Locals Adjust to Life in Convention Zone
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The first sign that something was different came when I had to pull out my checkbook just to get home.
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There are always trade-offs to every place people choose to live. If you live in New York, it&#39;s too expensive. If you live in Montana, it&#39;s too remote.
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By Patrick Mcdermott, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Mar. 10--OKALOOSA ISLAND -- Lifeguards are back on the beach and met their friends in the sky Friday at the Emerald Coast Conference Center.
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Many residents resolve to stay in the state - except when hurricanes pass through.
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The struggle over immigration may seem distant in states like Iowa, but the debate is part of daily life in Storm Lake.
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By Cheryl Hall, The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 11--When it comes to conventions, Las Vegas and Orlando, Fla., sit in the catbird seats. New York is pretty much booked, so Washington, D.C., is landing spillover business.
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By The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 17--Those who have spent more than a few years in North Carolina know well how seasonal changes as well as long-term growth have affected the environment in which we live.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - The city is hosting a convention this weekend of about 1,700 "furries" - people who love animals so much that they take on their identities and sometimes dress up like them.
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Marcel Dawson can tick off a litany of dislikes about the South Bay Center: The press of swirling traffic and swarms of shoppers. The big box stores and concrete block architecture. The gritty setting that can be intimidating come nightfall.
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Community weeklies, as diverse as the borough itself, are growing â and attracting the attention of the big dailies.
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In an election year with a tight, fiercely partisan race, hold the Republican convention in a city where it&#39;s never been held before, where Gore outpolled Bush 4 to 1, where Democrats
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CAMDEN, Maine - Some conferences are organized to ponder how to change the world. Pop!Tech launches missions.
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Seldom has a national political party held a nominating convention so deep in enemy territory. From the northern Bronx to Brooklyn's Coney Island boardwalk, from eastern Queens to the liberal fortress of Manhattan's Upper West Side, New York City is wall-to-wall Democrats.
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A city down on its luck has an optimistic young leader. The scene there mirrors our national situation. Maybe we can all learn something from Luke Ravenstahl.
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Vermont community emerges as a vibrant artists' enclave after facing difficulties in the changing economy.
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In some quarters, they were seen as outside intruders trying to tell the United States how to run its affairs. They were welcomed and honored in others, even asked to pose for souvenir photographs.
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The atmosphere suits certain players. While others have to learn to deal with the unique situations that a New York crowd promote.