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 Issue of December 17, 2007 
   
The Big Chill
President Bush recently unveiled his mortgage bailout plan and reactions are as mixed as they usually are after one of the administration’s announcements.
Loyalty, Honesty Remain Alive
By William G. Gothorpe
In casting around for a topic that was sufficiently weighty for my quarterly opportunity to fill this space, I unfortunately had an ample supply of the usual ugly suspects.

Caveat Renter: Some Commercial Lease Clauses May Pose Problems
By Christopher R. Vaccaro
There is no universal form of commercial lease in Massachusetts and there seem to be as many different lease forms as there are landlords and tenants.

Florida State-Run Fund Mess Illustrates Depth of Credit Crisis
By Rachel Beck
If you think the credit crisis is someone else’s problem, just look at what is going on in Florida – where plenty of people seemingly far removed from the financial turmoil have been hard hit by its impact.

Check & Balance
The Banker & Tradesman's political cartoon


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