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  • Dec 2012
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  • Sep 2012
  • Celebrating National Public Works Week 2012 with Southern Charm
  • Sep 2012
  • Engage the public and get work done: a shared responsibility strategy
  • Aug 2012
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  • Jun 2012
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  • Mar 2012
  • CPWA's members are important stakeholders in Canada's next steps for infrastructure
  • Mar 2012
  • New APWA U.S. grassroots advocacy network: APWA Advocates
  • Jan 2012
  • Washington Insight
  • Dec 2011
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  • Nov 2011
  • North America celebrates National Public Works Week
  • Jul 2011
  • National Public Works Week: Employee recognition awards highlight service to the community
  • May 2011
  • What you can do for National Public Works Week
  • May 2011
  • The Voice of Public Works: National Public Works Week 2011
  • May 2011
  • Preparing for the 2011 National Public Works Week
  • Mar 2011
  • San Francisco DPW celebrates its accomplishments during National Public Works Week
  • Mar 2011
  • A virtual celebration of National Public Works Week
  • Feb 2011
  • Have you experienced distracted driving in your community? How are you planning to curtail it?
  • Dec 2009
  • Board adopts APWA advocacy priorities
  • Nov 2009
  • National Infrastructure Bank garners interest in Congress
  • Sep 2009
  • APWA testifies before Congress on levee safety during National Public Works Week
  • Aug 2009
  • Uncertain times
  • Jul 2009
  • Putting the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to work in your community
  • Jul 2009
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  • Art as Public Activator
  • Apr 2007
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  • Mar 2007
  • Waste management with a twist
  • Mar 2007
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  • Feb 2007
  • The Dust Bowl: Water conservation may be the key to avoiding a repeat
  • Feb 2007
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  • Jan 2007
  • Public Works and Urban Search and Rescue: What is our role?
  • Jan 2007
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  • Dec 2006
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  • Kansas community benefits by turning trouble into treasure
  • Feb 2006
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  • Jan 2006
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  • Jan 2006
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  • Dec 2005
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  • Dec 2005
  • President Freudenthal testifies before Congress
  • Nov 2005
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  • International Idea Exchange
  • Sep 2005
  • Creative financing and fleet rotation
  • Sep 2005
  • Is it a water tank or an antenna?
  • Sep 2005
  • Planning and designing a fleet facility
  • Aug 2005
  • Washington Insight
  • Jul 2005
  • P.W. Paws goes to Washington
  • Jul 2005
  • International Idea Exchange
  • Jul 2005
  • Congress Reflections
  • Jun 2005
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  • May 2005
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  • Apr 2005
  • Garden in the air
  • Apr 2005
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  • Mar 2005
  • The road to leadership winds through our chapters
  • Mar 2005
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  • Feb 2005
  • Obtaining international specialty workers for your organization
  • Feb 2005
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  • Jan 2005
  • President recognizes the important role of public works as a first responder
  • Jan 2005
  • Washington Insight
  • Nov 2004
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  • Oct 2004
  • One-day passes available for Congress
  • Sep 2004
  • Sewer service laterals: Whose responsibility is it to mark the location?
  • Sep 2004
  • National Public Works Week on the Hill descends on the Capitol City
  • Jul 2004
  • The opportunity to see the bigger picture
  • Jul 2004
  • Washington Insight
  • Jun 2004
  • APWA Book Review
  • Jun 2004
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  • May 2004
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  • May 2004
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  • Apr 2004
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  • Mar 2004
  • Municipal solid waste composting: Has its time arrived?
  • Mar 2004
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  • Feb 2004
  • Charles Byrley, former APWA Washington Office director, dies
  • Feb 2004
  • The Baker's Dozen
  • Dec/Jan 2003
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  • Dec/Jan 2003
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  • Nov 2003
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  • Oct 2003
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  • Sep 2003
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  • Sep 2003
  • President's Message
  • Aug 2003
  • Ernest Hendricks, Jr., 1928-2003
  • Aug 2003
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  • Aug 2003
  • Urban Forestry: Benefits and drawbacks of city trees
  • Aug 2003
  • What stormwater managers should know about fluvial geomorphology
  • Aug 2003
  • Washington Insight
  • Jun 2003
  • The Willamette River Water Treatment Facility: a design/build project
  • Jun 2003
  • President's Message
  • May 2003
  • Member Profile
  • May 2003
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  • Apr 2003
  • Past President Mueller named to Homeland Security Advisory Committee
  • Feb 2003
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  • Oct 2002
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  • Sep 2002
  • Detectable warning surfaces now required in curb ramp installations
  • Jul 2002
  • An innovative approach to hazard communication training
  • Jun 2002
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  • Apr 2002
  • Combined P/E/T Committee Meeting a success
  • Apr 2002
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  • Mar 2002
  • KCAPWA signs
  • Feb 2002
  • APWA works on streamlining regulatory process
  • Dec/Jan 2001
  • Unconventional work force: Cleaning major canals with prison labor
  • Dec/Jan 2001
  • Anti-icing hits the decks
  • Oct 2001
  • APWA Reporter wins award
  • Sep 2001
  • How to develop vehicle equipment specifications
  • Aug 2001
  • Patching the virtual pothole: the Internet and public works
  • Jul 2001
  • Washington Insight
  • Sep 2000
  • Start planning now for 2001 Congress
  • Sep 2000
  • Proactive facility management: Maximize time, money and manpower
  • Sep 2000
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