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Financial management isn't supposed to be hard, but plenty of individuals struggle with money issues every single day.
People are supposed to make money and not spend it too quickly or on the wrong things. Most forms of debt should be avoided and saving for the future should be a regular and highly disciplined habit.
Unfortunately, there is a large gap between what people should do and what they actually do with their money. Today people are more mired in debt than ever before, and for many individuals the prospect of purchasing large items or retiring someday is simply not going to happen unless there is a drastic change in habits.
Why are people in such bad shape? Here are five stupid financial mistakes that people make in today's society ...
No. 5: Failing to stick to a budget
Budgeting is a hassle and it tends to restrict people's ability to make personal choice. Of course, that is the point, even if it is somewhat inconvenient at times.
Plenty of individuals struggle with the budgeting process because they are unwilling to discipline themselves and follow a monthly plan. Setting up a budget isn't necessarily difficult, but following it can be a major task for some people because it means that they may have to stop spending money on their favorite things until next month.
Budgeting is necessary because some people make the mistake of trusting themselves to be responsible with their spending. Sometimes people need to remove obstacles in order to be financially sound, and sometimes the biggest obstacle is their own bad behavior.
Now how much money did get spent last month? And where are those bills?
No. 4: Paying bills late or not paying at all
If people pay attention in life, they will notice that certain bills arrive every month. It is almost as if those companies want them to get paid on a regular basis. Imagine that.
The mistake some people make on a regular basis revolves around disorganization. Even though some people receive a bill on the same day every month, they forget to pay it.
In some cases this is a major deal because failure to pay incurs late fees, interest payments, and even downgrades to credit scores.
To compound the problem, many people do not balance their checkbook, keep receipts, or notice when they have exceeded financial limits. Do people make mistakes sometimes? Yes. Could some people pay better attention to the details of life? Absolutely.
Granted, things will be just fine once that special financial project materializes ...
No. 3: Waiting for a big windfall
Some people get into financial trouble because they hold out hope that some great event that will occur to bail them out of their predicament.
This is why people play the lottery or invest in "get rich quick" schemes. It is also why people listen to stock tips from the uncle ... who has a friend ... who knows a guy ... who is the father of a man ... who used to be a janitor at a firm that is about to be a billion-dollar organization.
Opportunities do come up and sometimes people make it big in a short period of time. However, most people still make money by working hard, saving, and living within their means.
For those who do not have that kind of patience, there is always the wonderful world of credit and all the joy that it can bring ...
No. 2: Overusing your credit cards

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Beth Lipman explores the longing for belongings
Oscar Wilde once quipped he found it harder and harder each day to live up to his blue china. In other words, he found it difficult to measure up to the sense of himself as defined by his home and things.
With many of us as likely to spend our Sundays pushing big orange carts around Home Depot as praying in a pew, this preoccupation with possessions is all too familiar. »Read Full Blog Post
Singles Scorecard: Hear new songs from Future, Rodrigo y Gabriela and Jack Antonoff's Bleachers
Acoustic guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela returns with new song "The Soundmaker," a tribute to 18th century luthier Antonio de Torres Jurado. Associated Press photo by Martial Trezzini. »Read Full Blog Post
Blue Jacket launching late-night Wednesday izakaya
Blue Jacket, the restaurant and bar at 135 E. National Ave., will start serving Japanese-style share plates late night on Wednesdays, starting today.
DJs Bumbac Joe and Brandon Reyes will be spinning tonight. The usual music focus at Blue Jacket on Wednesdays is funk and Latin, with guest DJs. »Read Full Blog Post
Midwinter Brewfest samples beer from 32 craft breweries in state and nationally
Nothing breaks up winter like a beer festival. Based on this winter, it might be a necessity.
Beer from 32 brewers from Wisconsin and the nation will be poured from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday for the Midwinter Brewfest at the Milwaukee Ale House, 233 N. Water St. »Read Full Article
City may begin posting inspection grades on restaurant doors
Want to know how clean a restaurant is before you sit down to eat there?
Milwaukee Common Council President Michael Murphy has a simple solution for the dine-out crowd: Give restaurants a grade for hygiene and post it on the front door. »Read Full Article(26)
Whiskey of the Damned sing of fighting off demons
If Milwaukee went by any other nickname, Whiskey of the Damned frontman Eoin McCarthy may not have ended up here.
"My dad is a musician (Irish singer-songwriter and comedian Finbar McCarthy), and while we were living in Spain, we got a visa to come here," said McCarthy, a part-time landscaper and cook at the Anvil in Cedarburg and the Tracks. "When you immigrate to America, they give you a list of cities and their nicknames so you can declare where you're going. We looked at the list, and my mom said, 'Right, that's where we're going, Brewtown.'" »Read Full Article(5)
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre taps past in 'October, Before I Was Born'
Lori Matthews grounded her play, "October, Before I Was Born," in a specific historical incident: the Tennessee Eastman Co. explosion of Oct. 4, 1960, which killed 16 people and injured 200 more.
But the dramatic situation she depicts — three edgy relatives waiting to hear the fate of their loved ones after an industrial accident — will remind readers of many other events, such as the trapped Chilean miners, whose ordeal was underway while Matthews was drafting her play, or last year's fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, or the Falk Corp. propane gas explosion here in 2006. »Read Full Article
Ardent, Aprahamian, Swanson among Wisconsin's James Beard Award semifinalists
Ardent on Milwaukee's east side is among the semifinalists for James Beard Foundation Awards for best new restaurants across the United States, and returning to the list of semifinalists for best chef in the Midwest are Justin Aprahamian, chef-owner of Sanford, and David Swanson, chef-owner of Braise. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
A new bar, Who's on Third, is coming to Old World 3rd St.
Who's on Third, a new bar serving craft beers and pub food, could be open by St. Patrick's Day at 1007 N. Old World 3rd St.
"We want to be a classic American pub," said owner Bobby Wiltgen. He's a veteran of several Milwaukee bars, most recently Trinity - Three Irish Pubs downtown, where he was general manager. »Read Full Blog Post
Reading the John Updike stories: 'Should Wizard Hit Mommy?'
I'm reading and commenting on a story from The Library of America's recently published 'John Updike: The Collected Stories' each Wednesday until I finish the collection or give up.
Jack, the storytelling father of a preschooler in Updike's story "Should Wizard Hit Mommy?", is not ready for his little girl to reach the interactive stage. »Read Full Blog Post
Countdown to Spring: 30 Days
And then there were 30.
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Vt. lawmakers propose stricter gun lawsJeb Wallace-Brodeur / Staff Photo
Capitol Police Chief Les Dimick, left, explains the features of various firearms to Rep. Mike Yantachka, D-Charlotte, center, and Jake Brown, right, of the Vermont Natural Resources Council, during a gun information session Friday in the Statehouse.
MONTPELIER Historically home to some of the most lax gun laws in the country, Vermont on Friday saw a group of lawmakers propose bills that would restrict high-capacity magazines and step up background checks for gun buyers.
The debate over gun restrictions is an odd one in Vermont, where residents range widely in their familiarity with guns. Some lawmakers even attended a sort of show-and-tell with the Capitol Police, where Chief Les Dimick provided firearms from his own collection and those of some friends to help legislators get acquainted with what they might be regulating.
Standing a few feet from a table where police had displayed weapons including a semi-automatic Colt AR-15 and a pair of hunting rifles, Rep. Suzi Wizowaty, D-Burlington, readily volunteered that she is not a gun person.
Guns scare me. I would never want to have a gun in my own home, she said. They scare me to death.
But as a member of the Judiciary Committee of the Vermont House, Wizowaty finds herself at the center of a debate already occurring in many places around the country and just coming to Vermont.
Among the proposals introduced Friday are bills that would extend background checks to purchases at gun shows and have state law match the federal ban on felons possessing firearms. Another provision would have the state Department of Mental Health share information with the federal background check system.
Lawmakers agreed its too early to say what shape legislation might take.
Even at the news conference Friday, there was not unanimity on all the proposed changes. One of the invited speakers, Windham County Sheriff Keith Clark, said he would oppose a ban on magazines with a capacity of more than 10 rounds, saying it would make criminals out of law-abiding Vermonters who own them.
The push for legislation follows a spate of mass shootings around the country in recent years, including the massacre of 20 first-graders and six school staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in December.
For some lawmakers, the debate is their first real exposure to guns.
I think its wonderful for us to know what were talking about, Wizowaty said as she eyed Dimmicks display. Ive reached out to constituents to educate me, since I come to this knowing virtually nothing about guns.
Another who said he had little to no experience with firearms was Rep. William Lippert, D-Hinesburg, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.
Lippert was vice chairman of the panel in 2000 when he was instrumental in passing the first-in-the-nation civil union law for same-sex couples.
Lippert, who is gay, said he found during that contentious debate that it was important for people from different cultural backgrounds to reach out to their neighbors and make personal connections.
He said he hoped for something similar this time and planned on taking advantage of invitations from constituents to meet with them about their firearm ownership. A personal connection between neighbors can help foster understanding, even if both parties disagree, he said.
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Comedian Gaffigan savors New Year's in Milwaukee
Pasty comedian Jim Gaffigan has become such a New Year's tradition in Milwaukee that Point Brewery in Stevens Point bottles a special beer in his honor for the shows - aptly titled "Jim Gaffigan Pale Ale."
This will be the sixth year that Gaffigan, 46, performs at the Pabst Theater around New Year's. Beside the fact that tickets continue to sell well (he's playing three shows from Saturday through Monday this year) there's another important reason why he keeps coming back. »Read Full Article
End of 'Talk of the Nation' sparks new state shows
Public radio listeners seem to be taking the demise of "Talk of the Nation" pretty well.
I haven't heard a peep out of them since the announcement that the show comes to an end June 27. "Talk" has been on the air for 27 years, and Neal Conan has hosted it since 2001. He joined the network in 1977 and has produced "All Things Considered." In canceling the topical call-in show, NPR announced it would focus on magazine-like programs. »Read Full Article(1)
Milwaukee movies off the grid for June 7-13
'Raiders' found at Times
Action movies don't get much better than "Raiders of the Lost Ark," and you can see why all over again at 10:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Times Theater, 5906 W. Vliet St. »Read Full Article
Pools and Beaches: Milwaukee-area swimming spots
Milwaukee loves summer. And why not?
To the east, there's Bradford Beach — it's the Midwest version of all those California beach movies. Bikini-clad women play volleyball while toddlers dig in wet sand and tanned bodies lounge in colorful cabanas. »Read Full Article(11)
'Kings of Summer' finds fresh way to tell familiar coming-of-age tale
No matter what their age, I think everyone has a dream of freedom. For teenage boys, it often has a lot to do with adventure or the (at least temporary) absence of parents — or, ideally, both.
The funny, lightweight yet thoughtful "The Kings of Summer" captures that familiar yearning with a charming, original voice that made it a favorite at this year's Sundance Film Festival. »Read Full Article(1)
On Tap this Weekend: Dining deals, free music, beer run and more
Summer is in full swing, even if the weather doesn't seem to agree. Here are our top event picks for this weekend.
Cronut, meet Wauwatosa bakery's kringle
Maybe you've heard the fevered rumblings: New Yorkers now have the cronut, a croissant-doughnut cross that's deep-fried and filled, and they're going bananas for it (or lemon-maple, this month's flavor). So much so, in fact, that they're waiting in line to buy cronuts before they sell out for the day, the SoHo bakery is rationing its sales, and cronuts are trading for $40 on the black market, according to reports.
Big deal. We have the crongle! »Read Full Article(7)
A pork entrée's evolution at Braise
"I loved that dish I had a few weeks ago," you might think. "I'll order it again this weekend."
Hang on. »Read Full Article
'A Circus Life' documentary celebrates parade, craftsmen behind it
It's probably the closest you'll get to seeing the Great Circus Parade — for a while, anyway.
"A Circus Life," a new documentary by Gene Gamache and Kirk G. Carter, recounts the efforts of Charles "Chappie" Fox and the craftsmen at the Circus World Museum in Baraboo to rescue, restore and put on display hundreds of historic circus wagons for the museum and for the Great Circus Parade. »Read Full Article
Comedian Pete Holmes cancels Turner Hall show
Comedian Pete Holmes has canceled his show at Turner Hall Ballroom Wednesday. The venue cited "unforeseen scheduling conflicts" for the cancellation.
The show is not being rescheduled. Refunds will be available at the point of purchase. »Read Full Article
New food truck Fivestar Nacho debuts Thursday at courthouse
Joining the new food trucks this season is Fivestar Nacho, which is debuting today for lunch outside the Milwaukee County Courthouse.
Owner Nichole Gonzalez's standard menu includes nachos with shredded pork, ground beef, grilled vegetable or spicy chicken. She'll also have daily specials, such as eggplant chips with Italian sausage, or lamb on pita chips. »Read Full Blog Post
Suspect pleads guilty to homicide in killing of Milwaukee rapper
One of the five men accused in the brutal killing of a Milwaukee man whose burned remains are believed to be lost in a vast landfill will be in court Thursday, the day after another defendant pleaded guilty to his role in the crime.
Victor L. Stewart, Billy R. Griffin, Devin L. Seaberry, Ron Joseph Allen and Ashanti Mcalister were accused of beating, strangling and shooting Evon Young, 22, aka Yung LT, who disappeared Jan. 2. »Read Full Article
Bay View's Palomino reopens June 11 with a new look and new menu
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Just 28% of film actresses have speaking roles, study says
Less than one third of the top 100 films released in 2012 included speaking roles for women actors, according to a survey by the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Actresses with speaking roles accounted for 28.4% of speaking characters. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Downtown Dining Week starts Thursday
Downtown Dining Week -- the eighth annual -- kicks off today, and diners will be flocking to more than 40 restaurants for the uber-popular $10 lunches and $20 or $30 dinners, three courses all around.
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On Tap Today: Get jazzed
The Extra Crispy Brass Band will kick off one of the most hotly anticipated events of a Milwaukee summer: Jazz in the Park. Come early at 5 p.m. for an hour of discounted drinks in Cathedral Square Park and stay until 9 p.m., when free listening comes to an end — at least until next Thursday.
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Smart Phones, Baseball & the Happiest Place on Earth
Sunday was such a gorgeous day out here in Southern California that it just begged to be enjoyed outside. So, Blithescribe, it's clear and unseasonably warm. It's been rainy and cold for the last few weekends. What are you going to do now? I'm going to Disneyland! Seriously, that's what we do a fair bit. If you're local and you love the mouse, you maintain an annual pass. It's sadly only a little more expensive than a normal ticket anyway and gives you a truly locals' indulgence, the ability to go grab a bite to eat and run around the park for a few hours say Friday after work, or on a Sunday afternoon. Any time you want and, for seven months a year with a smaller mostly locals crowd, at that. Not this Sunday. As we found out when we arrived, Disneyland was hosting the Junior Nationals Cheerleading Competition but we decided to tough it out anyway.
Waiting in longer than anticipated lines is the perfect opportunity for the baseball addict to check up on the game. Go go Gadget, smart phone. I hear a lot of baseball fans say that MLBN changed their life for the better but for me, even more so than MLBN, it's web access from smart phones. Seth and I "watched" the Angels/D-Backs game, just the MLB.com play by play because the Gameday function shreds batteries, in between chatting and goofing around, of course. This is nothing special. We've all resorted to watching the game on the phone any number of times. What was new, to me at least, was the sheer number of other people doing the same thing. Now, my test group was a little skewed. The Lakers were playing a big game that afternoon but, even so, everywhere we looked as the lines twisted and folded over themselves, someone, often a couple or group of someones was checking out basketball or baseball on their phone. When we chatted with other people in line, we ran into a significant number of folks doing the same thing we were, though the teams of choice were all over the map.
What do you know? Technology helps the baseball addict leave the house – at least, that's what one lady in line said of her husband. Seriously though, there are 162 games, after all. We have to work. We have social commitments. Things need to done around the house. We're going to leave the house and often quite happily. It's nice that technology has found ways to let the game come with us sometimes. Of course, as far as technology for the baseball fan has come, there has yet to be an invention that can replace fortunate timing 100% of the time. For example, the baby shower for my husband's cousin on the Saturday of the Angels home opening weekend? I did my own little home plate celebration – without injury! – when I realized it will be over in plenty of time to catch first pitch. Because you can't ditch one time only family events for baseball – yeah, um, I'll be there for the next kid's shower? – and you can only check a cell phone discretely so many times during a party.
As for the game? Well, it was a lot better than today's strange Keystone Cops on both sides at times 14-13 loss to the Cubs, I can tell you that – I used the phone for highlit…er…updates for this one too. Work and all that. Jered Weaver pitched a decent three innings. Rich Thompson and Jason Bulger, both competing for bullpen spots did very well. And Francisco Rodriguez came in to close in the 9th and finished the game by delivering three outs in five pitches. Niiiice! Almost everyone was hitting. The Angels stole bases, made a couple of great plays in the outfield and more double plays in the infield. It was Angels baseball again. Like I said, better than today's game of which the best I can say is at least Dan Haren pitched three solid, scoreless innings and everyone was hitting, including bombs for Mark Trumbo and Brandon Wood. Yes, Brandon Wood. Keep it up, kid!
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Disneyland? Wow, I'm jealous. Every year, I use opening Day as Cubs Day. BBQ etc. This year the family is coming over and my wife and I are having cake (with a Cubs logo). So, I use baseball as a family day.
—Mark Gauthier
I think I am the only person in America without a smart phone. I almost bought one in December, but I refuse to pay the $30 data package. I guess I'm cheap! Also, I wish I could go to Disney whenever I wanted. We took the kids last spring to Orlando and had a blast!
Mark – Your Opening Day festivities sound fantastic! You should post pictures of the cake on your blog. Fortunately, the shower is the Saturday after our home Opening Day. My husband and I are actually going to Opening Day this year, the first time it's worked out so that we could.
Ron – I doubt you're the only one. It's definitely the kind of thing you don't "need" until you have it. I need it for work, but the personal benefits are a nice perk and while I could manage, I would be annoyed to live without it now. I have never been to Disney World and that sounds like a great time too, lots of fun for the family.
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It's nice to see another girl who's just as obsessed with baseball. It's a great sport but my boyfriend doesn't quite share the enthusiasm. More of a football fan unfortunately. I can't wait for opening day and the chance to go to minor league games (it's the best thing we have in Iowa). I bought mlb.tv though and I've been watching every spring training game like my life hangs on it.
Good luck to the Angels this year!
As much as I love baseball, sometimes I think that smartphones make it almost TOO easy. I don't need to know the score every minute, but with technology, I feel like I do. Kind of a double-edged sword.
Alissa – Thanks for dropping by my blog. It's always nice to "meet" another baseball lovin' lady. Part of what's been so much fun about reading MLBlogs is finding out just how many of us there are out there. Keep working on your guy. You never know, my husband came over to baseball from the football side of things. It's possible, LOL, and maybe you'll wind up liking football too, if you don't already.
Catherine – Too much baseball?! Oh come now…totally kidding of course. And you do raise a good point. We all need to find balance and technology sometimes helps that but sometimes makes it impossible.
I love the MLB app. I like watching the video recaps of the games. You can watch a whole game in 10 min.
I've never been to Disneyland, but I've been to Disney World about 20 times over the last 40 years and I'm taking the family there again in a couple weeks. I would love to be close enough to go whenever we wanted.
Oh… Brandon Wood? That's still happening? I thought it was do or die LAST year. I think he and Alex Gordon should start their own support group. Maybe Todd Van Poppel can anchor it. Also, I admit, one of the happiest days of my life was the day I met my Droid…. life (and baseball) have never been so sweet.
When I first got my iPhone I figured I'd never use all the apps and just email/text from it. Was I wrong. I adore my MLB app and feel the freedom now to go anywhere and still not miss a pitch! I got the battery charger for my car so I'm never losing juice!
Before I got my Droid, I used to think all I needed a cell phone for was to make and receive calls. I was wrong. What did I ever do without it?😉 Seriously, though, it is nice to be able to keep up with things when you're stuck in a line/waiting through kids' practices/etc.
Russel – Yeah, the video recaps are very helpful…sometimes even when you've already seen the game and are trying to remember a specific detail when you go to post about it, LOL. I've never been to Disney World but hear it's like Disneyland squared and then squared again. Have a great time with the family!
Jeff – Judging from Scioscia's comments it's happening whether we want it to or no, so I've adopted the root for him to be better attitude, right up until it starts costing us…and, hey, if he did live up to this potential he shows flashes of from time to time that wouldn't be a bad thing. We are still allowed to indulge in fantasy is spring training, LOL.
Jane – Yeah, I was the same way. I thought the internet function was nice and all when I bought the blackberry but wondered how often I would really use it. Ha ha ha on me.
Sue – Yeah, it's definitely one of those things you don't need until you finally have one and then oh boy do you need it.
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My Droid has changed my life. But there are times when I willfully tap into my inner caveman and leave everything behind for days. Balance. I'm still yet to watch a game on it.
Disneyland and baseball together….and sunshine….Life of Riley! I have yet to use the app. I'm a bit wary of getting sucked into a game and having one of my students catch me and read me the riot act for having my phone in class.
Keep up the great posts! All the best,
Mike – Balance is definitely key, wherever you choose to draw the line.
Luse – Yeah, it was a good weekend. You definitely don't want to give a student reason to lecture the teacher, though it might be funny. When I'm at work, I like the play by play function where every at bat, etc. is written in a short narrative. I can come in at like the 9th inning, read through the game and get a good sense of it in about 10 minutes at lunch or on a break or sometime when it's appropriate. Thanks!
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An uncle of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects who lives in Maryland made an impassioned plea Friday for the youngest of the two to turn himself in, calling the boys "losers" and saying he would have turned them in himself if he could have.
Officials confirmed Friday that the name of the bombing suspect who was killed in a gun battle with police in Massachusetts overnight is Tamerlan Tsarnaev. He is the older brother of Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, who authorities are currently searching for in a massive manhunt that's shut down the city of Boston.
Ruslan Tsarni, of Montgomery Village, Montgomery County, told WBAL-TV in Baltimore that the brothers were born in Kyrgyzstan, a Russian region near Chechnya, and lived together in Cambridge, Mass. Tsarni said he hasn't seen them since 2009 and hadn't talked to the family in months.
Tsarni said the suspects' family had been in the U.S. since 2003 and received asylum, settling in the Cambridge area. He said his brother -- the suspects' father -- moved back to Russia recently.
FBI and police began interviewing Tsarni and his family early Friday. In front of reporters, Tsarni pleaded with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to turn himself in.
"Dzhokhar, if you're alive, turn yourself in and ask for forgiveness from the victims, from the injured, and from those who loved," he said.
When asked what he thought provoked the men, he said, "Being losers -- hatred to those who were able to settle themselves. These are the only reasons I can imagine. Anything else to do with religion or Islam -- it's a fraud. It's a fake. … They put that shame on the entire Chechyn ethnicity."
WBAL-TV reported that by hatred, Tsarni meant self-hatred not for the U.S. but for not being able to achieve what they wanted.
Tsarni said his family immediate arrived in the U.S. and settled in Maryland in 2005. He said his family has nothing to do with the family of the suspects.
"Of course we're ashamed. They're children of my brother, who had little influence on them, as much as I know, " he said. "I respect this country. I love this country. This country gives chances to everybody else to be treated as a human being."
Tsarni said he did not know if the men were involved in any sort of military training.
WBAL-TV reported that according to Tsarni, the men's father described Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as "very smart and very resourceful."
WBAL-TV reported that there are also other family members in the suburban community of Montgomery Village and that neighbors were shocked by the developments. The station said Tsarni and his family were thought of highly in the neighborhood and were hard-working people.
The dual bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday killed three people and injured more than 170, several critically.


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Remington 270 Winchester Short Mag Special Purpose Synthetic w/Blue Barrel
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