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Rico Owner Knows Beans About Business

September 17, 2008 by Richard Markosian 1 Comment

How Jorge Fierro emigrated illegally to the United States, then overcame all odds to realize his dream of building a successful business. Jorge Fierro came alone, illegally to the United States with the dream to start his own business. Residents might consider this dream laughable, especially coming from a non-English speaking Mexican kid without any college education. But … [Read more...]

Paxil Truth

September 16, 2008 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Bob Lanou says he has suicidal thoughts when he attempts to stop taking Paxil.

The category of drugs Paxil belongs to (SSRIs) have received over 28,000 complaints to the FDA; yet doctors continue to prescribe; commercials continue to appear on TV and patients continue to feel duped into becoming addicted. Bob Lanou feels duped by his doctor and pharmaceutical companies into believing Paxil was the best treatment for his depression. Lanou, like … [Read more...]

Westgate Resorts Admits Timeshare Advertising Dishonest

September 10, 2008 by Richard Markosian 54 Comments

A 'five star luxury resort' Westgate Resorts executive admits untrue. Our experience in Westgate South Beach and how Westgate's deceptive practices should refund buyers their money. Last week the time finally came to depart on our Westgate vacation in Miami. As I stated in our previous story, the fine-print in our contract showed that our one-week vacation was actually … [Read more...]

The Mushroom Man

July 22, 2008 by Richard Markosian 2 Comments

Mushroom Market at the Farmers Market

Meet Robert Angelilli a former ski bum/Executive Chef, who now makes his living as a mushroom broker and vendor at the Farmers Market. Angelilli's path to Utah came by way of chasing snow storms and powder in Europe. He says he kept this up in Europe until he found out in Utah, there was no chase required, simply wait and the best snow on earth blankets the mountains in … [Read more...]

Timeshare Scam from Westgate Resorts

June 13, 2008 by Richard Markosian 19 Comments

Part III in the ongoing story of attempting to fight back against Westgate Resorts rip-off time share scam. See our previous story on Vegas time share scams. In the previous installment I described how Westgate Resorts in Las Vegas used dishonest practices to sell us a time share single-week package for Miami Beach, Florida. We bought the package with the assurance that we … [Read more...]

Vegas Timeshare Scam from Westgate Resorts

May 15, 2008 by Richard Markosian 7 Comments

How one-week single usage timeshare options are misleading and dishonest. The second of four installments beginning with our previous story on timeshare nightmares. It's very fitting when you consider that Las Vegas is the number one place for timeshare sales in the United States. I now completely understand why timeshare companies are so willing to offer free vacations worth … [Read more...]

Is Utah TV News Dead?

January 10, 2008 by Richard Markosian 5 Comments

Utah TV News stations are in a turmoil, and amid declines in viewership stations are sending their long-time anchors out to pasture. by Todd Tanner When I was a kid attending the grade school named in honor of television inventor Philo T. Farnsworth, my "bedtime" was 10pm. The one exception occasionally allowed by my mother was that I could stay up until 10:30pm ONLY if I … [Read more...]

The Ute Indians

January 3, 2008 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

The Ute indians

A picture of life on the Fort Duchesne reservation in Roosevelt, Utah The Ute Indians of North Western Utah are the least-educated, poorest citizens in Utah. Most live off Government assistance and the dropout rate among their children is ninety-percent. This fact has caused them to be the poorest group of citizens in Utah. Not only are they poor and uneducated but they are … [Read more...]

Vouchers for Dummies

October 3, 2007 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Most public high school graduates in Utah are dummies. Compare our graduates to  high school graduates from the rest of the developed world and you will come to the same conclusion. Public high schools catering to average students fail to provide the necessary skills to succeed in college, the majority of graduates are dummies and anyone who tells you otherwise is in denial. I … [Read more...]

Artspace in Salt Lake City

January 11, 2007 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

How one blighted neighborhood was transformed over a 25-year-period into a community and cultural hub, but with an uncertain future today. AIA Utah will be vacating the Pierpont Avenue Artspace at the end of February due to the uncertainty of their new lease arrangement. The Broadway Lofts are one project of many, building condominiums in downtown Salt Lake … [Read more...]

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