Today's Opinions

WASHINGTON, DC ee" Today Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) joined the Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau in a press conference to alert consumers to online deceptive marketing practices associated with free trials with a negative option feature.

According to a Visa survey, 29 percent of American consumers have fallen victim to deceptive marketing when unscrupulous e-commerce merchants require them to cancel or opt-out of a recurring charge for future products or services.

BBB is alerting consumers to a holiday email scam that’s popping-up in consumers’ inboxes just in time for the holiday shopping season.

The email appears to be a legitimate email from DHL Services, a parcel shipment company, but it actually contains an attachment that if opened, will infect your computer with a virus.

There should be absolutely no reason not to have one of the fiscal court meetings each month in the evening hours.

The positives for such a change should be overwhelming.

Then, why hasn’t it been done in the past?

Because it has.

Under the John Harper administration, there were several night-time meetings held. Some of those may still be going on.

It is great for candidates to use that as an item to talk with voters. And most voters would have to say that it is a great idea.