Heads Up: 9.11.06

Regulations in Houston make it hard to be pedestrian-friendly. Houston Chronicle

OR community opts off the grid. Seattle Times

CA's CO2 limit: All hot air. WSJ (subs req'd)

Neediest Utahns lose their food stamps. Salt Lake Tribune

What hath OR's takings initiative wrought? New West

Chicago corruption explained. Slate

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