Archive for 2008
DECEMBER 2008
An Historic Year Comes to An End… And challenging times are no doubt ahead for America. We have a new president who is historic by virtue of his birth and ethnicity and we should pray for him and all of our leaders, that they will govern wisely. They certainly have many complex issues confronting them. [...]
NOVEMBER 2008
And The Next President Of The United States Is… Almost as soon as you receive this newsletter it will be time for our national elections. And this may well be the most important election of our lifetime. Sadly, much of what America was founded on is no longer considered relevant by the politicians of either [...]
OCTOBER 2008
Critical Election Choices Ahead Every four years as we prepare for presidential elections, we face important choices. And, during each election cycle, we hear endlessly from EVERY party that their candidate is the only one who truly understands and can manage the important issues facing our nation. It is a wearying process and can be [...]
SEPTEMBER 2008
The Absence of Order = Chaos Webster defines chaos as a state of extreme confusion and disorder. To borrow another phrase, the concept of chaos could be summed up by every man doing what is ìright in his own eyesî. No matter which definition or example you prefer, the reality is that without clear rules [...]
AUGUST 2008
If Everyone in the Community Was Just Like Me… What kind of community would this one be? That’s a question that all of us need to ask ourselves from time to time. Every year when we do home inspections there is a certain amount of complaining that takes place about the community maintenance requirements. If [...]
JULY 2008
Happy Birthday – U.S.A!! Our country will be 232 years old this July 4th! As nations go, we are still fairly young, but we have certainly come a long way from where we began. Arguably, not all of the ìprogressî has been good for our country. Nonetheless, we hope that everyone will take a few [...]
JUNE 2008
Do You Know Your Neighbors? Did you know that one of the best defenses against crime in any neighborhood is the residents who live there? How well do you know who lives next door to you? Are there different people living there today than were there yesterday? In Johanna Woods, we make a practice of [...]
MAY 2008
It’s Summertime! The days are getting longer, flowers are blooming, it’s getting warmer and the streets are filling up with kids who just want to have fun! What a great time of year. School will be out soon and activity all around Johanna Woods will be increasing. Our community is comprised of people of all [...]
APRIL 2008
Our Community is Growing! Spring is in the air! And after the winter and last few months we have had, it is certainly welcome. The trees we have left are budding and hopefully things will start looking green again very soon. It has been a busy and difficult year so far, but hopefully we will [...]
MARCH 2008
Addressing Community Concerns Several calls have been received in our office over the last couple of weeks asking if what is happening to Camino Villa will happen to Johanna Woods next. In case you don’t know, Camino Villa is a trailer park on 71st Street, across from the post office. The community as a whole [...]
FEBRUARY 2008
Ice Storm Clean-Up Continues The long and tedious process of recovering from the December ice storm is continuing. The creek area between 30th Street and 29th Place had the heaviest concentration of large trees, so this area saw a huge amount of damage. It is vital that we get this creek area cleared so that [...]
JANUARY 2008
The Year That Was No doubt each of us could take this heading and write several unique chapters about 2007. At this time of year we usually take some time to look back, to reflect on things we would like to change and then consider how to bring those changes about in the year to [...]