Word: smalling
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...century-old institution. But in a new report, the National Trust for Historic Preservation argues that older schools, if renovated and upgraded, can be just as vital. The trust is interested in the preservation of the buildings as historic landmarks, but its report also argues that the decline of small, neighborhood schools has impaired our sense of community and led to large, impersonal campuses far from home. That's why most kids today can't walk or bike to school...
...Reasonable candidates to charge ahead next are energy (if oil stays over $25 per bbl.) and regional banks (if severe credit problems don't surface and the Fed cuts rates). Get rid of margin debt, definitely. And lower your expectations for future returns. But stay invested. Everyone in my small survey expected the Dow to be hitting new highs sometime next year...
Their three acres, a 10-minute walk from the small hilltop village of Viens, feature a garden with the requisite stone picnic table, a fountain waiting for a plumber and a driveway requiring four-wheel-drive vehicles. "The initial appeal of this area was due to all of the trite stuff, like the light, the food and the countryside," says Strait, 56, a former lawyer who once lived in Paris for five years. "We loved this part of France and wanted to get a new place while we both made the transition from full-time work to something completely different...
While most people can imagine affording a vacation in Tuscany, how many can manage to settle there? Certainly only the superrich can afford a big farmhouse with breathtaking views or a medieval castle with an inviting tower. Yet those with limited funds may find a decent apartment in a small town, such as Montalcino, for $300 a month...
...garden rents for about $600 a month and could be built for less than $200,000. A couple can live very nicely on $1,500 to $2,000 a month once housing is paid. Some, says Mary Alice, "live on Social Security--others on Social Security plus a small pension--and they live quite well." Many families, including the Sargents, hire a maid or gardener for about $1.60 an hour. The Sargents pay as they go for inexpensive medical care (although they could buy Mexican insurance for an annual $390 a couple) and owe no taxes in Mexico...