• New Hope for Cities?
  • John Cochran, at our sister publication CQ Weekly, has written an article suggesting that cities have reasons to believe that they will get more help ...
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  • Never Had a Chance
  • Leo McCarthy, a former lieutentant governor of California and speaker of the state Assembly, died on Monday. If you read the obituaries (Chronicle; Bee; LA ...
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  • Council Should "Think Twice"
  • Here's a classic example of reactive law-making. The Chicago City Council's transportation committee has approved an ordinance that would significantly increase fines for motorists who ...
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  • Alcoholics Unanimous
  • Pop Quiz: You're a public figure who's just had a very public fall from grace. You're flailing. Your PR people are scrambling to manage the ...
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  • Good News Is No News
  • Have you heard? Meth use is down. Both in terms of overal use and the number of new users. So says a National Survey on ...
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  • Heads Up: 2.5.07
  • Mixed report cards for Chicago school reforms. Tribune 12-hour days for D.C. schoolkids? Washington Post States: Call 911 on drunken drivers. AP For Vegas visitors, ...
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  • Guerillas in the Midst
  • Here are a couple videos that might interest you. First, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Lite Brite guerilla marketing campaign that shut ...
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