| Personal bankruptcies jump 96% in Metro Orlando
Amid the growing mortgage-debt crisis, personal bankruptcies nearly doubled in Metro Orlando last year, although they remained far lower than the record levels earlier this decade, according to court figures released this week.
Nearly 7,060 debtors declared insolvency in Orlando's federal bankruptcy court in 2007, up 96 percent from 2006, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida reported.
Fueled by the mortgage crisis, personal bankruptcy is reaching all levels of the income spectrum -- from affluent professionals to lower-income subprime borrowers, bankruptcy lawyers said.
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Pact would clean up toxic Stoller site
Three companies would pay the state $5.4 million toward the cleanup of the defunct Stoller fertilizer plant near Ravenel, one of the state's worst toxic waste sites, according to a proposed agreement. For more than a decade, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control has been negotiating with companies thought to be responsible for the Stoller mess. .
Doughnut hole at the top: Krispy Kreme CEO quits
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. chief executive Daryl Brewster has resigned amid a sputtering turnaround effort. The Winston-Salem-based company said Monday that Brewster left his position for personal reasons but will stay with the company until the end of January. The board of directors has elected James Morgan to replace him. Brewster was named CEO in March 2006 to help lead Krispy Kreme through a turnaround, but the company has continued to struggle. In December, the company said its quarterly sales tumbled and it expected more franchised store closures ahead. Morgan, 60, has been a Krispy Kreme director since 2000, and he was elected chairman of the board in 2005. He previously served as chairman and CEO of investment banking and brokerage firm Interstate/Johnson Lane.
Chelsea lacks class at exclusive event
Hey Sandi, can I borrow your tin hat tonight for my Anti E.T. Coalition Meeting. Bob, I don't have the time to debunk all your BS but this one is so blatant and easy I must. Neither The Lorel Corporation or it's CEO were even in the TOP 50 contributors. See for yourself at: http://www.opensecrets.org/clinton/clinton96contribs.htm I hope all you demagouges stay under your rocks through the next successful Clinton administration. Wait, demagouges are leaders, that clearly doesn't apply to the sheep in this pen. .
Election Night Blog
They told viewers that the U.S. elections were riddled with irregularities and fraudulent practices. The panelists echoed the official government line that whoever wins will probably maintain "the same aggressive policy towards the revolution." On the street, however, many Cubans said they saw Sen. John Kerry as the lesser of the two evils, because they felt that while he might be tough on Fidel Castro, he would ease restrictions on remittances and travel by Cuban Americans who want to visit their relatives on the island. Most people here are totally confused by the U.S. electoral system, although as one government opponent put it, "at least the Americans have a choice." This in reference to Cuba's one-party state. Watching with curiosity and concern in Beijing Posted: 2:32 a.m.
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