To get an idea of how the American credit crisis has affected a community, visit a pawnbroker such as Jenifer Russell, manager of the Pawn Shop of Ventura. If casualties of the slumping economy are to be found anywhere, they’ll be at the go-to place for small, quick-turn loans. Russell began noticing new faces coming through the door near the end of 2007. For the full story visit www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/nov/02/pawning-off-ones-problems/
