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August 2005
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Speaker for the Dead
By Rebecca Meiser, Scene
Obituaries written by The Plain Dealer reporter Alana Baranick bring death to life in Cleveland. A talent for crafting honest, yet sensitive life stories that include quirky details and revealing anecdotes has earned her a national obit-writing award. 'People are dying to get into my columns,' she says. -- Archie Ingersoll
http://www.clevescene.com/Issues/2005-08-03/news/news.html

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Blocking All Lanes
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Today, the word 'traffic' evokes images of gridlocked highways and disgruntled commuters. It wasn't always that way. 'Traffic' used to connote the movement of commodities within the marketplace. Sean Dockray, Steve Rowell, and Fiona Whitton trace the evolution of the term and the accompanying technology -- from shouting and waving policemen in 19th century New York to the keen science of traffic control in Los Angeles today, where drivers can be regulated by 'a simple click of a mouse button.' -- Rose Miller
http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/17/blocking.php

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