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Spare a Little Change? On a rainy Saturday afternoon last month, I was schlepping around Manhattan with some friends looking for a place to get a good cup of coffee. Coming upon a nondescript coffeebar, I moved to open the door, but my friends cried out... December 1996 Talkin' Trash in New York City What's Past is Prologue As New York City starts spending hundreds of millions to ship its trash out of state, it can find the seeds of a new vision of dealing with garbage in its past. January 1998 I Showed Up for the Green Revolution... ...But They Wouldn't Take American Express Isn't there more to environmentalism than shopping for a better planet? John McCrory charges against the oxymoron of "green consumerism."
The False Promise of Pro Sports and Tourist-oriented Economic Development In 1997, the New England Patriots football team angered Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland by spurning his multi-million stadium offer and choosing to remain in Massachusetts. The Governor might be able to learn a lesson from my brother. May 1999 Nothing in Common with Brooklyn In 1998, a commercial developer surprised new Yorkers by proposing a flashy new 'Cinemall' complex in an unlikely location: the banks of Brooklyn's fetid Gowanus Canal. Why are local residents feeling deja vu? July 1998 A Minor League for the Big Apple In 1996, I made a pitch for bringing minor league baseball to the Big League town of New York City. Now, five years later, two class A teams have taken the field at Big Apple ballparks. Read the article that started it all. October 1996 Still can't decide where to start? |
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Famous writers' advice on learning to write I hated The Red Pony when I had to read it in fifth grade. After that, I never wanted to open a book by John Steinbeck again. Luckily, I did. Book Reviews by Campbell McGrath by John Ralston Saul by Susan Strasser
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