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 Stories About: green living AND Illinois AND placemaking
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The Trouble With Normal
Can a mom in middle America survive a month without a car? |
Christine Gardner |
28 Aug 2006 |
Main Dish |
| Not 20 minutes after the Amtrak clerk said our train would be at least an hour late -- "probably much more" -- I almost caved. "We could rent a car and drive home," I thought, and maybe even muttered. "Nobody has to know." I had just hit my breaking point. Carolyn rides the bus. Photos: Christine Gardner My husband, Steve, and I were pushing our two ... |
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| Topics: green living, Illinois, placemaking (all these topics) |
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