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1 Year, 1 Day

1 Year, 1 Day

Here, on day 366, there is now a new header image and the opportunity for our readers to join The City Desk’s new group on this Facebook thing the kids at Watson University all seem to be talking about. We’ll be posting updates, news, etc. Maybe some other things, as well, but that has...

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We will be accepting clocks made of paper

Today marks one year of The City Desk, begun with the story of a building which once lured people to their doom. Thanks to all who have read it and thanks to all who have written it. - RJ White, Editor

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The Shrouded City

The Shrouded City

Television dramatist Stirling Silliphant famously wrote that “there are eight million stories in the naked city.” Local author Burton Becker is out to prove that our city has a few million stories of its own, even if they are a bit more conservatively dressed. Becker has just published his fourth novel, Same Time Last...

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Administrative

Administrative

To whomever ended up here after searching Google for “facts about illiteracy,” I am deeply sorry. This post is of no help to you, whatsoever. If you ended up here after searching for “tetherball nazis,” you pretty much get what you deserve. Also, if anyone has any sites about urban history, city planning, etc....

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