I phone MOHELA on Friday inquire, and the woman said that “the terms had not changed; there was just a glitch when the loans came into their system.” I asked if this was happening to the thousands of others who had loans bought by MOHELA. She said yes, and that it’s incumbent on people to read their new statements carefully to catch the glitch if it happened to them.

I am outraged, and I’m really not a person prone to outrage. I’ve drafted a letter but am still working out where to send it. Any ideas?

Oh yeah: and I got yet another notice yesterday in the mail (post-convo w/ MOHELA) that listed my interest rate at 3.75 instead of 3.5%. WTF??

2: So you see no problem with pronouncing judgment on the company without even bothering to check with them if there was some kind of error? Your theory is completely plausible but not yet very well supported. I understand you don’t take more of your time out to chase it further, but hey, there’s always enough time to call them thieves on the internet eh?

Nice article. I agree that in this case, action would be better than the idleness and indecision has unfortunately delayed progress of any kind with the Franklin School. As an architect and someone with a strong admiration for this building, ideally I would like to see this building remain in public use but I will take what I can get in the name of preservation.

Too often, We, as concerned community members and citizens get caught up in wanting what would be an ideal solution without the perspective of how it may effect later outcomes. Historic Review Boards, Zoning regulations, and even sometimes ANCs, being afraid of what “may change” fail to act or consider the possibility that that change could be for the best. There are good and bad examples of such throughout our neighborhoods. The ANC’s firm stand on development in Logan Circle ultimately resulted in the beautiful, thoughtful and appropriate renovation of the townhome on the corner of P St. and the Circle; while historic restrictions an antiquated zoning regulation is keeping any business, public or private from re purposing the Mansion at 16th and Corcoran (former Green Door Clubhouse) because it can only be sold to a non-profit institution (and development dollars are difficult to come by these days).

There should always be time to listen to all sides of the argument and for our law makers and public servants to consider the needs of the community before making decisions. However, not everyone is going to be happy about those decisions all of the time. It is important to remember that communities and buildings are built to change and evolve. The best communities grow over time and are enriched by all who live, work, or travel there (as opposed to the uncomfortable feeling you get at the National Harbor development – Peeps store aside). However, careful planning understanding this evolution and possibility of change help private development from making decisions contrary to the success of the neighborhood.

In the case of the Franklin School, as a public building and landmark, whatever the ultimate outcome, it needs to benefit the public good. If the result is private sale to a private institution, those dollars should possibly be used to enhance our own public school system – the original goal of the building in the first place. There can be compromise, but the priority for everyone involved should be to get this building working again – vacant buildings will fall into disrepair very quickly and Historic designation or not, we need action.

As you know, The Franklin School is my favorite building in the city and I would like nothing more than to turn it into a Charter School or public educational foundation, but more, I want to see it preserved and occupied.

If you want to support those programs, groups, etc, why not give to them directly? I’ve supported the libraries in Arlington and Fairfax Counties and plan to do the same here.

What it seems like you really are asking is for them to raise everyone else’s taxes who are >= as wealthy as you.

If the airline affords you an opportunity to legally flash someone via one of their electrical scanners, shove a John Holmes replica dildo down your pants and go through the scanner grinning, winking, and pointing at your junk with a phone number and “CALL ME” written on your chest in marker.

Or if you’re enjoying the airline’s complimentary molestations, supplement the experience with a lot of “oh yeah… right there”, “more”, and “harder.” End it with a wink and a “you missed a spot…” Or just fake an orgasm.

Not sure if that will help your overall traveling experience, but it’ll make one hell of a story.

Why is airport security so devoid of logic and reason? Or do they not care that much about effectiveness; is the illusion of safety the product the airlines is selling since they know that 99% of travelers can’t tell the difference between good security and bad security?