Archive for 'Cover Story'

To Build an Eco-House: How a Local Initiative is Spurning the Construction of Lean, Green Homes in Our Area

Issue: April 2010 by .

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As Americans, we have the privilege of living in a country where any material possession is attainable, where food is just a quick drive to the super market away and where it’s “okay” to leave a few scraps of food on your plate. What many of us don’t realize, however, is that those scraps of [...]

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Planned Communities: Are They Worth It?

Issue: March 2010 by .

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The Muse is busy today. Six people are in line and the tables are full. A couple perches at a table in the balcony above the crowd, pecking away at their Macbooks and occasionally looking for a new song on their iPod. The popular coffee shop fronts Enterprise Drive in the heart of Wyndhurst and [...]

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Devastation in Haiti: How Can We Help?

Issue: February 2010 by .

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Piles of bodies in the streets. Children being pulled from the rubble. Desperate, grieving families now in need of basics like food and water. They are images that conjure up nightmarish memories of both Hurricane Katrina and 9/11, only this latest tragedy is thousands of miles away and is perhaps even more profound and devastating. [...]

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