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David Jackson/
July 8, 2011

Lede of the Day

From Eric de Place at Seattle’s always thought-provoking Sightline Institute:

"Wendell Cox recently wrote a very odd piece on urban growth in Seattle. I was planning a detailed rebuttal but I have better things to do with my life, so I’m just going to make fun of it instead."

Whole thing here. For more on the origins of “lede” go here.

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Seattle, The Avenue, Wendell Cox, Metro Policy
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