• Heads Up: 9.28.07
  • Gulf Coast cities trying to shut down FEMA trailer parks. USA Today DOTs say new lingo is needed for "structurally deficient." AP Introducing ...
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  • Separate. Equal?
  • Six months ago, gay-rights advocates cheered as a same-sex civil union law took effect in New Jersey. But now, many of those people say civil ...
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  • Heads Up: 9.27.07
  • What's Larry Craig got to do with childhood obesity? YouTube Dallas teachers in hot water over gold-plated trip to Canada. Morning News Terror plot on ...
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  • A Streetcar Named Divisive
  • What's public transit for? Is it a way to provide government-subsidized transportation with the goal of moving the most people possible? Or is it part of a larger strategy to encourage walkable, livable cities with neighborhoods clustered around transit stations?
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  • Heads Up: Brad Pitt Edition
  • Brad (with Bill Clinton) unveils Florida's plans for first large-scale solar power plant. St. Petersburg Times Brad announces plans (and donates $5 million) for 150 storm-safe, eco-friendly ...
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  • Heads Up: 9.26.07
  • If you're a married female driver in Georgia, you may be in trouble. AJC A not-so-brief history of the City of Los Angeles. LA Times ...
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  • Always Good for a Ride
  • Seattle's atwitter over a streetcar line being built in the city's South Lake Union neighborhood. Not because the residents just get giddy for public transit (...
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  • Backroom Bipartisanship
  • Yesterday's news is that the U.S. Department of Transportation, with the approval of the White House, fought behind the scenes to stop California from ...
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  • Heads Up: 9.25.07
  • Political appointees make for bad bureaucrats. Journal of Politics Response to ad plans for Golden Gate is lukewarm. Contra Costa Times A mini-horse in Arden ...
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  • Does This Ring a Bell?
  • Tom Leppert, Dallas' new mayor, won his first major policy battle by overturning an interesting policy with a dull name: "verified response." Under ...
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