Cars must navigate crumbling roads and poorly designed highway systems that all but make gridlock and accidents unavoidable.

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Based on her reputation at the Times, it seems that Schiller has the understanding of the changing media landscape necessary to navigate these roads, Folkenflik says.

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Motorists in the storm's footprint had to navigate detours on many roads past downed trees and through areas of flooding.

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