by Blanche Evans

The nation is learning a tough lesson — that designing our lifestyles around cheap gas was a short-sighted mistake for two reasons.
We’re vulnerable and the amount of what we use is unsustainable.
First, we’re using twice the energy we did before the first oil embargo of the 1970s which makes us vulnerable to pricing, […]

by Kenneth R. Harney

They’re not overwhelming yet, but definite signs of improvement continue to pop up in real estate around the country.
Take the latest home resale report: Sales were up by 2 percent nationally in May, and up 5.5 in the Midwest and 4.6 percent in the Northeast.
Condo sales also jumped 5.5 percent nationwide.
Sales of […]