THE DAYS OF THE three-figure mortgage payment are long gone. Now, in order to pay the loan and all the ancillary costs of home ownership, it generally takes two steady, healthy incomes. When the top end of housing prices goes up, particularly new houses, the rest tend to follow. What were once high ... Continue Reading
Reaching Out to Neighbors in Need
YOU CAN FAIRLY judge a community by how well it handles a crisis. And how much it helps those most in need. On both counts Marquette and the surrounding towns have excelled. Immediately following the Pine Ridge fire on July 31st when 145 low income residents--some handicapped--were forced to leave their homes, the Red ... Continue Reading