Just returned from another week of post-Katrina reconstruction in Mississippi. Although much appears to be back to normal, there’s still quite a bit of work to be done.
Take, for example, this house. Almost three years after the storm (local people rarely call it Katrina), the owners are still living in a trailer.

Since drywalling is one […]

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Went past a former place of employment a few weeks ago. The place has been out of business for almost eight years, and it’s been six years since any other business occupied the space.
The landlord’s attempts to lease aren’t going very well. It’s been for rent for a couple of years…

Before it rents, there’s some […]

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