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The group also named its top 10 neighborhoods , which are as follows:   Vkoulampet/Wikimedia Commons Mifflin West, Madison, Wisconsin   Wikimedia Commons Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York    Soe Lin/Wikimedia Commons Downtown Crossing, Boston   Wikimedia Commons South of Market, San Francisco   Wikimedia Commons Washburn, La Crosse, Wisconsin   Jon Platek/Wikimedia Commons Downtown, Sioux Falls, South Dakota   Bjoertvedt/Wikimedia Commons Southside, Virginia, Minnesota   Bobak Ha’eri/Wikimedia Commons Downtown, Bismarck, North Dakota   Wikimedia Commons Downtown, Seattle   TedE/Wikimedia Commons Downtown, Los Alamos, New Mexico /* $( document ).ready(function() { // Jquery mobile is trying to style the button and leaving a blank gry button on top of a white button $("#viafouracoms .vf-comment-controls li.vf-right").html(' Submit '); });*/ CONTENT DOM: Anchor dom must be placed just above the content dom in order for sticky styles and functionality to apply --> »  STAY INFORMED   Email NewsLetter   Sign Up Today   Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Stay Informed   Email newsletter   Sign Up Today   Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. 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