After VA Tech massacre, TX House postpones debate on closing records for concealed handgun licenses. Texas Politics
ATVs replacing horses on the range. LA Times
The soul of the commuter. New Yorker
Can you really not say "boob" on a billboard? Memphis Commercial-Appeal
On a Road to Nowhere: Who stole David Byrne's bike? Gothamist
How can St. Louis come back? NY Times
Chicago alderman wants to ban cocaine...the drink. Sun-Times
Pol pushes potty paper proposal. Miami Herald
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Zach Patton -- Executive Editor. Zach has written about a range of topics, including social policy issues and urban planning and design. Originally from Tennessee, he joined GOVERNING as a staff writer in 2004. He received the 2011 Jesse H. Neal Award for Outstanding Journalism
E-mail: zpatton@governing.com 
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