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Homes have gotten pretty expensive these days

2 years 8 months ago
Matt Darling is puzzled: "In recent years, however, homeownership has become unavailable to more people than ever before, including white-collar workers and even members of the managerial classes." ??? https://t.co/jmByEZ0eXt pic.twitter.com/XVpsjhyAjK — Matt Darling 🌐🏗️ (@besttrousers) October 18, 2023 It's true that the overall homeownership rate hasn't changed much recently, which might cause you to ...continue reading "Homes have gotten pretty expensive these days"
Kevin Drum

Lueking Has Incredible Summer, Fall For Tigers, Is A Johnston Law Firm Female Athlete Of The Month

2 years 8 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Maya Lueking, an Edwardsville girls cross country senior, has been a consistent performer throughout the 2023 season. She was recently part of a group of Edwardsville runners who placed in the top 10 in the conference with a time of 18:52.91 in East St. Louis. She finished second in the women's race at the 27th annual Mud Mountain race this summer, the annual fund-raiser for the EHS cross country and track teams, as well as the teams at both Lincoln and Liberty Middle Schools at SIU-Edwardsville's famed Mud Mountain cross country course. She posted a time of 20:30.1 for the 5,000 meter race. The Tigers' Lueking started the season off in style with a 12th-place finish at the Pete Robinson/Harry Lang Granite City Invitational Meet in Wilson Park, with a time of 18:58.8. For her efforts this season and over the summer, Lueking is a Johnston's Law Office Female Athlete of the Month. In her post-race interview after the Mud Mountain event, she said she was feeling really

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Surprise! Jim Jordan is not a fiscal conservative.

2 years 8 months ago
Jim Jordan, in an apparent attempt to bolster his tax cut bona fides, has suggested he would support raising the cap on the state and local tax deduction. This would cut taxes by about $50 billion, mostly for the affluent, but even some Republicans are unimpressed: Senate Finance GOPer Tillis called this “the worst possible ...continue reading "Surprise! Jim Jordan is not a fiscal conservative."
Kevin Drum