"What we are attempting to do here is to redefine the definition of infrastructure, " Houck says.

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"Subsidizing development in the hit zone only encourages more hits and more hit losses, " Houck said.

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She moved South, to Jacksonville, Florida, and Houck was soon involved in civil rights demonstrations.

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