A quick follow-up to the Baltimore post: the mayor has now been indicted too.
13 January 2009
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9 January 2009
by andrew
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Baltimore, apple core
I couldn’t help but think of the redevelopment and politics subplot in The Wire when I read this (via): A Baltimore grand jury indicted a city councilwoman and a developer with close ties to Mayor Sheila Dixon Wednesday on bribery … Continue reading
28 July 2008
by andrew
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the global war on polymer
I thought banning paper bags was still just a California thing. Los Angeles has just decided to do it and, not surprisingly, some parts of the Bay Area have already done it.* But they’re not alone: In June, China banned … Continue reading
22 July 2008
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think locally, act contrarily
This is remarkably coherent, when you consider the alternatives.