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MCHA residents filled three boxes with items for the Military Support Group in Carlinville during the February resident meeting. The donations included quite a variety - playing cards, movies,...
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March 21, 2008 - MCHA office will be closed for Law Order Day March 25, 2008 - Resident trip to Lincoln Museum The Authority has changed...
No Short-Term Solution for Philadelphia Park's Homeless
A predawn amorous romp. A bath. A morning shave. Acceptable behavior for your home. But for a public space like Rittenhouse Square? The above scenes played out early yesterday among homeless people there, and while residents interviewed expressed dismay, city officials suggested there were no short-term fixes. Neither the police nor the mayor's office offered any solutions yesterday to end ...
Landrieu Says Disaster Housing Strategy Rates an 'Incomplete'
The Senate's most outspoken FEMA critic slammed the agency's overdue National Disaster Housing Strategy as inadequate following its release in draft form Monday. "No Americans should ever face the delays, red tape and other dangers that met the people of Louisiana and Gulf Coast in their time of greatest need," Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., said in a statement. "The FEMA strategy ...
IndyMac Action Helps State Families
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Monday it has suspended all of IndyMac's pending foreclosure cases across the country, giving families, including hundreds in Connecticut, more time to restructure loans and keep homes. The FDIC took over California-based IndyMac Federal Bank on July 11. The bank had struggled to remain solvent in the face of a high rate of mortgage delinquencies and ...
Nonprofit Housing Deal Gets Approval
NATIONAL CITY ? National City has agreed to work with a nonprofit San Ysidro social services agency on a $3 million plan to buy, rehabilitate and manage two small housing complexes for low-income residents. The City Council adopted a resolution July 1 at a public hearing to approve issuing $1.25 million in state multifamily housing revenue bonds to Casa Familiar. At the required hearing, ...
Adventure Calls Workers to New Orleans
Professionals in 20s and 30s see chance to leave post-Katrina mark on society NEW ORLEANS ? Lauren Baum is part of a new wave of residents that could change the face of the city after Hurricane Katrina. Shortly after the storm pummeled New Orleans, Baum, 26, left a job at a Manhattan public relations firm and moved here. Baum says she was attracted by a sense of adventure and an opportunity ...
Joint House and Senate Hearing - "Lessons Learned: Ensuring the Delivery of Donated Goods to Survivors of Catastrophes"
NEW DATE and TIME: Joint House and Senate Hearing "Lessons Learned: Ensuring the Delivery of Donated Goods to Survivors of Catastrophes" July 22, 2008 (WASHINGTON) - On Thursday, July 31th (originally July 24th), the House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response, chaired by Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) will hold a joint hearing with ...
Housing Crisis Calls for 'Sweat Equity'
"There is opportunity in this crisis," says veteran West Virginia homebuilder Ken Auvil, speaking of the national housing crisis blamed mainly on the subprime mortgage mess. "According to the Census and most statistics, West Virginia still has more rural sprawl, more dilapidated housing than most states," said Auvil of Belington, a former state legislator. The housing condition ...
Newfound Respect for the Prefab House
The idea of a well-oiled assembly line churning out gleaming and affordable new houses, flooded with light and as compact as a ship's cabin, is a well-worn Modernist fable. For the average middle-class American, however, prefabricated housing has always lacked sex appeal. The masses tended to prefer a traditional style, no matter how shabbily designed, and never really bought into it. Nor did ...
Converting Military Site Complicated
MILFORD ? Like lots of things in the military, a plan to convert a U.S. Army Reserve maintenance facility on Seeman's Lane to housing for senior citizens involves a lot of "hurry up and wait."
Pennsylvania Sets Aside Funding for Homeowners Lowering Electricity Demand
Jul. 21?Looking closely at the state's $28 billion budget, homeowners could find some financial opportunities to help them save on their electric and heating-oil bills. A $650 million energy plan promises to reduce energy consumption statewide by making money available for improvements to reduce the demand for electricity, such as adding insulation, installing energy-efficient windows ...
Drug Tests for Addicts in Sober Homes
Posted: 9:17 PM- OREM - Recovering addicts will have to prove their sobriety more often if they want to stay in this city. Under an ordinance the City Council unanimously approved Tuesday night, the operators of "sober living" homes will have to test their residents at least twice a week. Plus, the residents have to show that they voluntarily gave up alcohol or drugs the month before ...
Midwest Homeless Shelter To Grow
DuPage County's only homeless shelter for veterans will triple in size after the Wheaton City Council this week approved the plan. The Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans, which opened a five-person shelter in a small house last year, is planning a $1 million addition that will increase its capacity to 15 veterans, and for the first time will include space for women veterans.
One City's Stadium Solution
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The American Bank Center - Corpus Christi's nearly 4-year-old downtown arena - sits on North Shoreline Boulevard. Waves from Corpus Christi Bay lap against the nearby shoreline. Through the glass front of the center, people attending sporting events and concerts can look out toward the Gulf of Mexico as oceangoing ships thread their way through the string of nearby barrier ...
Free Homeownership Preservation Workshops to Help Hundreds of New Jersey Residents Avoid Foreclosure
NEWARK, N.J. and MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., July 22 /U.S. Newswire/ ? New Jersey homeowners at risk of foreclosure will have the opportunity to meet face-to-face with their mortgage lenders at two free HOPE NOW Home Preservation Workshops in Newark on Friday, July 25 and in Mount Laurel on Saturday, July 26. The Newark event on Friday will run from 3 - 9 PM and will be held at the Essex County Vocational ...
Master Plan Approved; Farmers, Environmentalists Unhappy
The Highlands Council adopted a controversial Regional Master Plan on Thursday that aims to protect North Jersey's premier water-generating lands while allowing some development in the 859,000-acre region. History was made and a blueprint was drawn for the future when the council voted 9-5 to endorse the huge, 400-page plan at the end of a rancorous, eight-hour meeting at the Frelinghuysen ...
Sun Bets on Channel Strategy Revamp
Giving its resellers more of the action and room to grow is part of Sun's plan to give its overall business a boost.
VMware's Earnings Pop, Outlook Cloudy
UPDATED: All eyes on the virtualization darling after Diane Greene's recent ouster as CEO.
Stocks Rally Despite Tough Tech Earnings
Tuesday was a study in contrasts, as the entire chip sector fell 4.5% as the rest of the market gained.

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The Macoupin County Housing Authority is a municipal corporation formed in 1946 to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing to low and moderate-income people in Macoupin County, Illinois. The Authority owns and manages 362 apartments on nineteen locations in nine cities throughout Macoupin County, Illinois. Our main office is located at 760 Anderson Street, Carlinville, Illinois 62626. We provide subsidized rental apartments to families, seniors, and disabled individuals whose income is up to 80% of the area median income. For more information see the income limits.

 

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Levees hold but waters rise in Dolly's rains (AP)

A man pedals his bicycle down a flooded street in Brownsville, Texas as Hurricane Dolly hits the area on Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Dolly barreled into South Texas on Wednesday, lashing the coast with winds up to 100 mph and dumping heavy rain that threatened to flood low-lying areas but spared levees along the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)AP - Hurricane Dolly slammed ashore and then loitered over deep south Texas as a tropical storm, dumping as much as a foot of rain in places and ripping roofs off buildings with 100 mph winds.



House committee probes medically unfit truckers (AP)

In this May 9, 1999 file photo, emergency workers remove the body of one of the victims of a bus wreck in New Orleans. A chartered bus carrying members of a casino club on a Mother's Day gambling excursion crashed killing 22 people.  The National transportation Safety Board said the bus driver suffered life-threatening kidney and heart conditions but held a valid license and medical certificate.  Members of Congress are exploring safety recommendations aimed at keeping medically unfit commercial truck drivers off highways. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has called officials of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to a Thursday hearing to explain why the agency hasn't fully implemented recommendations made nearly seven years ago.  (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)AP - It's so easy to fabricate the medical certificates required to operate commercial trucks on the nation's highways that there's almost no incentive for truckers to obtain a legitimate document, according to a congressional study.



Obama in Europe in effort to burnish foreign cache (AP)

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, greets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, Thursday, July 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama landed in Berlin Thursday, kicking off the European leg of his overseas trip amid high expectations.



Killings turn focus on San Francisco sanctuary law (AP)
AP - The scene repeats itself daily on city streets: a driver gets stuck bumper to bumper, blocking an intersection and preventing another car from turning left.
AP IMPACT: Fatal MRAP accidents prompt warnings (AP)

In this June 19, 2008 file photo, U.S. soldiers inspect a damaged mine-resistant, ambush-protected  vehicle (MRAP) following a roadside bomb explosion targeting an American patrol in Baghdad Thursday, June 19, 2008.  Two fatal MRAP rollovers and dozens of other accidents over the past eight months have heightened concerns among Pentagon leaders about how the MRAPs are operated, according to military documents and Associated Press research. .(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)AP - The towering trucks that give U.S. troops the best protection against roadside bombs and enemy bullets also make them vulnerable to routine hazards like sharp turns, rutted roads and rickety bridges.



Cancer center director issues warning on cell phone risks (AP)

Tarek Sharkas, a dentist studying at the University of Pittsburgh Dental School, holds his cell phone and his wallet while talking about a memo released by the head of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. The memo advises faculty and staff to limit cell phone use because of 'the growing body of literature linking long-term cell phone use' to cancer and other possible health problems. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)AP - The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.



Visa survey shows foreign travel remains popular (AP)

In this photo provided by Visa, an ad featuring Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps from Visa's 'Go World' campaign is shown. From Visa Inc.'s 'Go World' campaign to unifying themes from Coca-Cola Co. and McDonald's, major sponsors are calling for harmony and avoiding boasts of patriotism for any one country. (AP Photo/Visa Inc.)AP - The weak U.S. dollar has not dissuaded Americans from planning trips abroad this year, but they may be heading to destinations closer to home, according to a survey released Thursday by Visa Inc.



Motor racing boss Mosley wins British privacy suit (AP)
AP - Motor racing boss Max Mosley won a landmark privacy-invasion lawsuit Thursday against a tabloid newspaper's claims he took part in a "Nazi" orgy.
50 Cent sues Taco Bell over ad campaign (AP)

In this June 30, 2008 file photo, 50 Cent makes an appearance on MTV's 'Total Request Live' show in New York. 50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant chain is using his name without permission in advertising that asks him to call himself 99 Cent.   (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, FILE)AP - 50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant chain is using his name without permission in advertising that asks him to call himself 99 Cent.



Source: Swimmer Jessica Hardy tests positive (AP)

In this June 30, 2008, file photo, Jessica Hardy swims in women's 100-meter breaststroke semifinals at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb. Hardy's trip to the Beijing Olympics could be in jeopardy after she tested positive for a banned substance, according to a person familiar with the test results. Hardy's 'A' sample from the recent Olympic trials tested positive, the person told The Associated Press on Wednesday night, July 30. The person requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)AP - Jessica Hardy's first trip to the Olympics could be over before it began. The swimmer tested positive for a banned substance, leaving her just two weeks to pursue any appeals before the Beijing Games begin.



Obama in Berlin for big outdoor speech (Reuters)

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama poses with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the chancellery in Berlin, in front of Reichstag building, July 24, 2008. (Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, on a foreign tour he hopes will boost his election chances, on Thursday gives an outdoor speech in Berlin on transatlantic ties that is likely to draw thousands.



Obama leads McCain by 6 points: poll (Reuters)

Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain (R-AZ) smiles as he is introduced at a campaign picnic outside the Maine Military Museum in South Portland, Maine July 21, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama has a 6-point lead over Republican John McCain in the presidential race as a growing percentage of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released on Wednesday.



Hurricane Dolly hits South Texas, flooding feared (Reuters)

A woman shields her baby from the rain after evacuating from a flooded neighbourhood in Matamoros July 23, 2008. (Tomas Bravo/Reuters)Reuters - Hurricane Dolly moved inland after tearing into the South Texas coast on Wednesday with 95 mph (150 kph) winds, pouring torrential rain on the U.S.-Mexico border area before being downgraded to a tropical storm.



Bin Laden driver trial shows interrogation video (Reuters)

In this photograph of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin, reviewed by the U.S. Military, defendant Salim Hamdan (R) watches a video of himself under interrogation, shown as part of his trial, inside the courthouse at Camp Justice, the legal complex of the U.S. Military Commissions, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba July 23, 2008. Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's driver, knew the target of the fourth hijacked jetliner in the Sept. 11 attacks, a prosecutor said on Tuesday in an attempt to draw a link between him and the al Qaeda leadership in the first Guantanamo war crimes trial. (Janet Hamlin/Pool/Reuters)Reuters - A black-and-white interrogation video of Osama bin Laden's driver showed Salim Hamdan denying under questioning in a dark cell that he worked for al Qaeda.



House passes housing bill; Bush lifts veto threat (Reuters)

President Bush on Wednesday dropped a threat to veto a housing rescue bill, clearing the way for measures meant to shore up the worst U.S. home market since the Great Depression. (Paul Szep/Reuters)Reuters - The House of Representatives passed a massive housing rescue bill on Wednesday while the White House dropped a threat to veto it, paving the way for measures aimed at shoring up the worst U.S. housing market since the Great Depression.



Top Israeli officer stresses Iran on first U.S. visit (Reuters)

Israel's army chief Lieutenant General Gabi Ashkenazi addresses a conference on security issues in Tel Aviv December 12, 2007. (Gil Cohen Magen/Reuters)Reuters - Israeli Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, on his first visit to Washington as Israel's top military officer, said on Wednesday it was crucial to block what he called "Iranian aggression" in the Middle East.



Pentagon plays down fears over Afghan violence (Reuters)

A damaged police vehicle at the site of a bomb blast in Nangarhar province. Afghan and NATO forces killed at least 15 Taliban militants in an operation to retake control of a district the rebels captured three days ago(AFP/Khan Wali Kamran)Reuters - The Pentagon on Wednesday sought to play down the seriousness of growing violence in Afghanistan but declined to say the United States and NATO were winning their fight against Taliban insurgents.



Rice says North Korea must agree to strong verification (Reuters)

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) and North Korea's Foreign Minister Pak Ui-chun walk to their seats before a meeting between foreign ministers of the six party nations and Rice on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum in Singapore July 23, 2008. (Vivek Prakash/Reuters)Reuters - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday after talks with North Korea that she believed Pyongyang was under no "illusions" it had to agree to a strong mechanism to verify its nuclear activities.



Obama starts European tour in Berlin (AFP)

US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama talks to the media on his campaign airplane. Obama has arrived in Germany from Israel at the start of the European leg of his week-long international tour.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)AFP - US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama arrived in Germany from Israel on Thursday at the start of the European leg of his week-long international tour.



US calls for peaceful resolution of Thai-Cambodia flare-up (AFP)

North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui-chun (C) is escorted after talks between foreign ministers on North Korea on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum in Singapore. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed her North Korean counterpart to move rapidly on new nuclear disarmament steps but hailed the AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday called for a peaceful resolution to a dangerous border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia as Asia's main security talks were held here.



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