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To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Observercast

Cities Are Back – But For How Long?

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BY FROMA HARROP Why are cities growing faster than the rest of the country? That’s happening and reverses a decade-long trend, according to new U.S. Census figures. Gainers in 2008 included such diverse locations as Chicago, Los Angeles, Columbus, Ohio, and Lincoln, NE. The Census found that cities losing people, such as Cleveland, were shrinking at a slower rate. [With an 8.2% increase in people, New Orleans was the fastest-growing city but is of course […]

Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton became editor of The Observer in September 2006. Previously, he served nearly two decades as the Dallas Morning News’ Oklahoma Bureau chief. He also covered government and politics for the San Jose Mercury News, the Dallas Times Herald, the Tulsa Tribune and the Oklahoma Journal.