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    Sep 2, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Safety concerns at old post office addressed, but development remains stalled

    <strong>Bill Davies</strong>, the eccentric Monaco-based owner of Chicago's old post office, wants to turn the hulking mass that straddles Congress Parkway into a mecca of shopping, office space, residences, etc.
    Bill Davies, the eccentric Monaco-based owner of Chicago's old post office, wants to turn the hulking mass that straddles Congress Parkway into a mecca of shopping, office space, residences, etc. But the building sits rotting and untouched because,...

    Tags: Chicago City Hall, Chicago Fire Department, Cook County Government, Politics, Government

    2. Apr 16, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  2. Quentin Kopp, no longer on board this bullet train

    There's a short piece of Bay Area freeway, Interstate 380, named for Quentin Kopp, which is ironic considering that he's beaten the drum for public transit &mdash; specifically bullet trains &mdash; for years. But then again, he's always been a contrarian, as a Superior Court judge, a San Francisco supervisor and a state senator. He also headed the California High-Speed Rail Authority. The man nicknamed the "Great Dissenter" is dissenting now over the course of his beloved bullet train, created on paper in 2008 with a bond measure, Proposition 1A. Its prospects have been slowed considerably by lawsuits, the latest from the state itself, a preemptive bring-it-on legal action called High-Speed Rail Authority vs. All Persons Interested. Kopp is among the very interested, and the not very happy.
    There's a short piece of Bay Area freeway, Interstate 380, named for Quentin Kopp, which is ironic considering that he's beaten the drum for public transit — specifically bullet trains — for years. But then again, he's always been a...

    Tags: Political Corruption, Tejon Ranch Corporation, Jerry Brown, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics

    3. Oct 28, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Megabus, discount intercity bus rivals enjoying the ride

    &mdash; We're running late this weekday afternoon and the road is a bit bumpy en route to Madison, Wis.
    — We're running late this weekday afternoon and the road is a bit bumpy en route to Madison, Wis. For Megabus, the still-growing discount intercity bus line, however, the ride has been faster and smoother than anyone would have guessed when it made...

    Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Services and Shopping

    4. Apr 10, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Watching the big game with my dad, despite Amtrak

    Just outside of Battle Creek, Mich., the story stopped getting better.
    Just outside of Battle Creek, Mich., the story stopped getting better. The story was of my spur-of-the-moment decision to hop a train to Ann Arbor on Monday afternoon so I could watch the University of Michigan play in the NCAA men's basketball...

    Tags: College Basketball, Syracuse Orange, Michigan Wolverines, Rose Bowl Game, Basketball

    5. Feb 7, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  5. After Ravens' win, is anything possible?

    After hearing where I'm from, many strangers have looked at me as if I'd said I was recently cured of leprosy. Their expressions speak volumes: "How he manages to smile, I will never know. I'm glad he's OK, but, God, I hope he's not contagious."
    After hearing where I'm from, many strangers have looked at me as if I'd said I was recently cured of leprosy. Their expressions speak volumes: "How he manages to smile, I will never know. I'm glad he's OK, but, God, I hope he's not contagious." They...

    Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Sylvester Stallone, Edgar Allan Poe, Morgan Freeman, Executive Branch

    6. Mar 8, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  6. Johnston Square appears to be turning the corner

    The banner at Greenmount Avenue and Preston Street proclaims the Lillian Jones Apartments are coming. For the past year, I've watched this building take shape in a neighborhood that needed all the help it could get. Come spring, new tenants will begin moving into these 74 units of affordable housing.
    The banner at Greenmount Avenue and Preston Street proclaims the Lillian Jones Apartments are coming. For the past year, I've watched this building take shape in a neighborhood that needed all the help it could get. Come spring, new tenants will begin...

    Tags: Lexington Market, Manufacturing and Engineering, Carl Stokes, Bethlehem Steel, Shipbuilding

    7. Mar 5, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  7. The Amtrak fantasy

    WASHINGTON -- There is something about Amtrak -- perhaps the romance of railroads or the promise of relieving traffic congestion and economizing on oil and greenhouse gas emissions -- that causes otherwise sensible people to lose contact with reality. The reality is that Amtrak is a waste of taxpayers' money and has been since its creation in 1970. It doesn't significantly reduce congestion, fuel use or greenhouse gases. Amtrak is too small to have any appreciable effect in any of these areas. Yet, Amtrak retains an aura of respectability with much of the public and many "experts," who believe it should survive and, perhaps, expand.
    WASHINGTON -- There is something about Amtrak -- perhaps the romance of railroads or the promise of relieving traffic congestion and economizing on oil and greenhouse gas emissions -- that causes otherwise sensible people to lose contact with reality. The...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Air Transportation Industry, Trips and Vacations, Transportation, Global Warming

    8. Feb 21, 2013 |Column| Daily American

  8. Progress in Somerset County

    If you've been curious about which local businesses are finding ways to succeed in this challenging economy, you'll want to be sure to read next week's newspaper. The staff of the Daily American has been busy talking to business owners and local...

    Tags: Business, Mining, Metal and Mineral

    9. Nov 12, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Lower Wacker Drive to reopen soon

    <strong>Lower Wacker Drive</strong>, the best shortcut through downtown Chicago, will reopen to traffic at the end of November, while other changes are set for this week as the $300 million Wacker Drive reconstruction heads toward completion in December, officials said.
    Lower Wacker Drive, the best shortcut through downtown Chicago, will reopen to traffic at the end of November, while other changes are set for this week as the $300 million Wacker Drive reconstruction heads toward completion in December, officials said....

    Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago City Council, Transportation, Chicago Tribune, Travel

    10. Nov 1, 2012 |Column| Herald Mail

  10. Storm is an intro to writing

    My students' writing assignment this week so closely paralleled real life that it would be difficult to duplicate the impact in any other way. After viewing a photo of a roaring fire, the students were told to assume they were journalists reporting on...

    Tags: The Herald-Mail, Teaching and Learning, Halloween, Education, Students

    11. Oct 29, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  11. Tens of millions brace for Hurricane Sandy's approach

    Tens of millions of people braced Monday for howling winds, torrential downpours and storm surges that authorities warned could bring devastation unlike anything they've seen.
    Tens of millions of people braced Monday for howling winds, torrential downpours and storm surges that authorities warned could bring devastation unlike anything they've seen. Hurricane Sandy could affect as many as 60 million people. "This is the...

    Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, Natural Disasters, Long Island, Financial Markets, Politics

    12. Jan 10, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  12. A rally cry to tame spending

    "Even victors are by victories undone."
    "Even victors are by victories undone." -- John Dryden WASHINGTON -- Democrats not allergic to arithmetic must know the cost of their "fiscal cliff" victory. When they flinched from allowing all of George W. Bush's tax rates, especially those on...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Bribery, Max Baucus, Politics, Arts and Culture

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