Monday, July 21st, 2008
Part I
I grew up in Denver. Growing up, I heard references to Denver as a "cow town." Local city officials grew tired of it. A transplant from south Texas decided he would do something about it. Federico Pena ran for mayor, won, and built the crown jewel of airports in ...
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Background: A New York Times article about gentrification in Portland, Ore., and the recent idea there to develop question-and-answer sessions that bring those negatively affected by gentrification and those who are gentrifying together. Basically, they're meetings to ease the consciences of the people who are coming in and pricing people ...
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