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Chicago starchitect Jeanne Gang says that better design--not just responsible financial models--can help lift America’s suburbs out of the housing slump. On the op-ed page of today’s
New York Times, Gang and
Fast Company’s own Greg Lindsay
argue that if you want to revive the flagging residential real estate market, you have to offer alternatives to traditional single-family homes, which fail to accommodate the domestic needs of many Americans.
By “Americans” they mean predominantly immigrants, who’ve flocked to the suburbs in spades. They point to Cicero, Il., a Chicago suburb with a large Latino immigrant population and an astronomical foreclosure rate:
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The Obama administration has set a goal for all 50 states to pass their own legislation to address licensing issues for military spouses, to make it easier to transfer professional licenses and certifications from one state to another, first lady Michelle Obama told a group of service members, spouses and officials in the Pentagon auditorium today.
“We know it’s an ambitious goal. We know it won’t be easy to achieve, but we also know that our nation’s military families have waited long enough,” Obama said, speaking about the initiative on stage with Army wife Ann Wells, Dr. Jill Biden, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey.
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To help U.S. troops ease back into civilian life, veteran Anthony Bravo Esparza offers them a haircut, and a safe and friendly place to hang out. Esparza — known to his friends as "Dreamer" — sees it as a way to help former soldiers find their way.
Last year, Army vet Paul Crowley went in for a haircut. Since then, he has become Dreamer's assistant. They sat down recently to talk about how their friendship began.
"I was totally out of hope. And part of that was the way I looked. I hadn't shaved in a couple of weeks; my hair was filthy and scraggly," Crowley says. "But getting the haircut made me feel, for lack of a better word, 'normal' — which I hadn't in a long, long time."
Chicago starchitect Jeanne Gang says that better design--not just responsible financial models--can help lift America’s suburbs out of the housing slump. On the op-ed page of today’s New York Times, Gang and Fast Company’s own Greg Lindsay argue that if you want to revive the flagging residential real estate market, you have to offer alternatives to traditional single-family homes, which fail to accommodate the domestic needs of many Americans.
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