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Lifting Saggy Pants Miraculously Solves All of Flint's Problems
Posted By: Zach Patton | July 14, 2008
You know Flint, Michigan? The place so decimated by job losses that it's sort of become synonymous with Rust Belt poverty? Well, fear not! ...
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Where to Get "Grande" Ideas for Government
Posted By: Mark Stencel | July 11, 2008
I have a big idea for Starbucks. OK, it's at least a "tall" idea: a drink-to-own policy. Instead of the frequent-drinker cards offered ...
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NYC Explores Bike-Sharing
Posted By: Elizabeth Daigneau | July 11, 2008
Washington, D.C. is well on its way toward implementing the nation's first large-scale bike-sharing program (although the launch has been delayed a bit). Looks ...
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Potayto, Potahto?
Posted By: Zach Patton | July 10, 2008
Outside magazine just came out with its 2008 list of the "Best Towns" to live in. (Side Note: I've been fortunate enough to ...
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Five Reasons to Love Birmingham's New City Center
Posted By: Zach Patton | July 9, 2008
The Pentagon is heading for Birmingham! Okay, not the Pentagon. But the Alabama city might be getting a shiny new five-sided building all its ...
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The Out-Googling of Governments
Posted By: Josh Goodman | July 7, 2008
I just googled Louisville and was surprised by the result. The first hit? Louisville.com, an entertainment Web site. Number two? The University of Louisville. ...
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Gruesome Hospital Vids Lead to Changes
Posted By: Zach Patton | July 2, 2008
By now you've probably heard about the disturbing security video from New York's Kings County hospital. It shows a patient -- who's already been waiting ...
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