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Entries for December 2009
Release Date: December 22, 2009 12:48 
You read that right, the final post in my Defined series. (Click here for Parts I, II, and III) The collective sigh from across the Internet warms me on this blustery winter morning. These final two concepts are often reserved for mature Main Street programs due to the foundational prerequisites to implementation.
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Release Date: December 15, 2009 00:45 
We are in the home stretch of finishing Year End Evaluations for our Michigan Main Street Communities. A related theme that has come up across the board with all our Main Street communities is that they are not telling their story often and to enough people.
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Release Date: December 08, 2009 14:36
It’s winter and we all know what that means…daily complaints about the lack of people shoveling snow off the sidewalks. For a downtown, this complaint runs rampant from customers and residents, to business and property owners, and to local governments and downtown organizations. Everybody is quick to point fingers and say “They” are responsible for snow removal while ju...
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Release Date: December 01, 2009 14:36
Ah, I can hear the groans from the readership, ‘another dry monologue from that ER fool’. Yes, and No. While this post is intended to be dry like only the best wine, it’s still from that ER guy from Michigan. The philosophy below is part of the holistic reason Michigan's Main Street comm...
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