Tag Archive | "American Dream"
KWMU Programs–Updated
Over the next few weeks KWMU will air four documentaries from American RadioWorks. The programs will help explain the economic crisis we’re facing. Foreclosure City – Airs Tuesday, May 5th, 8:00 – 9:00pm American RadioWorks looks at the roots and the fall-out of the Las Vegas foreclosure crisis, and tells the stories of residents trying to build new [...]
Continue reading...The American Dream
Thursday, March 26, 2009
President and CEO of Beyond Housing – Chris Krehmeyer – talks about what the American Dream means to him, and how he has seen it change ove the course of his life. Chris has a regular blog, which you can find by clicking here and regularly posts to his twitter account www.twitter.com/chriskbeyond. I was born on the [...]
Continue reading...The Financial Crisis Explained, Part 2
Friday, March 13, 2009
A few days ago we posted the first of four clips from our town-hall call-in program that aired in January. In this second segment, Ruth Ezell talks to the panelists about credit cards—the dangers of using credit cards like cash, and the importance of understanding the terms of your credit cards. This clip [...]
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
In January 2009, KETC/Channel 9 gave students from St. Louis University Flip cameras to interview their friends and peers about their visions of the American Dream. The videos are fantastic, and what I like most is the optimism of the students. They realize that times are tough right now and that the economy isn’t doing [...]
Continue reading...New From the St. Louis Beacon – Anatomy of a foreclosure (part 2)
Thursday, September 25, 2008
September 25, 2008 Anatomy of a foreclosure: how an adjustable rate mortgage led to crisis (Part 2) By Mary Delach Leonard, St. Louis Beacon staff Part 2 of 3 The collapse of some of the nation’s oldest financial institutions started on Main Street America with hundreds and thousands of homeowners such as 56-year-old Maureen McKenzie of Kirkwood [...]
Continue reading...New From the St. Louis Beacon – Anatomy of a foreclosure (part 1)
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
September 24, 2008 Anatomy of a foreclosure: For Sale – A house full of memories (Part 1) By Mary Delach Leonard, St. Louis Beacon staff Part 1 of 3 The collapse of some of the nation’s oldest financial institutions started on Main Street America with hundreds and thousands of homeowners such as 56-year-old Maureen McKenzie of Kirkwood who [...]
Continue reading...Foreclosures: The Problem Is Growing; Seek Help Early
Monday, June 23, 2008
Originally published by The St. Louis Beacon on Monday, June 23, 2008: By Mary Delach Leonard, St. Louis Beacon staff Over the coming weeks, the Beacon, in partnership with KETC/Channel 9, will be reporting on the sticky web of issues surrounding foreclosure - a crisis for nearly 2 million Americans, including thousands in the St. Louis region who have lost their stake in the American Dream.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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