Harry Davis: "Give 'em Hell, Harry!"

Suburban Sprawl and the Decline of Social Capital
Sunday 22 August 2010

by: Anthony DiMaggio, t r u t h o u t | Op-Ed

http://www.truth-out.org/suburban-sprawl-and-decline-social-capital62465

Why Long Commutes Are Bad for the American Body and Mind

Report Says Public Transportation Makes You Skinny

by Brit Liggett, 08/20/10

Read more: Report Says Public Transportation Makes You Skinny | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World
http://inhabitat.com/2010/08/20/report-says-public-transportation-makes-...

Temperature Rise and Drought Drive Declines in Plant Growth
Declines in plant productivity can impact food, fiber and fuel supplies

Republished from an August, 2010 press release by NASA.
http://geology.com/nasa/plant-productivity/
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We've Got Big Problems. Here's A Solution. Grab It!
— by Al Swift, Chairman of the Advisory Board, American High Speed Rail Alliance

http://www.hsrupdates.com/commentary/details/--506

You know the list: Unemployment, Declining Global Competitiveness, Increasing Green House Gas Emissions, Environmental Degradation, Deteriorating Infrastructure, Highway Congestion.

But, I’ll bet you don’t know that a solution has been staring us in the face for years, just waiting for us to recognize its value … and to grab it.

Rochester's mayoral adventures
August 19, 2010 at 5:24pm

By Christine Carrie Fien http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/news/blog/2010/08/Rochesters-mayor...

Before they get to who, they've got to figure out how.

It may be fun to speculate on who the next mayor might be, since barring a cataclysmic event Mayor Bob Duffy will almost certainly be elected lieutenant governor in November. But the fact is, local Democratic leaders are still trying to figure out what they need to do. And the clock is ticking.

The Illegal Welfare Mosque
Posted by David Kaufmann at 4:20 PM
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"It's not a new strategy. It's the Nixonian Southern Strategy. It's the non-existent Welfare Queen, or Black Drug Dealer stereotype. It's the boogeyman - band together, circle the wagons, elect me your leader to protect you because THEY are attacking your VALUES.

"Circle the wagons, the cavalry is on the way!"
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