The Real Housing Crisis
- May
- 19
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Patrick Macfarlane investigates properties infested, falling apart and plagued by poor maintenance.
Shoddy extension work, disregard for planning regulations, DIY electrics and slug infestations have caused students living out of college-owned accommodation to speak out against their living and study environments.
In some cases, landlords have ignored complaints of students or have attempted to placate them through [...]
Suffolk County reeks of Wild West
- April
- 8
The familiar plot usually unfolds as follows: Seeking
vengeance cloaked as a desire to protect the honor of a damsel in distress, with his bravado bolstered by liquor, a young buck gathers up a posse. They then ride off into the sunset to the wrongdoer’s homestead, where, tipped off by an ally, both the alleged offender [...]
Bush Defiantly Defends War in Iraq
- April
- 6
A war-weary country isn’t nearly so convinced.The majority of people think the invasion was a mistake, polls show. However, Americans are more split about how the war is going and when U.S. troops should be pulled home, as reduced violence in Iraq has begun to influence the public view.Almost 4,000 U.S. military members have died, [...]
On the Trail of MIA White House E-Mail
- March
- 18
Missing Correspondence
On Capitol Hill and in federal court, a congressional committee and two private groups are pushing for information on how the White House has handled its e-mail for the past six years and whether officials there complied with records-retention laws.
The picture emerging from testimony and court filings is one of disregard for fundamental principles [...]
STARTUP TO WATCHCreating Virtually Unique Fashions Online
- March
- 18
A Lifelike Garment
Ben-David was so confident in her vision — and so excited on discovering that nobody else had as yet cornered the niche — that she decided to disregard the difficulties. She arrived in London at the start of the previous decade, with a background in design (a degree in interactive multimedia from the [...]
Toho Preserve meeting promises to be lively
- March
- 18
Toho Preserve is the first of about a half-dozen massive developments on the east shore of Lake Tohopekaliga that must come before the commission for approval. It figures to be a long meeting — and beyond standing room only. When the issue went to the planning commission this year, [...]
Senate approves bill requiring public vote on any changes in city government
- February
- 15
Kicking the mayor out of office won’t be too easy under a bill that passed through the Senate on Friday.
SB20 would force city councils to vote unanimously to strip a mayor of his power. The bill is an attempt to stop councils from taking the mayor’s powers [...]
Measure targets undocumented
- February
- 12
A sweeping measure aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration passed its first legislative hurdle Friday, after its sponsor, Sen. Bill Hickman, R-St. George, said he wanted to “get the clock ticking.”
“It’s very important we address this issue today,” Hickman told the Senate Government Operations [...]
We forget to celebrate the small stuff
- January
- 27
I have a present for you. It’s an image, a story, a retell.
I read it in a newspaper, and when I got to the end, I was left with an intake of breath, a small huff, almost an “oh” of surprise.
I cut out the column and taped it in my notebook. It has [...]
interesting article from the Wall Street Journal
- January
- 18
This week an interesting article from the Wall Street Journal
appeared that is just one in a broad series looking to once again cast blame for
the economic mess we are now experiencing. The author cites sources
that explain how the mortgage brokers (among others) are the new
villains in the ongoing credit market chaos. Unfortunately, that [...]
