by Dennis Beaver | air conditioning, consumer
August 11, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver In August of 2008, Christina Couture of Hanford spent close to $9,000 for two energy-efficient Tappan air conditioner units. Less than four years later, both failed because the refrigerant leaked out of the...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, technology
March 05, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “We are two U.S. Navy officers at the Naval Weapons Station in Lemoore. We have both been fortunate indeed in being married to the most wonderful women in the world – who are from Japan,”...
by Dennis Beaver | contracts, employment
March 29, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “I can’t tell you where I live or which television station I am currently employed at, because if I do it will probably result in my termination. After majoring in Radio and TV Communications, I got...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers, medicine
February 05, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver We will just call her Dotti. The name of her so-called “breast implant surgeon” isn’t Dr. Frankenstein, but it should be. “This incompetent GP has made millions of dollars from breast...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
March 23, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver Buying a new car is rarely a simple, straightforward procedure unless money is of no concern. Most of us want the best deal possible, yet, customers who understand how an economy functions know that for automobile dealers to remain...
by Dennis Beaver | contracts
April 03, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 2: “Licensed and bonded.” That’s what state law requires of contractors, as we discussed last week. But in the world of things that are not as they seem, contractor bonds and many of the...
by Dennis Beaver | advertising, contracts
January 05, 2013 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Smaller media markets across America are where newly minted TV journalists get their start. Often earning $10 an hour, working multiple jobs and long hours at the station, their lives aren’t glamorous....
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, wine
November 10, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to anyone who enjoys wine, or who, like San Luis Obispo reader, Jamie, wants to surprise a friend. “Katie loves Cabernet Sauvignon and in mid-August, the afternoon of her birthday...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement
August 22, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver For a moment, imagine yourself as a Highway Patrol officer, which of course means turning on the red lights, possibly the siren, and pulling a vehicle over for speeding, then, wondering: “Just how dangerous could this stop become?”...
by Dennis Beaver | false advertising
October 18, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Often we are asked, “How do you get the material for your articles?” Generally, it’s from readers who send in questions, asking for help, and on occasion, alert us to “odd”...
