Maria Patton News Today

Faith in Action drew winners for its annual raffle ticket fundraiser.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Erin Terina Maria Patton lived for 16 days. Born on Sept. 18, 2001, Tammy and Cliff Patton’s fourth child and first daughter had a number of complications.

OA Kids Camp took their annual field trip to WICZ Fox-40 news station on Friday, July 21, where the campers learned what its like to work in the news world.

Infusions of government cash that warded off an economic calamity have left millions of households with bigger bank balances than before the pandemic -- savings that have driven a torrent of consumer spending, helped pay off debts and, at times, reduced the urgency of job hunts.

The drop in cash reserves has vast implications for the working class and could dampen consumer spending, a large share of economic activity.

Many low-income Americans find their savings dwindling or even depleted. And for them, the economic recovery is looking less buoyant.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-rings-in-2021-without-revelers-u-s-vaccine-campaign-continues-a-cold-moon-rises-and-more-in-photos-of-the-week-11609617602 New York Rings in 2021 Without Revelers, U.S. Vaccine Campaign Continues, a Cold Moon Rises and More in Photos of the Week A selection of photos from Dec. 27 through Jan. 2 by The Wall Street Journal’s photo editors Jan. 2, 2021 3:00 pm ET Maria Patton, who has been living out of her car, rests outside a hotel while her so...

January 1, 2021 While 2020 was filled with unexpected and unprecedented events, Maria Patton, a single mother who was financially caught off guard after she lost her job during the pandemic, finally received a good surprise. For the last nine months, Patton struggled to cover basic expenses, frantically prioritizing which bills should be paid every month. “It’s a constant juggle of creditors and people that I owe money to try to keep my phone turned on and pay my car payment. I’ve alread...