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If I Were President…
“I would stop talking about red states and blue states and start talking about the United States. I would do what they do in church. Turn to the person next to you and say, ‘Peace be with you,’ and remember … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged Amazon wish list, community, dance party, dreams, economy, education, health care, Health insurance, money, mortgage, peace, president, rent, taxes, teachers, united states, unity
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Conundrum
Affordable housing is very important to us. We are landlords of three very nice small apartments on Capitol Hill. Our rents are purposely below market. We recently paid our property taxes for this year, and they nearly doubled. Question : How … Continue reading
One Check Away…
Years ago, I remember reading American Project: The Rise and Fall of a Modern Ghetto by Sudhir Venkatesh The book recently called to me (yes, I believe books pick you, not the other way around). I pulled it off my academic … Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged advocacy, book club, book review, cash support, clothing, economic crisis, familes, Government, housing, lifestyle, low-income families, Op Ed, politics, poverty, rent, school supplies, social work, social worker, Sudhir Venkatesh, TANF, tough times, transportation costs, utilities, welfare
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