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Track Town trips over World Championship funding request

2016-01-10 17:48:27| Footwear - Topix.net

Promoters of the 2021 Track and Field World Championships in Eugene have dropped an early proposal that taxpayers contribute $15 million to a proposed renovation of University of Oregon's Hayward Field. Encountering opposition in Salem, boosters of the event have downsized their initial requests for taxpayer support.

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How huge gas leak turning California Porter Ranch into a ghost town

2016-01-09 13:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Newsweek: In the winter of 2008, a real estate column in the Los Angeles Times profiled Porter Ranch, a collection of subdivisions in the San Fernando Valley that feels utterly removed from the huge city on whose northern edge it lies. The neighborhood is graced with lush parks, the Neighborly Advice column gushed, and attracts residents seeking sanctuary from the urban hubbub. Toll Brothers, the upscale builder that has developed much of the land here, promises potential residents they will relax in...

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The "Guns in America" town hall in under 2 minutes

2016-01-08 10:32:43| IT Services - Topix.net

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The town where the only drinking water comes in bottles in pictures

2015-12-26 14:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: East Porterville, California, is a predominantly Latino, low-income town that relies solely on private wells. As these dry up because of the drought, many families are forced to rely on deliveries, water from neighbours, or abandon their homes. Photographer Gabrielle Lurie has been documenting their plight

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