The Moore Report: In case you missed it: to squeegee or not to squeegee is still the question after 40 years

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The Moore Report: In case you missed it: to squeegee or not to squeegee is still the question after 40 years

By Ralph E. Moore, Jr. Within the past 40 years, we built two expensive quality stadiums– Oriole Park and Ravens Stadium– for wealthy team owners and we closed down recreation […]

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