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  Sex, Coffee and Seattle

  Evan Miller | Tue, May 27th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Seattle | Tags: news, seattle, evan miller, the new argument, money, police, florida, video, laws, protests, employment, starbucks, coffee, friday, caffeine, oregon | 1

  It is an unfortunate truth that sex sells only because we buy it. With the women from the HBO hit series “Sex and the City” knowing this truth all too well, the relationship between sex and cities across the country has caused many to ask where to draw the line. The New Argument’s Evan Miller reports. 

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  Immigrants Face Discrimination, Abusive Fair Housing Policy In Nebraska

  Brentin Mock | Mon, May 5th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: legislation, taxpayers, laws, protests, immigration, hispanic, illegal immigrants, jon bruning, fair housing, nebraska, discrimination, landlord, brentin mock | 1

  Immigration and its alleged illegal status is posing legal challenges for states and cities all over the country. For Nebraska, a state experiencing just a moderate level of Hispanic immigration inflow, Attorney General Jon Bruning has drawn the line on who he’ll protect and who he won’t. For him, immigrants simply aren’t financially worth protecting.

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  City Transit May Need More Than “Technical Corrections”

  Evan Miller | Wed, Apr 16th, 2008 | Category: Guests | City: Seattle | Tags: transportation, california, republican, growth, seattle, transit, evan miller, legislation, the new argument, construction, democrats, highway, gop, laws, congress, advocate, nevada | 0

  Rail transit systems across America increase urban livability and contribute to the development and growth of cities. With this in mind, will members of congress fight for this much sought after form of city transit, or will they be blinded by partisanship and legislative technicalities? Evan Miller of The New Argument reports. 

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  How NOT to kill your neighbor’s dog

  Stephanie Melka | Mon, Dec 3rd, 2007 | Category: Commentary | Tags: laws, stephanie melka, your neighbors dog, pets, pet safety, new york city parks, how not to kill, pet laws | 0

  Last week, I went out for a morning run in a local park. I was slowly meandering up a hill, when I saw two women and two dogs, not on leashes, ahead of me. I yelled to them that I was coming up behind them, so as not to startle them by coming up suddenly. As I passed them, the two dogs started running with me. They had a friendly, “Come play with me” look in their eyes, so I wasn’t frightened. The women started calling to them to come back, and one of the dogs turned around to run back…

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