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The Tragic Geography of Disconnected Youth
One in seven young Americans are neither working nor going to school.
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Urban Wonk
How Sports Teams Are Making Cities Greener
Leagues are taking an impressive range of innovative and cost-effective steps toward sustainability.
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The Case for City-Based Visas
Scholars are floating a new method of immigration sponsorship.
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Baltimore's Newest Crime Fighting Equation
The city's police are fighting illegal guns rather than drugs. Will it cut down on violence?
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Tracking Blight in America's Hardest-Hit Cities
Where property abandonment is growing and declining.
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Can Baltimore Woo Immigrants?
The city prohibits police and social agencies from asking about immigration status and offers classes in Spanish. Will it work?
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Toilet Tuesday
'Not Guilty,' Says Boulder's Alleged Poop-Covered Voyeur
And other developments in world bathroom news.
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Why Soup Kitchens Serve So Much Venison
The unlikely but unmistakably American intersection of bow hunting, pest control and hunger relief.
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The Awesome Power of ToolBanks
A simple idea has exponential benefits for cities and communities.
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How Your City May Have Affected Your Raise
Wage growth varies considerably by metropolitan area, according to numbers from the most recent quarter.
