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After reading the article below I was a bit shocked at the findings. I have a daughter getting ready to start school and to hear that the food in our public schools may not be safe disturbs me, especially if there is a recall. Continue reading…
School nutrition program under scrutiny
(FoodBusinessNews.net, October 06, 2009)
by Food Safety [...]
Fri, October 9 2009 » News » No Comments
During the Savings & Loan crisis – and the subsequent real estate crash that devastated much of the USA and was especially severe in Texas – the city of Houston used a quirky and unique economic index. To gauge the severity of the recession – and the real impact upon the local economy – expert [...]
Wed, April 15 2009 » News » No Comments
FEDERAL, STATE PARTNERS ANNOUNCE MULTI-AGENCY CRACKDOWN TARGETING FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS, LOAN MODIFICATION FRAUD
WASHINGTON – As homeowners and communities throughout the country continue to face devastating consequences from the deep contraction in the economy and the housing market, the Obama Administration today announced a new coordinated effort across federal and state government and the private sector [...]
Tue, April 7 2009 » News, Real Estate » 1 Comment
The economic stimulus bill recently signed into law by President Obama includes a really sweet perk for first-time homebuyers. But one of the things about the new rule that is misunderstood by millions of people is that the government and the IRS do not necessarily define a “first timer” the same way many Americans do. [...]
Thu, March 12 2009 » News » 1 Comment
Although housing starts and home prices have fallen substantially, the inventory of unsold home remains very high. The correction in the housing market will probably continue for most of this year (2009).
The volume of home construction started to fall early in 2006 when the number of vacant units started to increase and real prices of [...]
Tue, February 24 2009 » News, Real Estate » 1 Comment
As many of us heard about this I am sure we kind of were in AWE… and wondering how could this happen with technology so advanced. Yet it happened and of course not naturally. But as the story unfolds you find out that the woman that had the octuplets has six other children [...]
Sun, February 1 2009 » News, Ramblings » 1 Comment
BOISE, Idaho – The state of Idaho is suing a Boise-based real estate investment company, alleging it defrauded at least one Idaho investor and others nationwide out of nearly $10 million.
The Idaho Department of Finance filed suit Thursday in 4th District Court against DBSI Inc., its president Douglas L. Swenson and several other companies affiliated [...]
Fri, January 23 2009 » News » No Comments
Recently we have been finding out which banks have deliberately been taking advantage of the American people, first we heard about Countrywide now owned by Bank of America with their predatory lending practices now it is Washington Mutual that is in the spotlight, currently bought by JP Morgan.
If you were to take a good look [...]
Tue, January 6 2009 » Boise, Idaho Blog, News, Ramblings » No Comments
I found it very interesting today to see a headline in the Stateman, “Help on the way for some homeowners”. The story talks about how Countrywide Home Loans is doing all sorts of things to help out borrowers. The fact of the matter Countrywide has been taking advantage of homebuyers for a long time and [...]
Wed, December 24 2008 » Boise, Idaho Blog, News » No Comments
Good news from the recycling front. It looks like by the middle of next year we won’t have to sort our trash when it comes to recycling. Personally, I think that is a great idea. Those blue bins don’t hold all that much and it is even harder to fit everything in there when you [...]
Thu, December 4 2008 » Boise, Idaho Blog, News, Ramblings » No Comments
