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Articles in June, 2007 issue of Nation's Cities Weekly

• Emergency Management Assistance Compact--an introduction.
  by Bell, Beverly
• A Detroit charter school's amazing '90-90' pledge--and success.(University Preparatory Academy)
  by Peirce, Neal
• House Subcommittee boosts funding for transportation, housing programs important to cities.
  by Wallace, Mike; Wollack, Leslie
• Transportation Summit to be held in Irving, Texas.
  by Pulidindi, Julia
• Senate to resume debate on immigration bill.(Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007)
  by Wollack, Leslie
• Creativity: the inner nature of leadership.(15th Annual Leadership Summit)(Excerpt)
  by Senge, Peter M.
• A 'gathering storm' of violent crime? The Police Executive Research Forum sees a "gathering storm" of violent crime, a "tipping point" in many cities. Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., intones: "after years of driving crime rates down, w
  by Peirce, Neal
• Energy Department proposal could undermine public sector pensions.
  by Bomberg, Neil
• Apple Valley recognizes next generation of inclusive community leaders.(launches First Annual Inclusive Communities Partnership Competition for school-aged children)
  by Glaubinger, Cheryl Werner
• Creativity: the inner nature of leadership.(Excerpt)
  by Senge, Peter M.
• SCHIP reauthorization likely by September.(State Children's Health Insurance Program)
  by Bomberg, Neil
• Get jazzed: New Orleans, not a typical city.
  by Pionke, John
• Ask the N.O.-IT-ALLS.(Letter to the editor)
  by Jazzy; Nola
• Mayors' education advisors discuss impact of federal policy, share city-school partnership efforts: NLC's Mayors' Education Policy Advisors Network (EPAN), sponsored by the Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Institute), seeks to strengthen
  by Dugger, Lucinda M.
• Registration open for poverty reduction and economic opportunity audioconference.(Economic Opportunity for All: City Roles in Building Stronger Families and More Inclusive Communities)
  by Goldberg, Heidi
• Congress of Cities Leadership Training Institute Seminars.
• Aging of the baby boom: a community 'blueprint for action'.(Column)
  by Peirce, Neal
• First tier suburbs council explores economic sustainability.
  by Hamilton, Erika; McFarland, Christy
• Senate introduces Streamlined Sales tax bill.(Michael Enzi )(Brief article)
  by Loftus, Christina Fletcher
• House Transportation Committee leaders warn about public-private ventures.
  by Wollack, Leslie
• Treasures unearthed during Chattanooga City Hall renovation.
  by Duvall, Cherie
• ITC committee discusses national broadband deployment.(Information Technology and Communications )(Brief article)
  by Glazer, Melinda
• Audioconference to focus on creating economic opportunities and reducing poverty.(National League of Cities conference on Economic Opportunity for All: City Roles in Building Stronger Families and More Inclusive Communities)
  by Goldberg, Heidi
• Top experts in health disparities to speak at HELO Health Day.(Hispanic Elected Local Officials)
  by Morris, Eboni
• House Subcommittee boosts funding for education, HHS programs.(Health and Human Services)
  by Bomberg, Neil
• City practices: cities respond to climate change.
  by Wright, Samuel
• Supplemental spending bill includes money for programs important to cities and towns.
  by Bomberg, Neil
• HELO to convene in Orlando to discuss health disparities: forum to coincide with the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) conference.
  by Morris, Eboni
• Report calls for seamless learning environment connecting school and out-of-school time.(A New Day for Learning, report by Charles Stewart Mott Foundation)
  by Fowler, Lisa
• Local leader to participate in prestigious fellowship.(Chris "Shoots" Veis chosen for the 2007 Marshall Memorial Fellow Program sponsored by the German Marshall Fund of the United States)
  by Brooks, James
• 2007 Congress of Cities attracting local officials.
  by Pionke, John
• NLC leaders lobby for cities on Capitol Hill.(National League of Cities)
  by Hogan, Cyndy Liedtke
• Ask the N.O.-IT-ALLS.(New Orleans, rebuilding)(Brief article)
  by Jazzy; Nola
• Congress of Cities Hotels, New Orleans, November 13-17.(List)
• Violent crime increase troubling to cities, says NLC.
  by Appel, Sherry Conway
• Housing leaders confront rising foreclosures.(housing real estate)
  by Elsbree, Amy