Tag: alabama

Should we be concerned, too? (via Keating’s Desk)

On By southwerkIn business ethics

It should come as no surprise that I am with the “we should be concerned” group.

However, I went to the web site, “Keating’s Desk,” read the post and almost went on. But I paused and looked at the article before and then I looked at the next one and the one after that. You just don’t want to stop. This is great stuff. A good writer who can think and has important issues in mind when he does.

I’ve added the web site to the favorites and intend to keep up with the writing there.

James Pilant

Should we be concerned, too? Keeping in mind what I wrote here about the safety of nuclear power plants, negligent oversight, and Alabama, this report from Yahoo news should be filed under Scary, too. Officials say that floodwater seeping into the turbine building at a nuclear power plant near Omaha on the banks of the Missouri River is not a safety risk. . . An 8-foot-tall, water-filled temporary berm collapsed at the plant early Sunday. Vendor workers are at the site to de … Read More

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Alabama Announces Foreclosure Prevention Program for Unemployed (via Loaning4Less.com™)

On By southwerkIn business ethics

This is an interesting idea. Partly paid for the federal government, the program tries to prevent families from being hit by two financial disasters at the same time, unemployment and the loss of a home. I am curious about one thing. If the feds have allocated 2 billion dollars to such programs and Alabama is going to use 162 million, who is using the rest of the money and for what? Is there some innovative program to save the unemployed’s homes that I am unaware of? If you know something about this, please let me know.

James Pilant

Alabama Announces Foreclosure Prevention Program for Unemployed Alabama Governor Robert Bentley recently announced the creation of Hardest Hit Alabama (HHA), a new program that will provide $162 million for foreclosure prevention efforts in the state. In August 2010, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced $2 billion in federal funding to provide additional assistance targeted at unemployed homeowners in states with the highest jobless rates. The Alabama Housing Finance Authority (AHFA) has been allocated $ … Read More

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