Brian Gongol
Is the Federal Reserve about to raise interest rates yet again? A lot of people holding debt on variable interest rates or who bought their homes on adjustable-rate mortgages are certainly hoping not.
Here's an idea whose time is certainly here: Katrina cottages, which are small but easily-fabricated permanent homes that can be rapidly deployed to a disaster-stricken area. It seems like these homes would be a much better option than FEMA's use of trailers to house people displaced by Katrina. Many of them are still living in those trailers.
Des Moines residents, be forewarned: I-235 reconstruction could make a mess of the morning rush hour. Stay tuned for updates with Van and Bonnie.
Discover for yourself Congress's short attention span and the most daffy ideas and plans for killing Fidel Castro.