspaper.
Why give money to candidates? Some of the top contributors to the four contenders for the Springfield mayor’s office have different reasons.
They center, donors say, on trust that their candidate will do the best for the city.
While a full picture of candidate finances may not be available until after Tuesday’s election, top donors so far to the candidates were gleaned from records of donations of $1,000 or more that had to be reported quickly and from discussions with candidates.
Federal court Former judge wanted courts to depart from government’s recommended sentence for guilty plea
Toole is refused lighter sentence
By Jerry Lynott jlynott@timesleader.com
A judge has thrown out a tax evasion and fraud case against designing duo Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana.
Prosecutors alleged the pair had each failed to pay taxes on undeclared income of euro416 million ($588 million) by moving their business to Luxembourg in 2004.
Judge Simone Luerti ruled Friday that there was no evidence of criminal activity, and refused to file charges. The criminal case ends there, but the designers may still face tax authority scrutiny.
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Tax lawyer Paul LaBarge and financial planner Alan MacDonald (right) have teamed up to develop a new personal money-management system.
BOSTON - Students from a South Hadley charter school on Friday won the state's mock trial championship, besting a team from Boston's top public high school.
The Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School, noted for its mock trial program, won the championship for the first time since 2005. The team lost in the finals last year and has often qualified for the finals in recent years.
Florida personal injury attorney Anthony Quackenbush reports on the golf cart accident in Wellington, Florida on March 26, 2011.
( EMAILWIRE.COM , April 01, 2011 ) Fort Lauderdale, Florida - The driver of a golf cart was injured when the cart tipped in Wellington, Florida on March 26, 2011. The driver was 69-years-old and from Miami. The driver had been driving on Pierson Drive, a private dirt road in Wellington. After the accident in Florida , the driver was partially pinned to the ground. There were two passengers in the golf cart as well; one of the passengers was 52-years-old, while the other was 73.
