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Ken Ortiz Hopes No One in Chicago Will Ever Simply Demolish a Building Againnew

Ortiz is a contractor who takes down buildings and saves almost all the pieces. After doing construction for 25 years and throwing away "tons of good building materials," he delights in being able to save 23-foot-long two-by-sixes for reuse as two-by-sixes. And pretty much everybody else is delighted too -- environmentalists, preservationists, antiques dealers, even the folks who live around the houses he's taking down.
Chicago Reader  |  Harold Henderson  |  07-28-2008  |  Housing & Development

Dallas Is Deceptive About the Trinity River Projectnew

Dallas is seeking funding from Congress to subsidize the replacement of three federal highway bridges over the Trinity River. But a reporter discovers that the claim that the bridges were slated for replacement is untrue.
Dallas Observer  |  Jim Schutze  |  11-08-2004  |  Politics

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