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National Problems, Local Solutions: More Reports From Ohio

America and Americans in the active, not passive, mode

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When ‘Collaboration’ Is More Than a Buzzword

The story of a business partnership that stands to boost the economy of Columbus, Ohio, and the surrounding region

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No. 12: All Aboard for the California High-Speed Rail Chronicles

In next month's election, Jerry Brown is seeking a fourth term as California's governor and public support for his plan for a north-south bullet train to transform travel in a car-dependent state. Here is more of what's at stake.

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California High-Speed Rail No. 11: Thinking in Time

Everybody talks about the future, but nobody does anything about it.

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California High-Speed Rail No. 10: Palate Cleanser

"The decision on HSR is going to shape the future in ways we can't predict, and a touch of modesty in the arguments would be welcome."

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California High-Speed Rail No. 9—the Chairman’s Turn Again

You want to hear more about the biggest infrastructure project being considered anywhere in the country? You've come to the right place.

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California High-Speed Rail No. 8—More Questions and Concerns

"Bad, bad, bad," and other critiques

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The Courts Speak Up for California High-Speed Rail (No. 7)

And so do some readers.

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California High-Speed Rail No. 6: Some Views From the Valley

People in Los Angeles and San Francisco often say that the initial links in a proposed north-south system would be "trains to nowhere." People from nowhere weigh in.

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California High-Speed Rail No. 5: 10 Readers With 10 Views

A solution looking for a problem? A genuine leap forward? The best we can expect from messy political half-measures? Or something truly brave? Take your pick.

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California High-Speed Rail No. 4: 7 Ways in Which High-Speed Rai

For your reference, the chairman's detailed pro-and-con about the most ambitious current attempt to change America's transportation infrastructure

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California High-Speed Rail No. 3: Let’s Hear From the Chairman

It's time for broader national attention to the most expensive and ambitious infrastructure proposal in America today.

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California High-Speed Rail No. 2 The Critics’ Case

Every big infrastructure project is controversial. Most of them work out better than critics contend early on. But maybe the critics are right about high-speed rail. Let's hear what they say.

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It Takes a Village to Staff a Factory

"It indeed is an oasis, but the passion and commitment are replicable elsewhere." A Kenyan-born man working in Mississippi on some of the things the state has done right.

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The California High-Speed Rail Debate Kicking Things Off

The Erie Canal. The transcontinental railroad. The Interstate Highway system. Big, expensive, controversial—and indispensable. Is the next one in this series a new rail network in our most famously freeway-centric state?

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When Rails Make the Difference, From Down East to the Southwest

The loss of rail service into a small Maine town has been crippling