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  Picking the Perfect City in The Relocating Game

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Jun 24th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Bakersfield | Tags: jeffrey hill, philadelphia, detroit, california, economy, crime, energy, education, transit, nac, research, alaska, city-data.com, forbes, lists, salary, parks, juneau, city data, new city, relocating, moving, bakersfield | 8

  Next American City’s Jeffrey Hill is leaving Philadelphia, but not before a tiring search for a new city that, in a matter of a few weeks, turned him into a stockpile of statistics on the nuances of America. Hill reveals some hints and secrets on playing the relocation game.

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  Beyond the Ballot and into the Roots of the Far East

  Jennifer Kim | Fri, May 2nd, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: education, pennsylvania, primaries, asian community | 0

  With such a strong presence as a minority group, why don’t more Asian Americans turn up for elections? Asian Americans’ small participation in the political arena can be seen as stemming from their cultural backgrounds. Jennifer Kim reports.

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• Headlines

  Moms Fight High Food Costs, Wind Power and Turnaround Schools for Boston, Trees for New York, More

  Jeffrey Hill | Mon, Apr 21st, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: jeffrey hill, new york city, news, headlines, growth, cnn, education, boston, arizona, wind power, schools, inflation, gas prices, arthur simpson, maui | 0

  America’s moms are cutting back the grocery bill with homemade products, Maui preserves lifestyle in new urban growth plan, Boston’s new wind power facility, Arthur Simpson talks trees in New York and more in today’s headlines.

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  Earmarking: A Necessary Evil

  Evan Miller | Wed, Apr 9th, 2008 | Category: Guests | Tags: education, interview, evan miller, legislation, the new argument, politicians, gop, arizona, produce, washington dc, washington d.c., lobbyist, congress, advocate, connecticut, thenewargument, earmarks, earmarking, grant smith, k street | 0

  The influence of Washington’s K Street, home to the offices of D.C.’s most prominent lobbyists, can be seen on Main Streets from Sumner, Washington to Simsbury, Connecticut. From filling potholes to installing water treatment facilities, lobbyists have a growing influence on how cities, counties and states secure funding for infrastructural needs. Unfortunately, with the continuing demonizing of the earmarking process, securing such a provision has become increasingly controversial. Evan Miller of The New Argument reports. 

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  Subconscious Segregation: Boundaries Still Separate Cities.

  Jeffrey Hill | Fri, Apr 4th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: jeffrey hill, downtown, crime, education, infrastructure, transit, metro, construction, art, baltimore, bus, mcdonalds, utopia, buses, minorities, martin luther king, racial segregation, dr. martin luther king jr. | 0

  The newswire is flooded with memorials today—odes to a man who gave his life to racial harmony. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered on this day 40 years ago. As journalists, writers and broadcasters compare his legacy to the progress of race relations in America, there are still many barriers, both physical and subconscious, that separate cultural communities in cities. 

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• Headlines

  Death-Defying Houses, Egregious Mortgage Schemes, Obama’s Lackluster Record, more!

  Meredith Aska McBride | Thu, Apr 3rd, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: news, obama, california, headlines, education, foreclosure, seattle, legislation, chicago, foreclosures | 0

  More legislation news for homeowners, Obama’s education experience is reviewed, Seattle’s grocery bag fees and more in today’s headlines.

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  The Burden of Black Women

  Jeffrey Hill | Mon, Mar 24th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: jeffrey hill, transportation, news, obama, clinton, education, foreclosure, president, mortgage, politicians, color, democrat, gender, black women | 0

  Racism, sexism, foreclosure rates, economic woes - today in America, black women continue to endure the hardest trials with minimal support. As the presidential election approaches, the role of the black woman in society is starting to be recognized as both democratic candidates represent the mark of the “ism.” Let’s hope they’re not abandoned on November 5.

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  Romney’s Calling To Urban Education

  Mike Muller | Wed, Jan 30th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: mike muller, education, massachusetts, mitt romney, merit pay, ballot referendum, english as a second language, performance standards | 0

  “Despite the progress we celebrate today, the most important civil rights challenge of our time is the failure of our inner city schools. As President, I will go to work to improve standards and usher in a new era of American prosperity that touches all our people,” Mitt Romney says on the campaign trail.

  It is not a new realization for the former governor of Massachusetts; he has said the same thing for years. And just as his ideals for education stay the same, his plans to achieve…

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  Edwards’ Overlooked Urban Agenda

  Mike Muller | Wed, Dec 19th, 2007 | Category: Commentary | Tags: mike muller, election 2008, education, urban agenda, john edwards, urban lobby | 0

  On the eve of the Brown & Black Presidential Forum in Iowa at the beginning of the month, John Edwards unveiled his urban agenda called ”Cities Rising.” The plan reframes his various platforms into an urban strategy, showcasing what he could do for American cities. Since the plan is mostly a repackaging of ideas his campaign has already proposed, issues such as trade and stem cell research work their way into it, but the general themes encompass jobs, education, affordable housing,…

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