Tag Archives: Government

Housing Doom – Op-Ed Friday: The Economy Is So Bad That…

By twist It’s Friday, and the economy is bad.  Silverazor9, a poster on the Yahoo gossip boards shares just how bad it is.  I don’t know if he wrote it himself or it was forwarded to him by one of … Continue reading

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City’s Worst Slumlord – Niagra Falls Reporter

By Mike Hudson Housing Authority Director Stephanie Cowart publicly disgraced herself last week, stealing bundles of the Niagara Falls Reporter from the lobby of the Spallino Towers apartment building and forbidding elderly residents there from reading it. Our phone rang … Continue reading

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Unspeakable conditions prevail at two Flatbush apartment buildings – NY Post

By Helen Klein Courier-Life 10-15-09 Even the rats are likely disgusted with the conditions at a pair of Flatbush buildings that have fallen into disrepair. The conditions are so bad at 592 and 596 East 22nd Street that, recently, tenants … Continue reading

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City of Sealy, TX to begin inspecting multi-family units – recently approved ordinance would allow city workers to inspect semi-annually

By ASHLEY TOMPKINS, Managing Editor Possible black mold, faulty wiring, broken windows and HVAC problems – these are just a few of the sub-standard living conditions some Sealy residents face on a daily basis, living in neglected multi-family rental properties. … Continue reading

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Obama visit to New Orleans stirs up strife – A “drive-through daiquiri summit”

by JAMES GILL- Times-Picayune (excerpt) In Norway they may think that President Barack Obama has a great knack for peace, but around here his forte seems to be stirring up strife. New Orleans is mad because Obama’s visit tomorrow will be … Continue reading

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