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What the hell is she talking about? That building has been called the World Trade Center well before the New York buildings were destroyed. It has nothing to do with New York. What an uneducated response.

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I have always stood behind the immortal words of former Governor Tom McCall, who said about people visiting the state: "We want you to visit our State of Excitement often. Come again and again. But for heaven's sake, don't move here to live. Or if you do have to move in to live, don't tell any of your neighbors where you are going."

We have 12% unemployment and many of the people who are coming here are young creatives who don't have jobs and are adding to the problems we are facing. I love my state, but I see it in decline and an glossy ad campaign is not a practical fix.

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