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Describe Next American City in seven words or less.
Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Feb 26th, 2008 | Category: NAC News | City: NAC News | Tags: jeffrey hill, hayley richardson, accessibility, interaction, sentimental city, walnut street, dynamic, sausage cart, veterans stadium, seven words or less | 1
Does the Next American City include the sausage cart down the street? I hope so. I also hope it includes the girls who walk down Walnut St. off the speed line. I’d take the girls over the buildings any day. A lot of us would, because we’re human beings. We’re dirty. We smell bad. We forget to shower and we live in a city, stinking together.
At the Next American City, there has been discussion of tag lines, an identity for our cause and a place to fit in. I think of NAC as the…
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The Daily Report
The price tag for professional sports
Jeffrey Hill | Thu, Dec 27th, 2007 | Category: Report | Tags: jeffrey hill, sports, taxes, price tag, veterans stadium, howard eskin, professional sports, stadiums | 1
Meet the owners of the Green Bay Packers.In late December, a caller on Howard Eskin’s 610 WIP sports radio show argued with the host on the issue of Donovan McNabb’s future as the quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles. Eskin, known for his rough and tumble approach to sports commentary, issued a challenge to the caller: “If you know so much about McNabb, why don’t you predict who is going to win the next presidential election?” The caller responded, “The election? Who cares about…
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