Canton plan to turn homes into businesses opposed (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
First neighbors tried to work it out. They failed. Next lawyers crafted a compromise. It crumbled. Then Canton Mayor Cecil Pruett tried to resolve a controversy that has split an old-fashioned downtown neighborhood of craftsman cottages, colonial revival and folk Victorian homes. Some want to turn more homes on the edge of the historic downtown to businesses. But many of those living there are ......more...Named storm forms off East Coast (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
MIAMI --Subtropical Storm Andrea formed Wednesday off the southeastern U.S. coast, more than three weeks before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters said....more... Battlefield's past bloody, future cloudy draws fire (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The tranquil stretch of rolling farmland in the northern tip of Henry County offers no hints of its bloody past. In 1864, shortly after the Battle of Atlanta, Union soldiers rode to the Nash family farm, looking to destroy Confederate supply lines. The Rebels surrounded the Union troops, and more than 500 soldiers from each side died in the battle at the farm, known as Kilpatrick's Raid....more... See White House replica, other intown surprises (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Did you know you could see a White House replica just by driving down down Briarcliff Road in north DeKalb County? Or that remnants of a Civil War fort still can be seen in Grant Park? Or that an 1800s cemetery containing the remains of several generations of a local family sits in a mall parking lot on Memorial Drive? These are among several quirky, little-known features of intown neighborhoods. ......more... State: Mom starved 27-pound boy to death in Ciambrone case (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
Prosecutors and defense attorneys present their opening arguments in the trial of a Bradenton woman charged with murder....more... Frenzy of risky mortgages leaves path of destruction (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - On September 15, 2004, the clock was ticking on Lelon DeWitt's life and his subprime loan....more... Frenzy of risky mortgages leaves path of destruction (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News)
On September 15, 2004, the clock was ticking on Lelon DeWitt's life and his subprime loan. When the transmission repairman underwent open-heart surgery, he told his mortgage broker he didn't want a housing loan that was in the works....more... Frenzy of risky mortgages leaves path of destruction (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
(This is the first in a series of feature stories about the turmoil that has swept the subprime mortgage industry....more... Frenzy of risky mortgages leaves path of destruction (EARTHtimes.org)
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