Monday, August 25th, 2008
End of March
Marilyn Brown signed a contract on July 7, 2007 with Alfred Soleck, a Oklahoma
contractor from her mother’s church, to build her home. After starting the build
and needing more and more of the money up front, he left them high and dry. Mr.
Soleck was arrested in Oklahoma on federal charges that included 6 criminal counts
of home repair fraud. Volunteers have been helping the Browns in building the
house and when the volunteers have to leave, well, its one day at a time. (more…)
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
On a typical summer day most cities in the world are several degrees warmer than the
adjacent countryside. It is known as the heat island effect. Our cities have become
hot and harsh environments and require a vast amount of energy to make life
comfortable. The strain on power lines is enormous, and electric companies must
scramble to meet peak demand. In fact, heat waves kill more Americans than all other (more…)
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