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from BBC News (UK)
The good fortune behind Cutty Sark's 150 years
The world's only remaining tea clipper is celebrating its 150th birthday this weekend, but the fact the famous ship has survived for so long has much to do with luck. Cutty Sark first set sail from Dumbarton, Scotland, in November 1869. While at sea, it set records for travelling between Australia and England, but new technology and a devastating fire almost led to its end.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
Sue Lani Madsen: How to make housing unaffordable
It’s déjà vu all over again as the Spokane City Council takes up the Tenants Bill of Rights agenda that was first floated in December of last year. It started with a series of four housing forums on new landlord-tenant rules at the beginning of the year. Or more accurately, new landlord rules. Tenant accountability isn’t the focus. Neither is expanding the supply of affordable housing.
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Sue Lani Madsen: How to make housing unaffordable
It’s déjà vu all over again as the Spokane City Council takes up the Tenants Bill of Rights agenda that was first floated in December of last year. It started with a series of four housing forums on new landlord-tenant rules at the beginning of the year. Or more accurately, new landlord rules. Tenant accountability isn’t the focus. Neither is expanding the supply of affordable housing.
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