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Silver Spring Voice in PDF • August 2008

On the cover: Richard Jaeggi, mentor of the young Gandhi Brigade, holds up the “Book of Turf” (artfully bound in astroturf), in which residents recorded their memories and goodbyes to Silver Spring’s quirky village green at the Sign of the Times party. See page 8

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Table of Contents: August 2008

	page 1 Cover
	page 2 Ad
	page 3 Somewhere in Silver Spring Masthead What's inside
	page 4 Citizen Bill Tidwell: Where's the spirit of the Wright Brothers?
	page 5 Voice Mail
	page 6 Q: What are your thoughts on the economy?
	page 7 Tabor: Sustainability in hard times
	page 8 Farewell astroturf
	page 9 Farewell astroturf
	page 10 Big brother was watching: Maryland police conducted espionage on Takoma activists
	page 11 Big brother, continued
	page 12 July 4 on Ellsworth
	page 13 At NOAA, Astronauts shed light on global warming
	page 14 The beat goes on: Local drumming
	page 15 Fashionista
	page 16 Luminites honor founder Jillian Raye
	page 17 Lumina, continued
	page 18 Silver Spring Then and Again: The story of an old Coke bottle
	page 19 Silver Spring Then and Again, continued
	page 20 Sin of the Month: Pustules
	page 21 Impact Silver Spring
	page 22 Daleview Lick-a-thon
	pages 23 The end of an era: Piney Branch Hardware to close its doors after 63 years
	page 24 Gardening Coach: Front yeard farmer throws in the trowel

	page 25 Gardening Coach, continued
	page 26 Humming along
	page 27 Green tips at county fair
	page 28 Easy Gardener: Maintaining the jungle
	page 29 Ads
	page 30 Going Green: Resource wars
	pages 31 Going Green, continued
	page 32 EarthTalk: green roof, pesticides
	page 33 Assessments rise across state
	page 34 Garden party on!
	page 35 Just say mo! Barhopping in Silver Spring
	page 36 Mo, continued Hometown Resources
	page 37 Teens join the workforce Hometown Resources
	page 38 Sportscene: Thunderbolts end of season report Hometown Resources
	page 39 Sportscene, continued Hometown Resources
	page 40 Biz Buzz: Video Americain Hometown Resources
	page 41 Press Play: Obsession and memory Hometown Resources
	pages 42 Heart of Parenting: Motivation Hometown Resources
	page 43 Calendar
	page 44 Calendar, continued
	page 45 Calendar, continued
	page 46 Classified ads In Memoriam: George Arthur Mathews
	page 47 Long and Foster Takoma ad
	page 48 Long and Foster Silver Spring Ad

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