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fit the 'prosperity' picture painted by Washington? Of course the rates were manipulated!
one story grocery store. At a later time the top story was added putting in nine boarding
Putting more people in houses looks good on the books! Who cares if those same folks
rooms. There was a windmill outback to draw water for the store and the house across the
shouldn't be buying houses in the first place! So we get the scenario correct; Washington is
street. Ollie Stephens ( no kin to Geroge) ran a restaurant in it and had a juke box to dance to.
damned determined to make war in the middle East. People at home have to pay for that one
Lula Dampier ran it prior to Moses McCall who turned it over to his daughter Geraldine
way or another.
Stephens and her husband George and specialized in the best meat within many miles. Carlgene
Allowing sparkling low ARM products allows more house buying, making the do-
Mosley, from around Homestead and a meatcutter himself, bought it from the Stephens till he
mestic numbers look good, people are happier about the overseas money hemorrhaging. Fast
closed down the grocery in later years. Several ventures were tried in the old building made of
forward three and four years. Now those illusionary low rates are expiring and the reality of
native fieldstone but none ever panned out. Many locals would like to see the Town of Inglis
that $400K mortgage looms. Oh no, what's that you say? You can make the $700/month
apply for a grant and turn this sturdy rock structure into a historical museum for the area.
payment when the interest was 3.4% but not the REAL $1700/mo payment now that the
Classes from Central Florida Community College could be taught in the upstairs rooms and
interest is a more normal 8.6%? Oh boo hoo. Now what? Now the rest of us who live within our
bring something long missing to the town to the people. Grants could be applied for to
means have to bail you out via the wonderful FHA deciding to refinance you at sub prime
accompolish this mission. Myself and several past commissioners have tried to get the idea
loans. Why? Because according to them, 'averting a massive foreclosure is the right thing to
off the ground but maybe someday it will fly... After all it is the "historic building" in our
do.' Right for who? Well that's where it gets ugly. Right for the banking industry of course.
community.
Remember they have to look after their own. Oh yeah, and a lot of homeless white families
Inglis PD Completes Radiological Training
can't be too good for political business either; never mind New Orleans.
So, to you folks that are the recipients of this windfall my congratulations; you win
cialist, gave information from the Nuclear
Progress Energy recently provided
this time. You picked up the dice and rolled a winner; at my expense. I won't soon forget this
Regulatory Commission regarding the level
an 8 hour Radiological Monitoring and Re-
battle though and I will find a way to even up. I'm thinking of a time sometime near November
of security before and after 9/11 and also an-
sponse course to the Inglis Police Department
3, 2008 when I'll have an opportunity to start settling the score.
swered questions the officers had concern-
and reimbursed the Town of Inglis for the cost
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ing security. Gangi explained that a commer-
of sending the officers to the class.
cial nuclear power plant is one of the most
The class was instructed by John
secure facilities in the world.
MacDonald, the Radiological Emergency Plan-
John MacDonald instructed the of-
ner for Levy County Emergency Manage-
NEW HOURS
ficers on how to protect themselves and their
ment. John Stephenson and Steve Gangi from
Mon.-Thurs. 5am-9pm
communities during a response to a potential
the Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Plant's Divi-
Fri. & Sat.
accident at the nuclear power plant or during
sion of Emergency Preparedness were also
a response to a transportation accident in-
present to explain the plant's operations.
OPEN 24 HOURS
volving radioactive materials. The officers
John Stephenson, Division of Emer-
Inglis,fl
Sunday Close at 8pm.
were given a basic understanding of the dif-
gency Preparedness Supervisor for Crystal
ference between radiation and contamination
River Unit 3 Nuclear Power Plant, discussed
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