Zach Patton

Recent Articles

• A Wave of Watts
• Sep 30, 2008
• It's a stormy morning in New York City, and Trey Taylor is supposed to be watching a big blue turbine submerge into the East River....

• Follow Governing's Managing Performance Conference
• Sep 30, 2008
• Like Congress fleeing a bailout, we're getting the heck out of D.C. We'll be attending Governing's Managing Performance conference in Austin, Texas. We'll be ...

• States and Localities: 'Hey, Remember Us?'
• Sep 30, 2008
• The leaders of the "Big 7" state and local government groups released a statement calling on the next president to pay more attention to states and localities in drafting policy.
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• Carey Torrice Allows "Sexy" and "County Commissioner" to be Used in Same Sentence
• Sep 26, 2008
• Carey Torrice is a commissioner for Macomb County, Michigan. Carey Torrice is also, according to her official bio, an actress. And a private investigator (!). And ...
• 5 Comments

• Invasion of the Pod, People?
• Sep 23, 2008
• If certain advocates have their way, Ithaca, N.Y., could someday be home to a "pod car" system. Based on this New York ...
• 1 Comments

• Water is the New Carbon
• Sep 19, 2008
• Now that we've all figured out our carbon footprints, it's time for a new guilt-inducing eco-buzz question: What's your "water footprint"? Your water ...
• 2 Comments

• O-K-L-A-H-O-M-Hey, Where Are the Sidewalks?
• Sep 18, 2008
• Governing Contributing Editor Anne Jordan is in Oklahoma for a conference.  She sent in this dispatch from the road: Last evening, sitting in a ...
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• Rush Hour in Real Terms
• Sep 18, 2008
• You often see rankings that compare cities in terms of their average commute times. But here's a chart that puts the whole thing into better ...

• But If You Put a Price On It, Will It Still Be Special?
• Sep 17, 2008
• As an American circa 2008, I've been known to eat in a restaurant from time to time. And there's probably nothing that irks me more than ...
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• Pop Goes the Soda
• Sep 12, 2008
• That dark fizzy drink -- what do you call it? Soda? Pop? Cola? Coke? It all depends on where you're from.  Check out this ...
• 3 Comments

• But Then Again You Probably Already Knew This
• Sep 4, 2008
• Clairvoyants of St. Johnsbury, Vermont: Rejoice! You can once again practice your sooth-saying gifts without fear of recrimination: Soothsaying might still be banned in some ...
• 2 Comments

• Wholesome Lunches in Charm City
• Sep 2, 2008
• What do the following have in common: a peach straight from the orchard, a fresh tomato salad with basil and mozzarella, raw cauliflower with a ...

• You Can't Walk All Over Miss America Anymore
• Aug 20, 2008
• Hope you're not interested in visiting Atlantic City to drive along the street known as Miss America Way: Atlantic City has decided to change the ...

• Street Food Graduates from the Hot Dog
• Aug 18, 2008
• Details has a roundup and a slideshow of some of the tastiest street food in the nation -- everything from tamales to "sparerib tips ...
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• Chicago Will Also Take It to the Streets
• Aug 14, 2008
• New York City is right in the middle of its Summer Streets program (there's a video above) -- in which the city is closing main ...
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