Towns

Longtime Dem Announces Retirement

AP | VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 04.16.2012

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NEW YORK — Edolphus Towns, the Democratic congressman from New York City who was a longtime political stalwart for his working-class Brooklyn di...

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Village Green: How Government Buildings Shape Community, and What to Do

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 05.25.2011

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F. Kaid Benfield

We generally do not think of the federal government as having much of a role in the shape and function of our local cities and towns. But there are important ways in which it does.

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Village Green: "I watched the growth - it's become 'Paradise Lost' for me"

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 05.25.2011

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F. Kaid Benfield

Today’s title comes from Jeff Holm, chair of the Board of Supervisors for Baldwin Township, Minnesota.  Baldwin is a rural community s...

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Senate Stalemate Begins To Hurt Towns Around New York State

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the stalemate in the State Senate stuttered through its fourth week, a crucial deadline came and went: June 30. It was the expiration date of more ...

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