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Jeff Donn and Holbrook Mohr Associated Press Published 10:52 AM EDT Apr 9, 2019 Natchez, Miss. – In this city known for pre-Civil War mansions, a young mother shared a government-funded apartment with her three small children and a legion of cockroaches. They lurked in the medicine cabinet, under the refrigerator, behind a picture on the wall. The mother nudged a bedroom dresser and more roaches skittered away as her 2-year-old son stomped on them. It was home, sweet home for Destiny Johnson and her kids – until she got fed up and moved out last month. Inspectors had cited the apartment complex with urgent health and safety violations for the past three years. Yet the federal government continued to pay Johnson’s rent at a property where a three-bedroom unit like hers can run $900 a month. “I’m not asking for the best,” she told a reporter weeks before leaving, “but something better than this, especially for these kids.” Health and … [Read more...] about Subsidized housing renters battle roaches, mold, leaks

A two-seat roadster produced by a short-lived Michigan company, the Kaiser Darrin was a case of grand aspiration meeting with minimal success. Kaiser Motors was founded in 1945 as a joint venture of the Henry J. Kaiser Company and Graham-Paige Motors Corporation. Kaiser wanted to get into passenger car production, while Graham-Paige wanted to sell more cars than they could as a cash-strapped independent brand with dated offerings. Sales figures totaled in the five digits for the new company as 1946 drew to a close. Kaiser continued to do well with its existing models, which included the Henry J compact sedan. Kaiser was content with the Henry J as it stood, but Kaiser’s designer, Howard Darrin, had bigger ideas. Reaching into his own pocketbook, he funded the Darrin’s roadster design himself. Atop the Henry J chassis, designer Howard Darrin penned a lightweight fiberglass roadster. Swooping curves paired with unique sliding pocket doors which disappeared into the front … [Read more...] about Rare Rides: A Very Rare Kaiser Darrin 161 Roadster, from 1951

LVVWD Installs Anodes in trenchAnodes connected to metal pipelines prevent corrosion Rust never sleeps and, beneath the streets of Las Vegas, neither do the efforts of the Las Vegas Valley Water District to protect the community’s buried water pipelines from corrosion. The results of these efforts are measured in gallons and dollars. Within the Las Vegas Valley Water District’s (LVVWD) 6,500-mile labyrinth of water delivery pipelines is a network of large water mains, arteries that carry water to every corner of the LVVWD’s 300-square-mile service area. A significant percentage of these large mains—more than 570 linear miles—is constructed of metal. While these alloy-based pipelines are stronger than materials like PVC, they are also susceptible to corrosion. Oxidation, or rust, is as much a law of nature as gravity, explains LVVWD Corrosion Control Engineer Dale Claassen, who for two decades has been doing battle with the corrosive force of nature. While … [Read more...] about LVVWD Works to Protect Water Pipelines from Rust

James David Dickson The Detroit News Published 2:57 PM EDT Sep 27, 2018 Nearly a week after a home in Harper Woods exploded after someone tried to steal a furnace causing a gas leak, a second home in the Wayne County suburb was found to have potentially dangerous gas levels after appliances were stolen. Both the exploded home and the home with high gas levels were vacant at the time, police said. Harper Woods police called Thursday's incident "very similar" to Friday's explosion on the 20800 block of Lennon, about 2.5 miles away. Thursday's incident took place about 11 a.m. on the 18900 block of Woodside. A realtor went to the home and smelled gas, noted a broken window, and called police, authorities said.   Police, along with DTE Energy, arrived and found that the home's furnace, hot water heater and dryer had been stolen and that the gas line to the dryer hadn't been shut off.  On Friday, two appraisers, a 66-year-old man and a … [Read more...] about Police: Appliance theft led to gas leak at 2nd Harper Woods home