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LETTER FROM MATT WEBER
Things are getting hairy in America. I’m finding it difficult to keep track of the mounting calamities. Inflation is grinding down every family budget, gas prices seem to have no ceiling, and the pandemic refuses to go away for good. Everyone worries about war, we’re hearing whispers of a recession, and as I type this letter,
the shadow of higher mortgage interest rates. Renters are getting pinched as well, as prices are climbing along with the cost of groceries. There seems to be no economic relief in sight, but I always try to remember the old adage, “I cried when I had no shoes, until I met the man with no feet.” In other words, when
so keep tabs on your local food bank and contribute when you’re able. Join a neighborhood message-board to keep track of volunteer initiatives and donation drives. And be friendly to one another, because everyone is under stress. If everybody pulls together, maybe we can soon stop fretting
THINGS ARE LIKELY TO GET WORSE BEFORE THEY GET BETTER, SO STAY ALERT TO YOUR SURROUNDINGS FOR PEOPLE IN NEED. the country is in the grip of a babyformula shortage. Supplies of everything are scarce, and the nation feels rudderless. All that being said, most of our readers are homeowners, and that status alone gives you a position that many others will envy. Young up-and-comers are now delaying the purchase of new homes in
PUBLISHER JEREMY HOLLINGSWORTH jeremy@HIRpub.com EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MATT WEBER matt@HIRpub.com
you think you have it tough, someone else always has it tougher. It seems our leaders are asleep at the wheel, so it’s left up to us to take up the mantle on behalf of our communities. Things are likely to get worse before they get better, so stay alert to your surroundings for people in need. The less fortunate will suffer the most,
ADVISORY BOARD JIM BUTTERS RANDY STEPHENSEN DUSTIN SCHWAIGER RICHARD HAMILTON CHIP LOVELADY MARK CLEMENT
over the state of the world and go back to worrying about choosing the right color of paint for that new accent wall.
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