Regarding your recent article, "Nobody's Problem," like Mr. Turberville's, our neighborhood -- just a few blocks away -- is at the start of the same kind of vacant home mess. Great neighbors were more or less forced out of their meticulously-tended home due to the financial debacle of a number of banks. Sadly, this small showplace now looks exactly like nobody cares because it has joined the ranks of "Nobody's Problem." This is a very false, though catchy name. This is everybody's problem. When the undesirables pass by these homes, it is an open invitation to vandalism at the least. ...more

October 28, 2009

The city's fire department plans to hire three dozen new firefighters after being approved for a $4 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. ...more

January 29, 2009

The city's fire department will be able to boost its ranks, thanks to a $4 million federal grant. The money will come from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's SAFER grants, or Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response. ...more

January 28, 2009

In 2006 and 2007, I suggested that our 'hurricane' insurance crisis is beyond the ability of the private market. ...more

August 1, 2008

one of the worst earthquakes in modern history. More than 40,000 people have been found dead so far. Additionally, a number of record setting tornadoes have hammered the midwestern United States. ...more

June 8, 2008

At the time this article is being written, several devastating catastrophes have happened in just a matter of days. ...more

June 7, 2008

The numbers are almost too large to fathom, so many Americans stop trying. As bodies pile up in disaster after global disaster, even the most sympathetic souls can turn away. ...more

May 23, 2008

The head of Allstate Floridian pleaded poverty as the reason behind rising homeowners insurance rates on Monday, insisting the back-to-back four-storm seasons of 2004-05 nearly crippled the company and continue to squeeze its ability to cover claims. ...more

February 4, 2008

As revelations go, this probably qualifies as a poor man's epiphany-lite meets "I coulda had a V-8!" moment. ...more

January 31, 2008

He said he's certainly not ready to sprout wings, and he can hardly be described as angelic. ...more

November 26, 2007