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MILWAUKEE – Tampa, Florida and Cleveland, Ohio do not have many things in common. However, both of the cities know what it is like to be in the national spotlight while hosting the Republican National Convention (RNC). 

2012 was the year Barack Obama and Mitt Romney faced off in the race for the White House. That summer, Tampa hosted the RNC. 

“There’s so few things that you can control. You have to control what you can,” said Tampa Mayor Jane Castor. 

Castor was the police chief for Tampa during the convention. She said her…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The International Olympic Committee was effusive Wednesday in its support for a decadeslong effort to bring back the Winter Games to Utah’s capital city in 2034.

Unlike so many other past hosts that have decided bringing back the Games isn’t worth the time, money or hassle, Salt Lake City remains one of the few places where Olympic fever still burns strong. Olympic officials praised the city for preserving facilities and public enthusiasm as they kicked off their final visit ahead of a formal announcement expected this July.

Reminders of the…