Consumer Confidential: More Help Is Needed to Stop Robocalls, Including Ones From eBay and PayPal
If you’re being driven crazy by robocalls, help may be on the way. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., has introduced legislation to strengthen the Federal Communication Commission’s ability to crack down on what’s become a high-tech pain in the tuchis. “These calls can be annoying or frustrating to many of us, but they can be much more devastating to those, especially seniors, who fall victim to them,” McCaskill said. Her bill would give...
Fort Defenders Fear Redevelopment
Lebanon — The owner of the truck stop off Exit 18 on Interstate 89 is drawing up a plan to redevelop 8 acres on Heater Road into a new truck stop and Jiffy Mart, although it is unclear whether The Fort, the longtime 24-hour restaurant known for its homemade pies and muffins baked on the premises, would remain part of the new complex. South Burlington-based Champlain Oil Co., owner of two adjoining parcels on Heater Road, has engaged...
