Short Takes (March 3)

Consumer Forum to focus on being financially savvy

In recognition of National Consumer Protection Week (March 7-13), Oakland County Commissioner Tim Burns will  host a Consumer Forum that will provide tips and advice from a panel of financial experts at the Troy campus of Walsh College on Saturday, March 13, at 10 a.m.  This free event will take place in Walsh College’s Barry Center Auditorium located at 3838 Livernois Road in Troy.

Questions concerning managing money and debt issues will be answered. A panel of consumer financial experts will provide advice on their top tips for the 2010 Oakland County Consumer Protection Forum.

The Consumer Protection Forum will feature Murray Feldman (news anchor & financial reporter with WJBK Fox 2), Jane McNamara (president & CEO of GreenPath Debt Solutions), Brian J. O’Connor (personal finance editor & columnist for the Detroit News), and Brian Roehl (senior financial advisor with LJPR, LLC). Oakland County Commissioner Tim Burns will moderate the event.

This year’s theme for National Consumer Protection Month (March 7-13) is “Dollar & Sense” which promotes consumer education at every stage in life from grade school to retirement.

Admission to the NCPW Consumer Protection Forum is FREE, but advance registration is requested.  For additional informationn, call (248) 858 – 1092.

 

Riddle says he expects to hire own attorney

DETROIT (AP) — Political consultant Sam Riddle says even if a federal judge appoints a lawyer to represent him, he still expects to hire his own attorney in a second corruption trial in Detroit.

Riddle missed a 5 p.m. Monday deadline for informing the court if he has hired a lawyer. Judge Avern Cohn then scheduled a March 8 hearing at which he might appoint an attorney for Riddle.

Riddle tells The Associated Press he “knows who the lawyer will be” but must “keep raising money.”

Riddle’s second trial on conspiracy and extortion charges is scheduled to start July 12. He is accused of working with Monica Conyers to collect bribes when she was a Detroit City Council member.

A mistrial was declared last month when a jury failed to reach a verdict.

 

State DNRE hiring for 1,200-plus summer jobs

LANSING (AP) — Summer is coming — eventually — and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment is hiring.

The DNRE is taking applications for full- and part-time jobs at state parks, visitor centers, harbors and boating access sites. The agency expects to hire more than 1,200 people.

Seasonal employees are paid a minimum of $7.65 an hour and will have an opportunity to work up to 1,040 hours during the summer season.

Applicants should be 18 and older and willing to work varied shifts including weekends, evenings and holidays.

Applications are available online at www.michigan.gov/stateparks.

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