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  Weekend Headlines: The World Goes Dark, Mixed-Use D.C. Alley, Religious Favoritism in Topeka, MORE

  Jeffrey Hill | Sun, Mar 30th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: jeffrey hill, headlines, california, alley, alaska, washington d.c., las vegas, green building, leed construction, anchorage, linda roth, san diego, sydney, ventura county, earth hour, chula vista, dark, cap and trade, topeka, st. mary's | 0

  Sydney and major cities went dark for Earth Hour, mixed-use alley development plans are in the works for D.C., Chula Vista is looking to become first city in San Diego county to adopt green building mandate and more related issues and headlines as we present our weekend recap.

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• Headlines

  NAC site revamp Historic Hot House, Grass vs. Turf, Fare Hikes, More…

  Hayley Richardson | Mon, Mar 3rd, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: hayley richardson, suburbs, headlines, california, crime, seattle, las vegas, nuclear reactor building, historic hot house, synthetic turf, mta, fare, m-hotel | 0

  First off, our posts will be a little sparser over the next few days (read: we won’t post anything) while we finish last minute revisions of our new Website (launching quite soon). Stay tuned.

  Now, headlines:

  Historic Hot House

  

  “If you thought landmarking a diner that was once a Denny’s is pushing the preservation envelope, how about putting a nuclear reactor building on the National Historic Register? Before you scoff, learn just a bit about a remarkable, little-known modern…

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• Headlines

  Microfinance in Queens, itinerant artists, Obamania in Milwaukee, more

  Meredith Aska McBride | Thu, Feb 21st, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: hillary clinton, san francisco, barack obama, meredith aska mcbride, election 2008, primaries, las vegas, dubai, mike huckabee, jackson heights, mohammad yunus, sex offenders, itinerant artists, voting gap, subway | 0

  Voting gap divides the parties

  “In Tuesday’s election, 73% of those who went to the polls voted in the Democratic primary, to 27% on the GOP side—a huge difference in a state that in November 2004 was decided by about 11,400 votes."To be sure, the race between Obama and Hillary Clinton was more meaningful than the all-but-wrapped up Republican battle between McCain and Mike Huckabee. And that may have served as a magnet for independents and crossover voters.”

  Mohammad Yunus…

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• The Daily Report

  Las Vegas’s Impact on the Election

  Mike Muller | Tue, Nov 20th, 2007 | Category: Commentary | Tags: mike muller, republican, las vegas, nevada, democrat, hispanic voters, las vegas impact on election | 0

  PBS’s NewsHour has kicked off an election series called ”Big Picture Cities.” In it, they will travel to various cities around the country to delve into the issues there and discuss how they will affect presidential elections. The series starts off with Las Vegas, which recently hosted the latest Democratic debate.

  The Republican and Democratic parties decided to advance the Nevada caucuses so they are the second state in the nation to hold them, increasing the importance of the state…

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• Headlines

  Leaving Las Vegas, crumbling Philadelphia, reviving Amtrak, more…

  Hayley Richardson | Thu, Nov 1st, 2007 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: hayley richardson, infrastructure, tourism, las vegas, amtrak, global warming, the maldives, fit towns | 0

  Transportation Costs Increase in NY Region

  “The agencies that operate the buses, trains, tunnels and bridges that spill commuters into Manhattan are in the midst of one of the biggest and most sustained rounds of fare and toll increases in decades.”

  Congress Considers Additional Funding For Amtrak

  “Congress is considering a bill to significantly increase funding for the nation’s only passenger railroad. The bill would be a welcome step, but even if it passes, Amtrak — badly…

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