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Development dispute in Delaware Water Gap

by Dave Pidgeon on February 26, 2010

Energy and state officials have Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area targeted for new electrical towers, but residents and conservation officials are drawing a hard line.

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The Inaugural Express

by davepidgeon on December 16, 2008

Exactly the kind of thing I was hoping for from the Obama administration. From the Associated Press: President-elect Barack Obama will kick off his inaugural celebration on Jan. 17 — the weekend before his swearing in as the country’s 44th president — by traveling on a train to the nation’s capital. He and his family [...]

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A dollar's worth is more

by davepidgeon on November 7, 2008

Maybe there is an upside to rising unemployment and declining gross domestic product. Actually, I don’t think there is, but for those who have an eye for backpacking through Europe and were put off by the weak U.S. dollar versus foreign currencies, here’s a bit of silver lining: The dollar is stronger than it has [...]

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A green road to the White House

by davepidgeon on November 5, 2008

You know what would be a killer way for President-elect Barack Obama to signal a new chapter in domestic policy? When Abe Lincoln was elected president, he rode a train into Washington, D.C. on the eve of his inauguration, and I think Obama should do something similar. Here’s why: Obama insisted that while creating a [...]

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