Lean Star State? TX will be first to test its kids' fitness. Morning News
OR town's residents upset that the traffic posts look like...you know. KATU
The new, hip librarians. NYT
Bloomberg vs. the car. WSJ (subs req'd)
911 and cellphones -- patching a risky gap. Seattle Times
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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
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