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...People are scared, they aren't buying the big stuff," says Pat Hiban, a real estate agent at Keller Williams in Howard County's Ellicott City. "The sweet spot is in the low range." In 2005, Hiban's team sold 10 houses worth more than $1 million dollars. So far this year, they haven't sold any. That's why Hiban, like agents across the country, has retooled his business to target homebuyers of more modest means. "I'd rather have five sales for $200,000 than to sit and wait for $1 million," says Hiban, who now markets...
...third-tier candidate when he continually argued for energy independence, infrastructure spending and better preventive health care should take a closer look at Barack Obama's priorities. Huckabee's accomplishment was inspiring, his voice was heard, and his book should be read by everyone. David E. Anderson, ELLICOTT CITY...
...feel a comedian with such tremendous success initially in his career, like yourself, becomes better at their craft over time or do you think they lose their touch? -Daniel Iampieri in Ellicott City, Maryland I think the answer is one does not lose touch. One only gets better at their craft through work. It is a tricky question. The answer is also that as one gets older the core audiences are younger and their reference points are different. What they laugh at and find funny, as those opposed to me, who came out of the '60s and '70s, is different...
...what if the conflict is between your biological child and your stepchild? Balancing the scales of justice between them can test parents sorely. Susan Wallis, a kindergarten teacher in Ellicott City, Md., initially tried to defend her son Sam, now 10, when his three older stepsiblings teased him. "I'd react, 'My poor baby!'" she admits. Her husband Kent Davis suggested that when the kids fought, the disputants should bring their issue before both parents. Each child, without interruption and using "I" statements, would explain what happened and how it made him feel. The tactic has helped the kids recognize...
...These pictures speak to each of us on many different levels, evoking awe, horror, compassion and hope all at the same time." SHANA RUSONIS Ellicott City, Md. How often do those who have the good fortune to be comfortable, safe and secure take their situation for granted? Your collection, "The Best Photos of 2005," serves as a humbling reminder of the fragility of the human condition [Dec. 19]. In juxtaposing our vulnerability to Mother Nature's wrath with our suffering and violence at the hands of fellow human beings, those images of death and destruction do more than etch...