The Land Grab

Mary Sanders knows what it's like to be the last one standing. At 89, she lives alone on the 1800 block of North 16th Street, in a single rowhome that sits like a besieged island between the vacant lots on either side.

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The Land Grab

Cowboy developers are running roughshod over Temple’s neighbors. Is there a sheriff in town?

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