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Interview Archives: Housing
Monday May 21, 2012, 10:06 AM
Home Care
Scott Spies, Home Inspector, Spies Home Inspection
Host: David Inge
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Monday April 16, 2012, 10:06 AM
Home Care
Scott Spies, Home Inspector, Spies Home Inspection
Host: David Inge
Our topic will be home maintenance, and our guest will be Scott Spies from the Spies Home Inspection Service. We feature this topic every month and invite your questions on everything from windows and siding, to roofing and gutters, to attics and basements, just about anything that goes into the single-family home. If you’re thinking of making some changes or something needs to be repaired, you are welcome to call.
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Friday April 13, 2012, 11:06 AM
Homelessness in Champaign County
Beverley Baker, Director of Community Impact, United Way of Champaign County
Reverend Ervin T. Williams, Executive Director/Pastor, Restoration Urban Ministries
Host: David Inge
On any given night some 750,000 men, women and children are homeless in the U.S. In Illinois, it’s estimated that more than 14,000 people experience homelessness every night. We’ll look at homelessness in east central Illinois and talk about what local agencies are doing to address the problem.
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Categories: Community • Homelessness • Housing
Tuesday March 27, 2012, 11:06 AM
Affordable and Public Housing in Champaign and Vermilion Counties
Edward Bland, Executive Director, Housing Authority of Champaign County
Greg Hilleary, Executive Director, Danville Housing Authority
Host: David Inge
Many people in east central Illinois are struggling to find a safe, decent and affordable place to live. For some, public housing or housing choice vouchers can help, but there are long waiting lists for both. We’ll have more on the shortage of affordable housing.
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Categories: Government • Housing • Public Policy
Monday March 19, 2012, 10:06 AM
Home Care
Scott Spies, Home Inspector
Host: David Inge
Our topic will be home maintenance, and our guest will be Scott Spies from the Spies Home Inspection Service. We feature this topic every month and invite your questions on everything from windows and siding, to roofing and gutters, to attics and basements--just about anything that goes into the single-family home. If you’re thinking of making some changes or something needs to be repaired you are welcome to call.
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Monday February 20, 2012, 10:06 AM
Home Care
Scott Spies, Home Inspector
Host: David Inge
Our topic will be home maintenance. We feature this topic every month and invite your questions on everything from windows and siding to roofing and gutters to attics and basements, just about anything that goes into the single-family home. If you’re thinking of making some changes or something needs to be repaired you are welcome to call.
Play now:
Download: mp3 file
Monday December 19, 2011, 10:06 AM
Home Care
Scott Spies, Home Inspector, Spies Home Inspection
Host: David Inge
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Monday November 21, 2011, 10:06 AM
Home Care
Scott Spies, Home Inspector
Host: David Inge
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Monday May 16, 2011, 10:06 AM
Home Care
Scott Spies, Home Inspector, Spies Home Inspection
Host: David Inge
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Wednesday April 27, 2011, 10:06 AM
"American Dream to Nightmare: The Mortgage Crisis and Foreclosures in Illinois and the U.S., 2007-2010"
Cedric Herring, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Illinois, Chicago, and in the Institute of Government and Public Affairs; a Faculty Associate, the Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, University of Illinois, Chicago
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Finance • bankruptcy • Government • Housing









