Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.

Page 4 · column 3 of 6 · from the scan, no model involved

The clipping this text was read from
The clipping this text was read from

I have worked long and hard

for the right, the dream, of owning my home and property. Real estate taxes that have more than quadrupled in the last two years will inevitably be the end of this dream.

What will happen in 15 to 20 years when I retire, when my fixed income won’t support the yearly tax bill for property long paid for? Is this what we’ve come to, chasing out all but the wealthy? This kind of escalation is exclusive and discriminating. I don’t fault the high income, hard working people from the D. C. area who want to live here. They deserve their dreams too. I fault a sys

94.6%