U.S. Banks Working to Resolve Mortgage Crisis

The mortgage crisis in the United States and much of the world has been a major issue for many years now. Unfortunately due to economic trouble millions of people have lost jobs and income and have been unable to pay their mortgages. The good news is that as of today a number of banks are now starting to offer at least some sort of mortgage crisis resolution systems in a number of different forms.

A number of major banks have announced that they’re going to begin working with consumers to reduce the chances of foreclosure in many cases. Of course these banks are not simply going to forgive the debts but they are planning to offer reduced payments, or other support to those that simply cannot afford their mortgage payments. This effort comes after significant encouragement from the government any many state governments as well.

This is absolutely great news for the millions of Americans that are struggling to make ends meet. These banks don’t plan to openly announce how they will qualify people for the help project but they are hoping that it will be able to save a significant number of families from losing their homes. This is definitely great news for anyone with a mortgage.

Town rallies around Whitney to give her best Homecoming experience ever. Photo courtesy Dale G. Young / The Detroit News

Being named to the Homecoming court of your high school is many a girl’s dream but that dream turned into a nightmare when one 16 year old Michigan girl was voted in as a prank until her town rallied to support her. Many local businesses are contributing to the expense of the occasion so she can have a special night.

On September 13 2012, Whitney Kropp, a sophomore at West Branch’s Ogemaw Heights High School, learned that she had been voted in as part of the Homecoming court as a cruel joke. She had endured teasing before according to her mother Bernice Kropp, but nothing that compared with this.

Kids would point at her in the hallways and laugh. The boy who was chosen along with her dropped out of the program. Whitney was humiliated. She even endured teasing on Facebook. Whitney thought she was nothing but a joke to her classmates.

Before long, though, other kids began approaching her with support, encouraging her to take her place and not miss out on Homecoming. The student body of 800 elects a king and queen along with a prince and princess from each class to make up the Homecoming Court.

Dan Cwayna, the superintendent of the West Branch-Rose City School District, refrained from commenting on the situation out of respect for Whitney’s privacy other than to say he was aware of the situation.

The quiet, polite teen has decided to go to the dance with her boyfriend, who has been nothing but supportive throughout the ordeal. Her mom says they were all very angry at first but the outpouring of support from the community has been overwhelming.

When she learned of the prank, resident Jamie Kline started a Facebook page to garner support for Whitney. Though only 2100 people call West Branch home, the Facebook page has so far gathered more than 4000 likes from people throughout Michigan and across the nation. The page is filled with messages of support and shared experiences of bullying.

Among the businesses reaching out to Whitney is Jen Case, owner of Whit’s End Salon in West Branch She has offered to color and style Kropp’s hair at no cost to her. She understands that bullying is a serious problem and she wanted to do what she could to turn the trauma into a positive event.

Whitney’s gown, shoes, dinner and even a tiara are being supplied by other local businesses who share Case’s sentiments. They all wanted Whitney to have the night of her dreams.

Game Changing Cystic Fibrosis Treament Found

Cystic fibrosis is a very serious disease which affects millions of people and there is unfortunately no effective way to treat or cure the disease. Fortunately medical research has now shown that there might actually be a bright future.

Research released today shows what is being called incredibly good news. The results of a medical study are game changing according to a number of analysts and if they play out as expected there could be a cure or effective treatment in the very near future. The medication and treatment doesn’t actually cure patients of the disease but it does treat the most significant symptoms.

Researchers are incredibly happy that the results turned out as good as they did. It will only be a matter of time before the treatment becomes an off the shelf available treatment and when that happens millions of people will finally receive some much needed relief from a debilitating disease. Regardless of whether you or someone you know is affected by cystic fibrosis it is absolutely great news that such a major medical advancement has happened. Medical research has been achieving absolutely amazing things in the recent years and that it is only a matter of time before more and more cures or treatments are found. This is amazing news in every single way and the future looks very promising according to medical analysts and doctors around the world.