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Emotions Running High: Political Stress and Domestic Violence Reports

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Article by Anya Syed Prior studies show that when local NFL teams lose, especially when unexpected, reports of at-home violence by men against their partners increase by 10% (Card and Dahl 2011). During the 2016 election, Charleston County voted for Clinton with a slim majority of 50.6%.

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BTMFBA: maintaining arts spaces in the face of rising real estate values | Seattle, New York City

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Times article is more photo essay, but like the Equinox Studios article, has some kernels of wisdom on how properties have been able to remain comparatively low rent. Mycella Collective. The buildings might be run down, but rents are cheap, and more artists follow.

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Washington Post editorializes about Purple Line cockups, inadequately attributes them to Larry Hogan

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From the article: As The Post’s Katherine Shaver reported , the start date for the 16-mile light-rail link between Montgomery and Prince George’s counties could slide another seven months, into mid-2027 — or about five years after the completion target of March 2022.

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COVID-19 and the Underlying Political Impact on the Public Education System

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Article by Kara Hagler. This article seeks to understand whether and to what extent the mode of instruction influenced this observed decline in public school enrollment and also considers politics’ role in this decline. . COVID-19 and the Underlying Political Impact on the Public Education System.

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London rejects a version of The Sphere

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From the Barron's article, " Sphere Gives CEO Jim Dolan Options Grants Worth $17 Million ": The Sphere was Dolan’s baby, with the CEO conceiving the idea for a music-focused arena that has over 17,000 seats with a state-of-the-art sound system. Photo: ©FMGB, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, 2017.

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Defining deviance down: Disorder and cities in 2022

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From the article: Fare evasion has worsened during the pandemic and is a visible reminder to riders of revenue Metro is not collecting — even as the agency calls on regional leaders to help with financial woes. From the article: Things are falling apart. Transit fare evasion in DC (and elsewhere). Or they’re not there at all.

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Elections

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In the 2017 and 2019 elections, I thought Democratic wins in Virginia presaged a lot more. I haven't been to Baltimore lately, but in a comment on an article I said the area around football stadiums tend to be bad, and someone countered "not Baltimore" with a casino and now additional attractions.