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Features Writing Sample:  The McMillan gives new life to historic building The past and the present blur on the corner of East Route 66 and North Leroux Street, where the McMillan Building stands as the oldest building in downtown Flagstaff. Since 1886, the building has witnessed the changing Flagstaff scene in its nearly two centuries standing. Now,  The McMillan Bar and Kitchen  operates out of the historic location, giving the former bank hotel new life as a modern eatery. The McMillan upholds its legacy of hospitality by welcoming locals and tourists alike to “drink in the history.” The McMillan Building was originally  The Bank Hotel Building . The National Park Service lists it on its  National Register of Historic Places , which ensures the building’s indefinite preservation in near-original conditions. The McMillan building is included in  Flagstaff’s Railroad Addition Historic District .  Tucker Woodbury, the founder of The McMillan Bar and Ki...

  News-Feature Writing Sample:  Fake ID culture on college campuses Fake IDs have been a staple of college campuses across the United States  since the ‘80s . As real driver licenses evolved, so did the legitimacy of fakes.  While it may look genuine to the untrained eye, a fraudulent ID is not guaranteed to fool bouncers, restaurant staff, scanners or law enforcement.  A  rise in fake IDs  began with the passing of the  1984 National Minimum Drinking Age Act . Former New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg alongside  Mothers Against Drunk Driving  proposed the act to reduce drunk driving by prohibiting people under 21 from purchasing or possessing alcohol. This law does not require states to adhere to the national minimum age, but if states do not comply, they lose 10% of federal highway funding.  Before the act was passed in 1984, the drinking age varied from state to state, with Arizona’s minimum age set at 19. The  2005 REAL ID...

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