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The home ownership process for Native Americans has been hobbled by bureaucratic delays and regulations.


Rick Renzi

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"Brother!" Tyson crushed Frank in a hug.
Percy ...
RICK RIORDAN Elections only happen in two ways," Reyna said. "Either the legion raises someone on a shield after ...
RICK RIORDAN You speak horse?" Hazel asked.
"Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing," Percy said. "Uh, I mea...
RICK RIORDAN Frank stared at him. "Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hu...
RICK RIORDAN They're Lares. House gods."
"House gods," Percy said. "Like...smaller than real gods, but large...
RICK RIORDAN I'm fine!" Percy yelled out as he ran by, followed by a giant screaming bloody murder.
RICK RIORDAN This is Leo. I'm the... What's my title? Am I like, admiral, or captain, or..."
"Repair boy." RICK RIORDAN Reyna sent me to get Percy," Frank said. "Did Octavian accept you?"
"Yeah," Percy said. "He sla...
RICK RIORDAN Percy scowled. "I-I know you."
Nico raised his eyebrows. "Do you?
RICK RIORDAN Annabeth's face, her blond hair and gray eyes, the way she laughed, threw her arms around him, and g...
RICK RIORDAN Two hundred Romans, and no one’s got a pen? Never mind!"

He slung his M16 onto his bac...
RICK RIORDAN There!" Mars finished writing and threw the scroll at Octavian. "A prophecy. You can add it to your ...
RICK RIORDAN Jeez, Hazel," Percy said, "tell your horse to watch his language."
Hazel tried not to laugh. "W...
RICK RIORDAN Hey!" said the guy in the video. "Greetings from your friends at Camp Half-Blood, et cetera. This is...
RICK RIORDAN Life is only precious because it ends, kid.
RICK RIORDAN Now, come over here so I can pat you down."
"But you don't have-" Percy stopped. "Uh, sure." RICK RIORDAN Can you surf really well, then?"
I looked at Grover, who was trying hard not to laugh.
"Je...
RICK RIORDAN Hera, do not dare take credit! You have caused at least as many problems as you fixed!
RICK RIORDAN He wondered if...his dad, Zeus, would write him a note: “Please excuse Jason from eternal damnatio...
RICK RIORDAN Usually I give demigods something simple like a shopping trip, singing a funny song, that sort of th...
RICK RIORDAN Nico danced around like he needed to use the restroom. "Does Zeus really have lightning
bolts t...
RICK RIORDAN If you look at it from any other side, it looks like a pile of enormous deer droppings, but Chiron w...
RICK RIORDAN Thalia blushed. "Hi, Lord Apollo."

Zeus's girl, yes? Makes you my half sister. Used to be...
RICK RIORDAN The god of wine looked around at the assembled crowd. “Miss me?”

The satyrs fell over...
RICK RIORDAN My faithful companion, Zoe Nightshade, has passed into the stars. I must have a new lieutenant. And ...
RICK RIORDAN