But they say the cars are a much beloved and valuable part of the city's life and character.

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Into the breach Quinn Popcorn arrived with a Kickstarter campaign and plans to clean up the much-beloved snack.

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He's also an avid concert-goer and will travel around much of California to see his beloved hard rock bands, often taking long late-night trips over many hours on freeways.

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Francis, the name the new pope has chosen, is a much-beloved Italian saint who is identified with peace, poverty and a simple lifestyle.

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Much more: to catch online their beloved stars, to interact with them and to empower tv fan tribes with the energy of Social Media.

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The point is, the Corvette, the much-beloved, often-mocked all-American sports car, is cool again, and it has become cool by standing on first principles and having the world come around to it.

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The difference, however, is that Scrushy was beloved by the people of Birmingham, Ala, while Lay and Skilling are vilified in Houston, so much that the defense tried in vain to move the trial to another city.

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