Tag: recession

  • Food prices will go up

    The managing editor Shea Wilson is leaving Jan. 28. The rest of the staff was asked to write editorial columns the next couple weeks or so until we get a new managing editor. This is my first to be published. joan Middle and lower-income families can expect a greater financial pinch in the upcoming months…

  • Prayer meeting in the park

    The economic crunch of recent years hit real estate related businesses hard. The number of homes sold dropped along with the price of houses. Even the task of appraising houses for their market value declined. This job that had once supported my friend left her looking elsewhere for employment. Month after month calls asking for…

  • poverty with plenty

    Abundance in the midst of a recession. It is the only way to describe the current economic crunch. The sharp financial downturn of recent years has increased the unemployment to double digits. Requests for services from charitable organizations and federally funded assistance programs have risen significantly. Shopping has increased at thrift stores, consignment shops and…