Barbara Nordin is the Charlottesville-based journalist whose well-researched and crispy-written columns about contretemps between consumers and businesses were among the liveliest stories in the early days of the Hook.
Recent stories by Barbara Nordin
Story Title |
Date Published |
Bean brouhaha: Drunk or mistreated?
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Jan 15th, 2004 |
Sound and fury: The 2003 Consumer 'awards'
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Dec 25th, 2003 |
Shining light: But not through the roof!
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Dec 11th, 2003 |
Preferred provider: Who to call when a tree falls
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Dec 4th, 2003 |
Dell spell: When backup is key
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Nov 27th, 2003 |
MSN billing: This issue is not resolved
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Nov 20th, 2003 |
Smoking! What messed up the engine?
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Nov 13th, 2003 |
Shattered: Case of the exploding cooktop
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Nov 6th, 2003 |
Gone cuckoo: The case of the missing clock
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Oct 30th, 2003 |
Sterling treatment: No refund on 'amenity'
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Oct 23rd, 2003 |
Weighty records: Dieters to get files, not money
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Oct 16th, 2003 |
Shining Knight? One down, one to go
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Oct 9th, 2003 |
Non-fired worker: More flaws at Bright Beginnings
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Oct 9th, 2003 |
Cheaper rub: Why Tess was hospitalized
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Oct 2nd, 2003 |
"Free" reign: how to cancel CompuServe
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Sep 25th, 2003 |
Days for Knight: Consumer scolds busy contractor
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Sep 18th, 2003 |
Test pattern: Dish rebates prove elusive
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Sep 4th, 2003 |
Dishing it: 'I want my 'VPT'
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Aug 28th, 2003 |
Two cases: Local folks who just walked away
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Aug 28th, 2003 |
A painted house: Is it smooth or slick?
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Aug 21st, 2003 |