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WWW . THESKANNER . COM A UGUST 14, 2013 S EATTLE , W ASHINGTON V OLUME XXXV, N O . 45 25 CENTS For The Skanner news alerts Text "NEWS" to 503-715-0890 or scan this QR code C HALLENGING P EOPLE TO S HAPE A B ETTER F UTURE N OW TATTOO EXPO Griffey in Hall of Fame Griffey honored by Mariners as team’s ‘greatest player’ PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED By Tim Booth AP Sports Writer Derm F/X Tattoo artist Scotty Tague works on the arm of Seahawks Defensive Back Roy Lewis at the Seattle Tattoo Expo Saturday, Aug. 10. The Expo, held at the Seattle Center Aug. 9-11, draws tattoo artists from around the world and included tattoo contests, seminars and entertainment. Take Our Financial Rights Quiz Know your rights when dealing with financial products and services By Helen Silvis Of The Skanner News I t’s easy for ordinary people to be ripped off by big cor- porations, banks and finan- cial profiteers. When you take out a loan, sign up for a credit card, send money across inter- national borders, take out a mortgage or deal with debt col- lectors, you could be dealing with a businesses operating on the edge of the law –or outside it. In fact, every time you sign a contract, you take a risk. So who is in your corner when it comes to dealing with financial prod- ucts and services? Do you know your rights? Protection Bureau D. The General Services Administration ________________________ 1. Which federal agency is charged with helping Americans get a fair deal from banks, debt collectors and reporting agen- cies, loan, credit, and money transfer companies? A. The General Accounting Office B. The Securities and Exchange Commission C. The Consumer Financial 2. Federal law protects con- sumers from “abusive, decep- tive and unfair practices.” Which of the following exam- ples of debt collection are illegal under that law? A. A collection agent calls you at all hours to recover a debt, sometimes even at 2 a.m. or 3 a.m. B. A collection agent calls and INDEX News ......................2,3 Opinion .....................4 A & E .........................5 Auto...........................6 Bids/Classifieds ..........7 says if you don’t pay your debt you will be arrested and jailed. C. Without your knowledge or permission, a collection agent calls your workplace and tells your co-worker she is collecting a debt from you. D. You pay your debt install- ment on time, but it takes a week for the collection agency to process it. It posts two days after the due date. The agency charges you a late fee. E . All of the above See QUIZ on page 3 SEATTLE (AP) — Ken Griffey Jr. kept telling stories, continued to acknowledge his appreciation to the fans and reminisced about his career, even as the scheduled game time came and went. On this night, as the Seattle Mariners hon- ored Griffey with induction into their Hall of Fame, no one was going to stop the great- est player to ever wear the team’s uniform. Griffey became the seventh member of the team’s Hall of Fame on Saturday night dur- ing an emotional ceremony that’s likely just a precursor for when he is inducted in Coop- erstown in the future. What was supposed to be a ceremony last- ing about 30 minutes instead went on for nearly an hour. Griffey spoke for nearly 25 minutes in an unscripted speech and nobody seemed to mind its length. Griffey joins late Hall of Fame broadcast- er Dave Niehaus, and former teammates Alvin Davis, Edgar Martinez, Jay Buhner, Randy Johnson and Dan Wilson in being honored by the team. But Griffey is clearly the head of the class. “I am truly honored and humbled to be associated with these people here,’’ Griffey said. The current Mariners roster — coaches and players — all stood on the railing of the first base dugout for the ceremony with their hats backward, a nod to the unique style Griffey brought to baseball. Naughty by Nature’s ``Hip Hop Hooray’’ — Griffey’s walk-up music for much of his career in Seattle — blared over the speakers and ‘24’ jerseys were worn throughout the stands. There weren’t many surprises in the cere- mony, except for his son Trey — a football player at the University of Arizona — pop- ping up on the screen for a message to his dad that finally started the tears. “I can’t be more proud of you and the way you did it,’’ Trey Griffey said. See GRIFFEY on page 3 Korean Political Prisoner with NW Ties Kenneth Bae hospitalized as family fears he is a political pawn By Gene Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — An American man detained in North Korea for the past nine months has been hospitalized after losing more than 50 pounds, and the need to bring him home is becoming more urgent, his sis- ter said Sunday. Kenneth Bae, a 45-year-old tour operator and Christian missionary, was arrested in November and accused of subversive activ- ities against the authoritarian government. He was sentenced in May to 15 years hard labor, and in letters to his family in the Seat- tle area he described working in the fields weeding and planting beans and potatoes. Bae’s sister, Terri Chung, of Edmonds, said Sunday the family recently learned that he has been transferred from the labor camp to a hospital. Her brother suffers from dia- betes, an enlarged heart, liver problems and back pain, she said. ``He’s considerably weaker,’’ Chung said. ``There’s more urgency than ever to bring him home.’’ A deputy ambassador from Sweden met with Bae at the hospital Friday, Chung said. See KOREA on page 3
