Anderson Russell

As the foreclosure crisis continues to sow misery in Northeast Ohio, HUD which has owned more than 2,000 homes in Cuyahoga County in the last few years alone, has helped perpetuate the fallout with policies that, at times, makes the agency no better than a slum landlord or seller who flips properties without compunction, critics say. Read Full Story

Cleveland and HUD created a pilot program here that allows the city and nonprofit development groups to have first dibs on HUD homes valued at $20,000 or less. The worst homes are razed; salvagable homes are rehabbed Read Full Story

A report written for President Barack Obama’s transition team recommends a code of conduct for the way HUD deals with the property it owns. Read Full Story

Tom Hanks races to save the Vatican from a bomb threat in “Angels & Demons,” Adam Sandler needs friends as an ailing comedian in “Funny People,” and Mel Brooks shows off his quick wit in “The 2000 Year Old Man,” all arriving on DVD. View original here: New on DVD: ‘Angels & Demons,’ ‘Funny People’ and ‘The 2000 Year Old Man’ (The Cleveland Plain Dealer) Read Full Story

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