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Seizing South L.A.
Today's question: How extensively -- if at all -- should eminent domain be used to boost South L.A.'s economy? Previously, Hicks and Hutchinson debated police-minority relations and the quality of South L.A.’s political leadership. Government...Tags: Migration, Constitutional Issues, Justice System, Bedford (Bronx, New York), Court Administration
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Lauded South Side dancer and his protege move to the next phase of life
Chicago Tribune reporterSurrounded by yellowed playbills and photographs chronicling his career as a tap-dance legend, Ernest "Brownie" Brown struggled to remember how he got to New York back in the 1930s. "You know," rasped the 92-year-old, relaxing in a white turtleneck and a...Tags: Ella Fitzgerald, Oklahoma, Photography, Dance, Theater
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Building a way out of violence
The fatal Chicago shootings of a 70-year-old grandmother last week and of a high school student earlier this month got me thinking again about some depressingly familiar questions regarding inner-city crime. How do we curb it? Why is so much of the...Tags: University of Chicago, Homes, Elementary Schools, Chicago Public Schools, Game Playing
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Obama forged path as Chicago community organizer
letta.tayler@newsday.com, keith.herbert@newsday.comIn a presidential campaign focused on the future, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama spend a lot of time talking about their pasts. Both lean heavily on tales of early, formative experiences - she running a law clinic in Arkansas, he as a...Tags: Emil Jones, Upper House, Bill Clinton, National Government, Texas
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Cheap shots
No matter where your candidate stands, one thing's for sure: We could use a cocktail. Celebrate or console yourself with some great Wednesday drink deals at these bars. Fizz Prepare for the next election by offering a sacrifice to the volcano gods at...Tags: Lakeview, Political Candidates, Elections, Long Island, Wrigleyville
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Getting on Track
Staff WriterIn the 1850s, the Long Island Rail Road was the little train that couldn't. The line had rolled into receivership after its reason for being -- express train and steamboat service to Boston -- vanished a few years after its birth. That happened in 1848...Tags: College Point, Hunters Point, Railway Transportation, Town of Hempstead, Manhattan (New York City)
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