On: Silent Running: The sci-fi that predicted modern crises

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This happened to miggs in Chicago. And was more about letting the license run out.

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> Daley first shut the field down in 1996 with the intention of turning the airport into parkland, in order to boost slumping Chicago real estate values and shore up political support by closing a symbol of elite privilege. > https://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/day-shut-down-meigs...