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• The following appeared in a letter from the mayor of Tudor City.
  "After a major airline chose Yorkville as its regional flight hub, the number of businesses in that city almost doubled and local tax revenue increased by 50 percent....
• The following appeared as an editorial in one of Coleville's city newspapers.
  "Even though a high percentage of Coleville City's businesses failed last year, we who live in Coleville City should keep in mind the fact that the Coleville region has attracted a great many new businesses over the last three years....
• The following appeared in a letter to the Grandview City Council from a local business leader.
  "During last year's severe drought, when the water supply in the Grandview city reservoir fell to an extremely low level, the city council imposed much more rigid water-rationing rules....
• The following appeared in a memo from the president of a company that builds and sells new homes in Steel City.
  "Over the past five years, the population of Steel City has increased by more than 20 percent, and family incomes in Steel City have risen much faster than the national average....
• The following appeared in a newspaper feature story.
  "There is now evidence that the relaxed manner of living in small towns promotes better health and greater longevity than does the hectic pace of life in big cities....
• The following appeared in a memo from the president of Viva-Tech, a manufacturer of high-tech medical equipment.
  "In order to reduce costs, we should close some of our existing small assembly plants and build a large central plant....
• The following appeared in a memo from the chief operating officer of the Presto Manufacturing Company.
  "Since orders for our major product increased by over 200 percent last quarter, we should promptly expand production by building a new manufacturing plant in Summit City....
• The following is a letter that recently appeared in the Oak City Gazette, a local newspaper.
  "Membership in Oak City's Civic Club . a club whose primary objective is to discuss local issues ....
• The city of happiness is in the state of mind.