[The Coopers bit. They purchased flood insurance and a DMP policy. Their mortgage payment is $1,500 to $2,000 a month. Their premium: $251 a year.] With the mortgage payment we have, it's like, 'Wow! One month, and it's paid!,' ... So, it was really a no brainer. |
[The homes swallowed by floodwaters posed a question the couple had never pondered:] What are they [Katrina victims] going to do? ... They still have to make mortgage payments. What would you do? |
At the time Mr. Schultz was gathering data for his book, Bill Cooper was Town Manager in New Gloucester. Bill's leadership, and that provided by the town's elected and appointed officials and volunteers, contributed to the development of the Tax Increment Financing District that encompasses the campus. The cooperation and support offered by local officials provided a positive environment for the Libra Foundation to implement its vision, renovation, and development of Pineland. |
Bottling is the one thing that is more challenging than harvest. Harvest is a process. Bottling is an event, like a performance. It's a firm date, and you have to be ready. And even when you are ready, you discover that the tolerances of the bottling line are much tighter than the tolerance of the glass manufacturers. We use tapered bottles, which always poses a challenge to the labeler. |
Every day brings something new ... from the nerve wracking to the mundane. |
He doesn't make the weather. This is one marmot's prediction. |
His imprint on Mira Costa will last forever. |
I didn't feel the board should've moved so fast on these things. |
If you have a large enough pocket of methane, it could explode, ... Gas is like water, it travels where it can and looks for openings. |
Residents love this community and we want to keep it the way it is. |
Take advantage of the 60-degree weather. Get the lawn raked up and the fertilizer down now. |
The biggest problem obstructing our progress was finding businesses owned by minorities that met the needs of the University. |
The residents want Fairway to remain the bedroom community that it is. |
The University of California system has a significant history of bringing great jobs and opportunities to their respective regions. At one point Tulare County was in contention for the UC. We feel that it is good for Merced and the Valley, but we want one of our own. |
Tulare County will lose a lot of good people and opportunities for the future by exporting our bright students to Merced, ... The benefits will be here for the Valley, just not as great for Tulare County. |