Charity Cicardo
News, Views and Other Happenings
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Vintage RVs: What a hoot!
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Americans have a love affair with their cars and trucks, and collectors truly obsess over their antique models. Well, t
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06/09/2009
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Florida Lawmakers Raid Mobile Home Trust Fund
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Mobile home, condominium and timeshare owners in Florida may be surprised to learn that the Legislature has taken $6 mil
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06/03/2009
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Avoid Lawsuits; Apply Residency Policies Equally
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Jet Park is a lovely 264-space waterfront community in Palmetto, Florida. Unfortunately, the board of directors tried to
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05/26/2009
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DI Bags will still be produced
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After all of the pats on the back, it seems making handbags wasn't cost effective for Decorator Industries. The com
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05/18/2009
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Florida's 2009 Legislative Session: Hopes Are Dashed Again
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There were two bills introduced this legislative session in Florida that would have beefed up the current mobile home la
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05/12/2009
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Texas Leads Nation in New Manufactured Home Shipments
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Where are new manufactured homes being shipped to? The southern states are seeing more new home shipments than any other
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04/28/2009
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Innovation saves RV workers
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Decorator Industries in Goshen, Indiana, which used to manufactured window treatments and bedding for RVs, is now making
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04/07/2009
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RV industry: Bright spots can still be found
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It must be difficult to be the cheerleader for an industry that has just had its worst year in decades. But the Recreati
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03/23/2009
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Building homes: A great way to volunteer!
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Habitat for Humanity International, the nonprofit organization well known for building homes all over the world, began a
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02/24/2009
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New RV innovations turn heads
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Although the RV industry is taking a beating during this economic downturn, it is also seeing some real innovation. Peop
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02/12/2009
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Chain e-mails: Fact or Fiction?
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We hear people say that the Internet is filled with inaccurate information, yet we don’t really listen, which is a
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01/26/2009
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12 States use RV friendly road signs
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Recently California became the twelfth state to erect RV friendly highway signs to indicate facilities, such as gas stat
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01/13/2009
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Animal Rescuer: RVer of the Year
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It's a new year and it's nice to see a heartwarming story in the news, since these types are so few and far betw
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01/07/2009
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Where's the best RV park in the U.S.?
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Christmas is almost upon us so it seems appropriate to announce that Lake Rudolph Campground and RV Resort in Santa Clau
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12/23/2008
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Outdated electronics clutter your closet? Get paid to dispose of them
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What do you do when old electronic gadgets are ready to be pitched? Now there are places that will take outdated electro
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12/05/2008
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Skies Over Mobile Home Park: Could This Be Alien Spacecraft?
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This morning (Nov. 24) the community manager at Ranchero Village in Largo, Florida, took these photos of the early morni
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11/24/2008
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Plastic Bags: Ongoing Threat to Environment
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Rvers and mobile home owners are well known for taking care of their parks and communities. Without sounding too much l
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11/18/2008
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This mobile home actually walks!
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The Walking House is a mobile home in an entirely different sense from what we know. The house, a creation of N55, a Dan
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11/13/2008
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Look what they built with Legos!
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At one point in everyone's life, we've played with Legos, those little red bricks that connect together. I coul
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11/06/2008
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Michelle Obama: Hope for all Women
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In a recent issue of Newsweek Magazine, writer Allison Samuels discusses how Michelle Obama could be a real-life role mo
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11/06/2008
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Spammers Shut Down
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Two New Zealanders accused of making millions by bombarding people with spam have had their assets frozen, according to
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10/29/2008
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Don’t be misled by the media
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I used to teach a couple of college level mass communication courses. On the first day of class I would explain that one
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09/23/2008
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RV That's a Yacht
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Yes, Dorothy, there is an RV that drives like a yacht through water. As difficult as it is to believe, Cool Amphibious M
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08/23/2008
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RV Weekly Update: News You Can Use
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RVs: A New Advertising Medium
Sanibel, Florida, is using an RV to advertise the benefits of vacationing on t
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07/28/2008
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RV Fun Facts
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The Minneapolis StarTribune reports the following fun facts:
-There are more than eight million RVs in the U.
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07/28/2008
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Ft. Worth, TX, Eliminates RV Parking
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Effective October 1, a new ordinance will eliminate the parking of RVs, boat trailers and other large vehicles 26 feet o
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07/28/2008
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Film set needs RV
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Would you like to see how a film is made? A short film set is looking for an RV to use as a production unit for the wee
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07/28/2008
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RV News
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TENNESSEE: FIRST RV WASH OPENS
For most RVers, the only way to wash the vehicle is to grab a brush, bucket an
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07/09/2008
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Mobile Home News From Around the U.S.
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IOWANS GET TEMPORARY HOUSING
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has leased 301 sites in
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07/09/2008
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Top 10 tips for saving gas
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There have been hundreds of articles written about how to save gasoline while driving. The best list I’ve seen comes fro
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07/09/2008
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Cross the border for cheap gas
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Residents of San Diego are driving across the border to Tijuana to gas up their cars. Why? Gas prices in Mexico are runn
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07/09/2008
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Clever Caption Contest
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We at mymobilehomespace.com enjoy contests and a new one has begun.
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07/09/2008
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Biking events: See the country while raising money
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Many RVers and mobile home owners are biking enthusiasts. Whether you lik
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07/09/2008
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Need Gas Money? Check out our Photo Contest
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Only a few days are left to submit a pet photo for mymobilehomespace.com Funniest Pet Photo Contest. The prize is $500
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06/23/2008
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Midwest hit hard by floods
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I was visiting the Midwest, specifically central Illinois, over the weekend and did not realize how bad the flooding had
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06/12/2008
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Top 5 rules before moving into a mobile home community
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It's rare when mobile home legislation to protect homeowner's right is introduced, and even more rare if it pass
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06/03/2008
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Mobile Homeowner Writes Award-Winning Book
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Although being president of a mobile homeowners association is practically a full-time job in itself, Constance Irvin, f
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06/03/2008
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Gas prices spiraling toward $9 per gallon in Europe
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Although gas prices are reaching record highs in the U.S., they are also reaching record highs around the world. In Fran
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05/28/2008
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Thanks to plastic bags, the world is a dump
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At a Memorial Day weekend event on the beach I saw a 10-year-old boy running across the sand with an empty beer can (yes
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05/27/2008
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Who's behind a website?
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Most users of the Internet do not take the time to figure out who is behind the website they are using. Many Internet u
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05/23/2008
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Gas Prices Worldwide
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As gas prices inch toward $4 a gallon, Americans are having a difficult time realizing that gasoline will never be as ch
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05/23/2008
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Parrot gets lost; explains where he lives
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In the world of unusual behavior, this story is pretty amazing.
According to the Associated Press, Yosuke,
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05/23/2008
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Hand-held cell phone ban begins July 1 in California
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Visitors to California should be aware of the hand-held cell phone ban in vehicles, effective July 1. Drivers will be ab
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05/16/2008
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States offering more Alternative Fuel Stations
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California and Texas lead the nation with the most alternative fuel stations available for motorists with 860 and 630, r
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05/12/2008
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Gas Tax ‘Holiday’ would eliminate 300,000 Jobs
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Why do politicians believe the American people are stupid? Both parties are guilty of selling dumb ideas that are bad fo
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05/12/2008
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Which States Receive Most Mobile Home Shipments?
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Texas leads the U.S. with the most mobile home shipments through February 2008, the latest figures available, with 1,052
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05/08/2008
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Best Gas Prices and Other Travel Tools
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Are you traveling to another state and would like to check gas prices along the way? To assist our members when they are
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05/08/2008
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Camping World and NASCAR: A Perfect Fit
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Camping World, an RV and outdoor accessories business, is the latest company to jump on the NASCAR bandwagon. The compan
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05/08/2008
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Campsites Closing Due to Beetle Epidemic
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It’s going to be more difficult to find a campsite in Colorado and Wyoming this year due to a pine beetle epidemic
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05/06/2008
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RV Street Parking Causing Stir
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How long should an RV be parked on the street? This is a question the El Cajon, California, City Council is wrestling w
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