By Gery L. Deer

CNN iReports, The Jamestown Comet.com

Current statistics show approximately 1.3 million American seniors now reside in nursing homes at an annual cost of more than $83,000 per room. As more of the population comes to retirement age in the next decade, those numbers are expected to triple. Some seniors, however, are choosing to invest money to modify their current homes to meet specific accessibility needs so they can remain there as long as possible.

The professional building …

By Gery L. Deer
The Jamestown Comet.Com

RIVERSIDE,OH – Riverside, Ohio resident Marty Walling started his professional career in 1977 on the factory floor as an apprentice at the Inland Division of General Motors. Multiple layoffs and inconsistent work helped him to decide on a career change into the building trades.

“I had always dabbled in building and construction, so I left GM in 1982 and went to work for a builder in Beavercreek, Ohio who was putting up …

By Gery L. Deer
The Jamestown Comet.Com

As traditional fossil fuel-based energy becomes more expensive, building industry innovators are exploring ways to create building technologies that are environmentally friendly, cost effective and provide multiple benefits to the occupant. As a whole, the construction industry has poured millions of dollars into research and development to come up with building techniques that meet the demands of the public while satisfying the goals of the government’s move toward green technology.

One result …

By Gery L. Deer
The Jamestown Comet.Com

“Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, ‘Whom shall I send and who will go for us?’ Then said I, ‘Here am I; send me.’” – Isaiah 6:8

DAYTON, OH – APRIL 25, 2010 – With a death toll estimated near 230,000, the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit the Caribbean nation of Haiti on January 12th is one of the worst natural disasters in history. Four months later, even in the …