Nagin hypes new initiatives in optimistic speech - New Orleans Times-Picayune
Sketching out an optimistic vision of New Orleans’ future and trumpeting recovery progress so far, Mayor Ray Nagin touted plans for building homeownership, consolidating economic development functions and turning over control of the airport to the

You Have More Brains Than Wall Street - Motley Fool
In the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz , there’s a great scene in which the scarecrow asks the Wizard for a brain. The Wizard retorts: Back where I come from, we have universities, seats of great learning, where men go to become great thinkers. And

Reverse mortgages can help senior homeowners - Kansas City Star
Much has been written about the millions of American families caught in the devastating whirlpool of subprime lending practices. Often overlooked is the fact that many of those victims are in their 60s, 70s and even 80s senior citizens faced with

Independent Investor: Running on empty - Independent News Online
complained and commiserated over the coming $4/gallon gas price. We both agreed that the McCain/Clinton proposals to cut gas taxes during this summer’s driving season were not going to cut it long term, nor was a temporary suspension of stockpiling

LRA committee backs first-time homebuyer subsidy - New Orleans Times-Picayune
A key state committee voted unanimously today to pull $75 million out of the staggering Road Home small rental program and dedicate it to a first-time homeowner program. The Louisiana Recovery Authority’s Housing Task Force approved the shift despite