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  NAC welcomes new guest columnist Evan Miller from The New Argument

  Jeffrey Hill | Thu, Mar 27th, 2008 | Category: NAC News | City: NAC News | Tags: commentary, jeffrey hill, news, clinton, guest, evan miller, the new argument, politicians, washington d.c., magazine, guest columnist | 0

  Next American City is proud to announce that Evan Miller, editor of The New Argument (the Washington D.C.-based political news blog that broke the Hillary Clinton commercial baby plant story), will be contributing a weekly column to Next American City’s Daily Report every Wednesday, starting next week.

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• Columnists

  Celebrities descend upon Milwaukee: Who will do their dry-cleaning?

  Dave Steele | Thu, Feb 14th, 2008 | Category: Report | City: Milwaukee | Tags: commentary, dave steele, milwaukee, condominiums, dry-cleaning, east side, celebrities, oprah, prospect avenue, halle berry, brewers, screech, gold coast, university club, high school of the arts | 1

  What do Oprah’s mom, the guy who played Screech on Saved by the Bell, and Halle Berry have in common? They either currently live, or have recently lived, along Milwaukee’s “Gold Coast:” Prospect Avenue, a row of ritzy condo towers lining the Lake Michigan shoreline. (Yes, that’s right: the Halle Berry.)

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• Headlines

  Flock to Barack, $2,000 to stay off drugs and a housing shortage

  David Anderson | Wed, Feb 13th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, barack obama, david anderson, foreclosure, john mccain, alaska, mcdonalds, day-care cuts, boise, trader joes, stay off drugs, greenhouse effect | 0

  Obama, McCain sweep Potomac primaries

  Senator McCain chalked up another, and Senator Obama won his eighth consecutive state moving him ahead of Senator Clinton.  CNN reports “Obama’s wins in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia primaries propelled him past Sen. Hillary Clinton in the race for delegates.” Obama’s increased success was aided by the female vote and overwhelming “close to 90 percent” black majority.  “According to exit polls out of Virginia and Maryland, Obama…

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• The Daily Report

  GOP Candidates Like Bush’s Plans for Mortgage Crisis

  Mike Muller | Wed, Feb 13th, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: commentary, mike muller, foreclosure, john mccain, mortgage, mike huckabee, ron paul, mortgage crisis, hope now | 0

  The GOP candidates present something more of a unified front about how to deal with the foreclosure crisis than the Democrats. The candidates remaining usually offer cautious support for the Bush Administration’s efforts when asked how they propose to address the issue. And they all call for limited government involvement—if any.

  The current administration’s foreclosure measures mostly revolve around the Hope Now plan. It is a coalition of mortgage industry players—responsible for 62…

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• Headlines

  HUD lifeline, GM loses millions, Hillary: “you are not a jedi, yet.” more.

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Feb 12th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, jeffrey hill, hillary clinton, barack obama, china, gm, medha patkar, denmark, edmonton, mark rosentraub, project lifeline, co-evolution | 0

  Government “lifeline” for deliquent mortgages.

  The Bush administration’s hope to counter falling house prices and rising mortgage defaults is the “Hope Alliance,” which is planning to give homeowners more breathing room to pay bills. Houston Chronicle reports: “Against a backdrop of surging defaults and administration officials’ prodding of the mortgage industry, the plan will allow seriously overdue homeowners to suspend foreclosures for 30 days while lenders try to work out more…

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• Headlines

  Civil War Democracy, traffic, bikes, crack

  David Anderson | Mon, Feb 11th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, hillary clinton, david anderson, los angeles, brooklyn, crack, bikes, super tuesday, selma, civil war, usa today, berkeley, us marines, common sense | 0

  Next Up for the Democrats: Civil War

  “The untold story in the run-up to Super Tuesday was Hillary Clinton’s elaborate live prime-time special the night before the vote. Presiding from a studio in New York, the candidate took questions from audiences in 21 other cities. She had plugged the event four days earlier in the last gasp of her debate with Barack Obama and paid a small fortune for it: an hour of time on the Hallmark Channel plus satellite TV hookups for the assemblies of…

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• Headlines

  Maglev vs. Subway, Biofuel hazards, World Bank Pronouncements, more

  Hayley Richardson | Fri, Feb 8th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, hayley richardson, california, los angeles, harlem, ethanol, cebu city, world bank, frederick douglass, maglev, net zero energy, transit oriented development | 0

  Reimagining Cities

  “Cities are now home to half of the world’s 6.6 billion humans. By 2030, nearly 5 billion people will live in cities. This special issue explores the enormous implications of the mass embrace of city life. News articles offer a look at how cities are tackling specific problems, a set of Reviews and Perspectives examines trends and demographics arising from the urban transformation.”

  Disagreements over Harlem’s Redevelopment

  “The Department of Housing,…

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• The Daily Report

  Convenience culture: A roadblock to ‘sustainability’?

  Jeffrey Hill | Wed, Feb 6th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: commentary, jeffrey hill, environment, sustainability, luxury, wawa, resources, 7-eleven, social responsibility, convenience stores | 2

  I remember a friend of mine who was visiting from Germany once expressed his disbelief that 24-hour drive-thru pharmacies exist in this country. When I showed him this wonder, along with our supermarket aisle completely dedicated to cereal and of course, our Wawas, the look on his face made me realize just how much we have and how ridiculous it is that we can have it at anytime.

  
  --image courtesy of Salembargains.com

  Don’t get me wrong, I love my cereal aisles, 24 hour pharmacies and…

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• Headlines

  Super Tuesday Super Coverage, Super Bowl, Super Drought, more

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Feb 5th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, jeffrey hill, election 2008, global warming, super tuesday, european union, super bowl, mwai kibaki, raila odinga, kenya, project clean skies | 1

  Super Tuesday, Super coverage office pool.

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  Here’s a fun idea for an office pool. Have everyone in your office pick a horse (news media outlet). Every time someone’s horse is the first to declare a winner in a state, that person gets a point. Winner gets free lunch on Super Wednesday.

  
  Try to guess who is voting for who. (Answers on page 134)

  Super Recap (in case you did…

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• Headlines

  La Cosa Nostra, acts of god, perfectly fine transactions, tap that, more

  Meredith Aska McBride | Mon, Feb 4th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, hillary clinton, meredith aska mcbride, minneapolis, crack, texas, la cosa nostra, gambino family, border fence, god, tugboat, mafia, siciliani, antonio villaraigosa, tornados, transactions, macy's | 0

  Big Mob Sweep Nets Gambino Hierarchy

  “The charges, which are being brought in United States District Court in Brooklyn and state Supreme Court in Queens, also include seven murders — three dating back more than a quarter century — along with racketeering, extortion and state gambling charges, officials said.

  “The arrests by the F.B.I. and investigators from several other agencies were coordinated with a sweep that netted dozens of accused organized crime figures in Sicily. Those…

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• Headlines

  LACMA Debacles, Congestion Pricing, Hotdog Towers, Nepotism, more

  Hayley Richardson | Mon, Feb 4th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, hayley richardson, lacma, cebu city, congestion pricing, dream cities, design 21, hotdog towers, reno, nathan's | 0

  The Dream City In the Phillipines

  So they were listening, after all. A coalition of businessmen on Sunday urged the Cebu City government to implement the plans laid out during the sessions for the Dream Cities program of the Institute Solidarity in Asia (ISA) in 2005. The Cebu City government presented the “vision” of becoming most livable city in Asia by 2015 to the conference in August 2005.
  
  So This Is Why LA Doesn’t Work

  Last April, the Los Angeles Planning Commission endorsed…

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• Headlines

  Regal Rants, Starbucks Closing, Sustainable Sewage, McMansion Imposion, more…

  Hayley Richardson | Fri, Feb 1st, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, hayley richardson, minneapolis, raleigh 49th largest city, peachtree streetcar project, starbucks closing, prince charles, shanghai urban planning exhibition | 0

  Urban Planning in Shanghai

  “To put the city’s dizzying growth in perspective, a visit to the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition is far more interesting than its dry name suggests, even if it doesn’t address the stickier issues like, what will this frenzy of development mean for the the people who live within the Shanghai city limits now?”

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  Ranting Against Skyscrapers, British-Style

  “Britain’s Prince Charles has warned skyscrapers are “disfiguring” London’s skyline and…

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• The Daily Report

  The day Forbes senior editor Kurt Badenhausen listed 10 “miserable” cities.

  Jeffrey Hill | Fri, Feb 1st, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: commentary, jeffrey hill, detroit, forbes, misery index, forbes.com, miserable cities, bill laimbeer, top 10, kurt badenhausen | 2

  There are people that cause problems and there are people who solve them. Life can be exciting when you get to the batter’s box—when it’s your turn to contribute your thoughts on a relevant issue and you’ve been given an audience. At The Next American City, stories and ideas are birthed from conception between problems and solutions. Whether it’s connecting our readers with innovative people or pointing the way towards resourceful information, TNAC’s modus operandi is to allow the reader…

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• Headlines

  Fragile China, urban trials, immigration backlog, Philly soccer, more

  Meredith Aska McBride | Thu, Jan 31st, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, meredith aska mcbride, beijing, lunar new year festival, lake union, pro-soccer team, philadelphia soccer team | 0

  Chinese Blizzards Reveal Rail Limits

  “The snow and ice that have led to chaos at transport hubs as up to 200 million migrant workers and other travelers attempt to return home for the Lunar New Year festival next week have also restricted coal shipments along critical rail arteries feeding power stations in the southeast, China’s densely populated manufacturing heartland.

  “Food prices are increasing in major cities including Beijing as distribution bottlenecks and bad weather hamper…

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• Headlines

  Two election drop-outs, energy’s short-term future, a pot vending machine, more

  David Anderson | Wed, Jan 30th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, david anderson, john edwards, governor ritter, election drop outs, futuregen, rudy guiliani, martin o'malley | 0

  Edwards Will Drop Out: Giuliani Expected to Follow

  “Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards will drop out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday, a day after his dismal showing in the Florida Democratic primary. “

  “Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is expected to drop out of the race and throw his support to McCain, as the Arizona senator’s campaign builds momentum going into next week’s Super Tuesday contests.”

  Lawmakers fight new rules for…

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• Headlines

  State of the Rerun, California mud, Joe for John, FEMA hijinx, more

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Jan 29th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, jeffrey hill, election 2008, florida, virginia, fema, hurricane katrina, formaldehyde, state of the union, veterans affairs, republican primaries, writer's strike | 0

  
  America’s favorite family.

  State of the Union rerun: “America Faces Uncertainty”

  Because of the ongoing writer’s strike, last night’s State of the Union address was a rerun, as many viewers were disappointed that American still faces “uncertainty” and that Al Queda is “on the run.” Previously unreleased footage was added to the rerun to make it appear fresh and timely. One of these clips includes an alternate ending - instead of President Bush saying that the economy is…

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• The Daily Report

  Weekend tidbits: Why You Should Hate Cement And Love Oakland

  Hayley Richardson | Mon, Jan 28th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: commentary, hayley richardson, new orleans, oakland, housing surplus, historic preservation philadelphia, cement, green supportive housing | 0

  Housing Surplus in New Orleans

  “Thousands of people are looking for a place to live in this city. Many thousands of houses are vacant or for sale, and acres of land sit empty. But turning potential housing into inhabited homes is proving to be a major challenge, even for a city that survived the fury of Hurricane Katrina and the failure of the levees. For those who need shelter the most, these houses are out of reach.”

  Chicago Seniors Psyched About Public Transport

  “State…

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• Headlines

  Disappearing Cities, Drive-Thru Bans, Harlem’s Fight, more…

  Hayley Richardson | Fri, Jan 25th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, hayley richardson, harlem, kwame kilpatrick scandal, 125th st., ivory coast, disappearing cities, benin, historic zone, detroit revitalization, drive-thru bans | 1

  Eroding Cities

  “Huge breakers constantly battering Benin’s coast—and the rest of the shoreline on the Gulf of Guinea—are starting to take their toll. Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Nigeria are also fighting to stop the sea from gulping up chunks of land. Hardest hit would be the section of Cotonou known as Les Ambassadeurs. In tiny Benin, the erosion on its narrow stretch of coastline was first recorded a century ago. “
  
  Canada’s Drive-Thru Ban

  “Some green-minded civic politicians…

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• Headlines

  Alcatraz invasions, the plastic bag backlash, psalm 1040, more

  Meredith Aska McBride | Thu, Jan 24th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, meredith aska mcbride, epa, miami megaplan, alcatraz, bible tax, desert rock, navajos, bullfights columbia, plastic bags | 0

  At Amateur Bullfights in Colombia, Alcohol and Blood Flow Freely
  “ ‘I recognize that one cannot avoid the comparison with the Roman Colosseum,’ said Inis Amador, a lawyer who helped revive Sincelejo’s corralejas in the late 1990s. They were discontinued in 1980, when more than 200 people died after a wooden arena collapsed, crushing spectators gathered under the stands.

  “ ‘But why do some cultures race automobiles or climb Himalayan mountains or box each other to a pulp?’ Mr. Amador,…

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• Headlines

  Limit for DUI offenders, haunted houses, ‘I could have been a gigolo,’ more

  David Anderson | Wed, Jan 23rd, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, david anderson, fred thompson, deval patrick, dui offenders, crocodile rescue, i could have been a gigolo, nyc performing arts spaces | 0

  Fred Thompson ambles back to the sidelines

  “Some of his higher-profile backers had jumped ship before Thompson officially abandoned it. Earlier today, ex-New York Sen. Al D’Amato—who like many Republican leaders had not so many months ago viewed Thompson as the candidate who could magically cure what ailed the GOP presidential field—switched allegiance to John McCain. (D’Amato seems mainly motivated this campaign season to sidetrack fellow New Yorker Rudy Giuliani, long a political…

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