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More poor in U.S. suburbs than cities, report says
Once considered the definition of the middle-class American dream, the suburbs are now home to a larger, faster-growing poor population than urban areas, according to a new analysis. During the 2000s, the number of poor living in U.S. suburbs grew by 64...
Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Calumet Heights, Conservation, Brookings Institution, Social Issues
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Report: Suburban Poverty Rises Sharply But CT Regions More Stable
The Hartford CourantMetro Hartford's suburbs have among the lowest poverty rates of the largest 100 U.S. urban areas and is in the middle of the pack in growth of suburban poverty, a new report shows. But the region, which includes Hartford, Middlesex and Tolland counties,...Tags: Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Arts and Culture, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
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Rob Roberge weighs in on addiction lit
I tried your steps And stumbled down your stairs My only problem with drugs Is that they always run out These lyrics are from "The Problem With Drugs" by The Popular Mechanics, a Replacements-meets-Steve-Earle quartet. But the band does not...
Tags: Music, Substance Abuse, Book, Music Industry, Entertainment
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More poor live in suburbs than urban areas, research shows
Bucking longstanding patterns in the United States, more poor people now live in the nation's suburbs than in urban areas, according to a new analysis. As poverty mounted throughout the nation over the past decade, the number of poor people living in...
Tags: Frank Lloyd Wright, Colleges and Universities, Conservation, Brookings Institution, Park Forest
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J.K. Rowling, other authors reveal secrets in books for PEN auction
What does one of the world's best-known authors think when she holds the book that made her famous? J.K. Rowling looks at the title page of the first edition of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” (as it’s is known in the...
Tags: Bill Clinton, Auction Service
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READER SUBMITTED: An Exhibition And Celebration Of The Publication Of "The Greek House"
Old LymeMeet the author/artist at a celebratory reception and book signing: June 14 from 5 to 8 p.m. at 25 Lyme Street, Old Lyme. "Brechneff paints a portrait as vivid and captivating as anything he ever committed to canvas." - Book List Review of Books...Tags: Arts and Culture, Arts, Swiss Confederation, Hudson River, Old Lyme
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Leslie Zemeckis sashays into the history of burlesque
During the shabby final days of the last of the burlesque houses that once dotted State Street near Congress Parkway, three of us — in possession of a few bucks and self-confidence fueled by fake IDs — entered the Follies Theater and saw a...
Tags: Festive Events, Reviews, Entertainment Events, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The Hollywood Reporter
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Orbert Davis' jazz symphony looks at Chicago River's momentous reversal
It was called the “seventh engineering wonder of the world,” a herculean effort to reverse the flow of the Chicago River. Typhoid fever, cholera and other waterborne diseases were running rampant in Chicago in the late 19th century, and...
Tags: Music, Arts and Culture, Technology, Culture, Chicago River
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Razor-sharp ad ideas
This story starts at a point in time that most observers predicted it would end. The year was 2002. The Internet party was long over. Pets.com and other high-flying digital darlings were defunct. It was the dark days for the few survivors of the dot-com...
Tags: Google Inc., Computing and Information Technology Industry, Advertising, Marketing, Politics
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In the Pipeline: A show of heart from Little League
The playoffs are upon us. I'm not referring to the NBA or the NHL, though there are some terrific series taking place in those leagues. I'm talking about Little League baseball here in Huntington Beach, where, as the Jeff Pratto-led Ocean View team showed...
Tags: Baseball, Book, Basketball, Sports, National Basketball Association
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Bill Clinton visits Colombia, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.Former President Clinton visited Colombia last week, meeting with President Juan Manuel Santos while visiting Cartagena, where Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro showed him around the city in an electric taxi. Then Clinton took time out to visit with Nobel...Tags: Chemotherapy, Entertainment Events, Google+, Bill Clinton, Colombia
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Panel Discussion with Three Contemporary Novelists at R.J. Julia on May 23
M.J. Rose writes cool, lush modern supernaturally tinged romances, including the Reincarnationist series. M.J. Rose books are the epitome of summertime leisure reading, at the smarter beaches. Her latest novel, Seduction, has roots in real life, and stars...Tags: Arts and Culture, Literature
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