You Are Where You Live

"This is a link to Hotline which is one of the sources for the story which raised questions as to John Raese's place of residence. The link was provided by an anonymous commenter responding to a piece that I wrote about the young Mr Hamrick's radio appearance. You can look there for the writer's entire comment. There is much more to the article than what I pasted here. ....G"

John Raese, a well-known West Virginia industrialist, lives with his wife Liz and two daughters in a sun-baked mansion abutting the intercoastal waterway in Palm Beach, Co. Florida.

The Raeses love their home; Liz Raese volunteers at her daughters' school nearby. And for the past several years, Florida law has rewarded their fealty by subtracting $25,000 from their tax assessments -- a homestead exemption that any permanent resident of the state can claim.