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The seemingly never-ending saga that is the Edgewater Hotel redevelopment project in Madison took yet another twist this week.

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Sometimes communities have to get creative to meet their needs for the future.

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After the number of memorable events that took place over the years in the Spectrum in Philadelphia, it seems the old arena was due to go out in a blaze of glory. That didn't exactly happen.

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So the country’s biggest plywood maker is upping its conservation efforts. Good move, Georgia-Pacific.

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copy editor

We may get a peek next week at the future of earmarks in the U.S. Senate, with the announcement Tuesday by Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., that he’ll push to change internal GOP rules to effectively ban party members from slipping pet projects into legislation -- those projects have been known to include construction of roads, bridges and buildings for lawmakers’ districts.

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Dear freshman U.S. senator-/U.S. representative-/state officeholder-elect: Whether you coasted to victory or eked out a win by just a few votes, you have a mandate: Fix this mess.

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Joe Patten, 83, aka the Phantom of the Fox, has helped spare the historic Fox Theatre in Atlanta from ruin twice. And now the nonprofit that operates the theater seems to be effectively telling Patten to hit the road.

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copy editor

The city of Madison seems to be getting serious about building up its land banking portfolio, announcing its intention this week to buy a second parcel. But if replays of the Edgewater Hotel saga are on the horizon, the city could wind up sitting on a lot of desirable real estate no developer will touch.

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By Tom Fetters

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To an office seeker looking to make some political hay, the new courthouse in Tallahassee, Fla., might resemble a vast expanse of healthy alfalfa ready for its third cutting.

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copy editor

Seems the entire country was basking in sunshine Tuesday.

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