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Ten Reasons Why I Love Harrisburg
By Micalagh Beckwith Moritz at August 1, 2012 | 10:35 am | 0 Comment
There is a lot of negativity going around about Harrisburg these days, from local, national, and even international sources. I couldn’t believe it last fall when my BBC News homepage popped up one morning with an article about Harrisburg’s debt… Read the rest
[...read more]Voter ID: The Good & The Bad
By Micalagh Beckwith Moritz at April 10, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment
I have some very good news for young, able-bodied, white, urban, upper & middle class individuals with cars. The new voter ID law clearly favors us – this small, but prominent, group of Pennsylvanians. For lack of a better label,… Read the rest
[...read more]Uptown Harrisburg: A Story of Gentrification
By Micalagh Beckwith Moritz at February 16, 2012 | 7:01 am | 1 Comments
In 2007, I moved into the uptown area of Harrisburg, our capitol city. My friend had just bought a house, and 4 of us in our early 20s, somewhat naïve and starry-eyed, had the idea of becoming a part of… Read the rest
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