Michael Winship: Where Are the Snows – and Shovels – of Christmas Past?

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"Where Are the Snows – and Shovels – of Christmas Past?"

By Michael Winship

We had our first snowstorm of the winter in Manhattan this past weekend and it served to remind me that I have not actually shoveled snow in decades – the result of living in a city where other people are hired to do it for you. It once was said that the definition of a city was a place where one could ...