I am currently waiting for a credit report. Apparently it is a free process when you are the victim of ID Theft.

Thanks, Tom, for the idea on how to contact the papers. I've been thinking along those lines but didn't know how to do it. I cannot imagine calling the newspaper offices and explaining my story to the first fifteen people I have to talk to. Unfortunately the local paper may not be a good choice. There is quite a "good ol' boy" network here. Everything is tied up in families, government, corporations, and the newspaper. It all depends on how the newspaper family is getting along with the government family.