Collective anxieties and frayed nerves have us all refreshing our browser pages for the latest updates on the war in the Ukraine. Not since the Cuban Missile crisis have we teetered so closely to the brink of war. Nuclear proliferation has forever changed diplomacy. Many of us don’t know an existence without the small fear…
February isn’t typically known for killer tornadoes in the South. When it comes to severe weather, it’s another weather phenomenon that gets the most attention. Snow. Even a few swirling flurries send the most hardened southerner scurrying to the grocery store for milk and bread. No, we will take that back. even the slightest mention…
Why don’t factories and warehouses have tornado shelters? Don’t employees deserve safe working conditions to earn a living wage? Considering their mammoth floor plans, there should be more than enough room for life-saving storm shelters. Following a December tornado that claimed the lives of six Amazon workers in Illinois, public health officials are asking that…
No one can doubt the incredible forces of Mother Nature. Even to this day, humanity has been unable to replicate nature’s raw intensity. Take for example, the Tonga volcanic eruption. Last month’s explosion continues to baffle scientists. Weeks after the explosion, they continue to wrap their heads around this exponentially volatile event. At the closest…
Tax season is quickly approaching. If you’re one of the more than 60 million Americans who will receive a tax return this year, only one question remains. What should you spend your tax return on? For many, tax return season is like a second Christmas. You can finally purchase that big screen television or take…
Putting partisan politics and petty differences aside, state lawmakers green-lighted a robust economic relief package following the Kentucky tornado outbreak. In all, 77 people were killed during the record-breaking line of storms, which leveled entire communities as residents continue clean-up efforts. To infuse a prospect of hope and future prosperity, commonwealth legislation frees up $200…
To apply for the Ohio Safe Room Rebate Program, homeowners have until 5 p.m. Feb. 4, to register on the Ohio EMA website: https://ema.ohio.gov/ema_saferoom/saferoom-concept.aspx. We cannot file on your behalf. Funds are limited. Storm weary Ohioans might soon catch a break thanks to a statewide rebate program. The state’s Emergency Management Agency is currently accepting…
The dream of homeownership is quintessential to the American experience, but lately that dream has been tempered by the realities of a fluctuating market. Rising property values and a scarce market have driven the average price of homes through the roof. Compounded by the housing demands of the coronavirus pandemic and the precipitating urban exodus,…
Shelter is a basic human commodity that no one should go without due to financial constraints. Several Alabama lawmakers agree and recently introduced legislation to offset the costs of constructing storm shelters. Beginning this January, all Alabama homeowners will be eligible for a $3,000 storm shelter tax credit. While the tax credit is unlikely to…
Tornado season is never-ending. With funnel clouds now touching down in nearly every corner of the nation, any prevailing sense of calm is coming into question. Changing climate dynamics and unsettled weather patterns continue to stump seasoned meteorologists. Even with advances in radar detection, densely populated areas remain at the mercy of these killer storms.…