Continental Homes Inc.

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch . . . lobbyists try to bushwhack buyers of faulty homes

This Old $811,000 House

That's how much taxpayers shelled out for a historic house that will anchor a "serenity park." That's a lot of money, considering the sellers had offered to move the house--at their cost--to another park.

DEATH OF A WHIZ KID

BY AGE 30, SHELDON WEINER WAS ONE OF CHARLIE KEATING'S TOP LIEUTENANTS. TEN YEARS LATER, HE COMMITTED SUICIDE IN A TOY STORE PARKING LOT.

POLICE PROBE PLANNING PANEL

A VILLAGE PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBER IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. HE ALSO HAPPENED TO OPPOSE A COUNCILMEMBER'S PET DEVELOPMENT.

MANUFACTURING GOOD WILL

PHOENIX'S MAYOR DEDICATES FACTORY SHE'S BEDEVILED FOR SIX MONTHS

A LAME DUCK IN HOT WATER

AGAINST THE ADVICE OF CITY STAFF, INTERIM MAYOR THELDA WILLIAMS IS WORKING TO PUT HUNDREDS OF HOMES IN AN AIRPORT INCUSTRIAL PARK. BY THE WAY: ONE OF FRIENDS WIL MAKE $200,000 IF THE DEAL GOES THROUGH.