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Uncle Sam’s Help – Home Repairs

Uncle Sam’s Help – Home Repairs

Uncle Sam’s Help – Home Repairs
Thousands of homes across the country are echoing with the sounds of repairs, thanks to the expanded federal spending for weatherization assistance for homeowners and increased tax credits for those who improve their energy efficiency.
Stimulus funding bolsters the U.S. Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program with $5 billion to be [...]

Opening Doors – HOA Assistance

Opening Doors – HOA Assistance

The PWR Charity Foundation of Orange County in California is now offering one year home owners association dues (HOA) to qualified first time home buyers.
The HOA assistance grants will offer up to $250 per month, paid directly to the home owners association for a total of up to $3,000 for one year, per qualified [...]

Grand Old Man of American Politics- Ted Kennedy Dies.

Grand Old Man of American Politics- Ted Kennedy Dies.

CHICAGO. August 27, 2009. Two weeks after the death of his sister Eunice, Edward Moore “Ted” Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) has died of brain cancer at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass. He is survived by his wife Victoria, his sister Jean Kennedy Smith, and his three children.
All the facts of [...]

Cubs show they’re not throwing in season towel as they beat Dodgers.

Cubs show they’re not throwing in season towel as they beat Dodgers.

LOS ANGELES. August 23, 2009. It was the final game of the season for the Cubs in L.A. and Dempster was in the driving seat. The question was would he be able to drive handfuls of unhitable pitches at the inform Dodgers whose machine appears to be headed towards the play off.
The first innings [...]

A hive of bees in Stadium but it is Dodgers who sting Cubs.

A hive of bees in Stadium but it is Dodgers who sting Cubs.

LOS ANGELES. August 22, 2009. Make no mistake, this was a close game. Ted Lilly came into it with a level of optimistic confidence but he was pitching against one of the strongest teams in the MLB. The Dodgers, always in the market for runs this season got two more today to beat the Cubs. [...]

Dodgers pitcher Wolf too strong for the visiting Cubs.

Dodgers pitcher Wolf too strong for the visiting Cubs.

LOS ANGELES. August 21, 2009. To lose the game to a hop of the ball must be like getting stung on the end of your nose when you bend down to smell a rose.  The pain lingers to remind you how close you got. Tonight’s loss will really have hurt. The frustration of Lou “The [...]

Cubs drop Los Angeles opener to Dodgers as Cards win in San Diego.

Cubs drop Los Angeles opener to Dodgers as Cards win in San Diego.

LOS ANGELES. August20, 2009. Barring a supreme effort it would appear that the Cubs season has 43 more games left in it. The question now is who in the 40 man Roster can don the Superman cape! They have come from behind in the past but with a mountain of 7 games to win to [...]

Buiders hit high confidence level.

Buiders hit high confidence level.

YORBA LINDA. August 21, 2009. Confidence in the market for builders of newly built, single-family homes rose in August to its highest level since June 2008, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
Home building expectations have been buoyed by the success of the first-time home buyer tax credit that expires [...]

Homes Sales Up in Orange County, CA

Homes Sales Up in Orange County, CA

YORBA LINDA. August 19, 2009. Home sales for the month of July rose to the highest level in more than two years as buyers are confident the worst is over.
July marked the l3th month that sales topped the year-earlier total and with 3,128 houses and condo’s changing hands, it has marked the biggest month since [...]

Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty to Communicating Death Threats Over “Facebook” Internet Website

Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty to Communicating Death Threats Over “Facebook” Internet Website

NEW ORLEANS, LA, August 12, 2009 —DYRON L. HART, 20, a resident of Poplarville, Mississippi, pled guilty in federal court today before U.S. District Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt to a one count superseding bill of information charging the defendant with communicating threats in interstate commerce, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten.
According to court documents, HART, [...]

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