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	<title>Jon Commers</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 26, Nov 2009 5:7</pubDate>
				
																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																				
				 	
				 	 			
									
						



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			  <title><![CDATA[Reconnecting Minneapolis' Seven Corners and the West Bank]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Community representatives and urban planners have envisioned tying Seven Corners and the West Bank back together by redesigning Washington Avenue. ]]></description>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Funders Collaborative Announces Plans for University Avenue]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The Central Corridor Funders Collaborative, a group of local and national foundations, yesterday released plans for a multi-year effort along University Avenue. ]]></description>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Twin Cities Gearing Up for Greenways]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Efforts are underway in St. Paul and Minneapolis to develop a more effective commuter bicycling network. ]]></description>
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			  <title><![CDATA[A Rich Story, Without Words]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A review of the Arrival, a striking and wordless book by Australian artist Shaun Tan. ]]></description>
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			  <title><![CDATA[A Downtown Improvement District for St. Paul?]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Cities near and far have established business improvement districts, private nonprofit entities, to support the health of downtowns. A recent discussion reintroduces the idea to downtown St. Paul's boosters.     ]]></description>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Hitchhiking in search of stimulus funds ]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A report released today shows that less than half of the federal transportation-related stimulus projects authorized to date are bound for metropolitan areas; this could spell trouble for metro and rural Minnesota alike. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 8, Jul 2009 23:57:55 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Katie, Bar the Door: Here Come the Budget Cuts]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Minnesotans value balance in their governance; Governor Tim Pawlenty's unallotment approach to the state budget may strike voters as unchecked executive power. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 17, Jun 2009 11:24:0 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[State budget cuts create costs, no matter how we count it or what we call it]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Posturing around the unresolved state budget may look like a game; it's anything but.  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 1, Jun 2009 16:19:55 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[High-Speed Rail - and Consensus - Comes to St. Paul's Union Depot]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The announcement this month that high-speed rail service from Chicago will serve the Twin Cities - stopping at St. Paul's Union Depot - is a positive step toward a balanced system. ]]></description>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Now Available: Books Not Requiring Internet Access]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Their numbers have diminished, but local bookstores can thrive in a digital world. A visit to Micawber's Books in St. Paul provides hints about how.  ]]></description>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Deciphering the News in the Economic News]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Effective communication of what all the economic numbers mean, and how they fit into context, is critical. Federal stimulus efforts would be strengthened with more direct outreach to the American public.    ]]></description>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Playing Monopoly in the Not-So-Cheap Seats]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The Vikings' recent call for $700 million in state assistance is the latest example of how costly monopolies are for consumers - and why the professional sports market should be reopened for trade.  ]]></description>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Identifying Minnesota's green jobs]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The Green Jobs Task Force, a collection of private- and public-sector leaders, prepare to deliver an important report. Hopefully, its findings will spur innovation to position Minnesota as most competitive in a green economy. ]]></description>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Governor Pawlenty's Proposed Budget: Hearing a Broader Message at the Kitchen Table]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Governor Pawlenty's proposed state budget, released Tuesday, needs retooling to support people making the kitchen-table decisions he often cites. ]]></description>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Fort Snelling's Rehabilitation: Legalize It ]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Fort Snelling's buildings could become examples of vital historic reuse, but state policy must change soon to allow it. State and federal parties involved at the Fort prepare to release recommendations tomorrow on how to resolve the barriers to the Fort's next incarnation.    ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 26, Jan 2009 13:0:9 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[More Unsolicited Advice for President Obama]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Barack Obama's campaign for President gave strong hints at strengths essential to success for Obama and his constituency; recent history gives us a sense of what to avoid.  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Sun, 11, Jan 2009 23:14:0 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[In Minneapolis, the More the Merrier]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[A recent column proposed an initiative to grow Minneapolis' population in coming years. An important goal, it can't be the only. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Tue, 6, Jan 2009 17:2:57 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Returning to the Old City]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[Free online tools such as StreetSections, created by Peter and Mike Musty of Minneapolis, allow users to experiment with urban space.  ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Wed, 31, Dec 2008 15:51:5 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[The Map Says: We're in the Future]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The way we use the land around us tells us a great deal about who we are. New tools could take this information to a whole new level. ]]></description>
			  <pubDate>Mon, 22, Dec 2008 12:15:0 CST</pubDate>
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			  <title><![CDATA[Infrastructure- based stimulus: Ask what, but also ask where]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[The coming debate on an economic stimulus focused on infrastructure investments may inspire a fresh discussion about the U.S. as a metropolitan nation.  Let's hope so. ]]></description>
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			  <title><![CDATA[More about Jon Commers]]></title>
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			  <description><![CDATA[<nbsp> ]]></description>
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