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Home & Local ServicesJune 20, 202613 min

Lorain County's CHIP program battles home repair crisis

A $1.6 million state grant is helping income-eligible homeowners in Lorain County fix roofs, furnaces, and electrical systems at no cost and the people running it say the need has never been greater.

On a cold morning in early 2024, Rob Duncan stood at a podium in Elyria and said something that many homeowners in Lorain County already knew from experience: keeping a house standing is expensive. "The cost to maintain a home can be a challenge," Duncan told assembled officials and residents, according to a release from the Lorain County Community Development Department. "We're grateful the Lorain County commissioners allow us to offer these programs to the residents of the County, who could use the extra...

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Home & Local ServicesJune 14, 202611 min

The $13 Billion Carrier With a Plumbing Problem Is Home. Now Come the Costly Repairs.

After nearly a year at sea with a failing sewage system, the USS Gerald R. Ford has returned to Norfolk and the Navy's most advanced carrier is about to teach the home services industry something about maintenance at scale.

A Ship Came Home With a Broken Sewage System On May 16, 2026, the USS Gerald R. Ford glided into Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, ending a deployment that had stretched to nearly eleven months the longest aircraft carrier deployment since the Vietnam War. The ship carried 4,600 sailors who had spent much of that time dealing with a sewage system that would not stop failing. Now, finally, the carrier is alongside a pier in familiar waters, and the real work begins. The country's newest and most expensive aircraft...

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