• Because You're Working So Hard...
  • Not too much to say about Statetris.  It's a game just like Tetris, except you have to flip states so they're right-side up and ...
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  • The F is for Funny
  • This is juvenile and base politicking -- and just a little bit funny. Wisconsin state Sen. Scott Fitzgerald, a Republican, is upset at a political ...
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  • Heads Up: 8.28.07
  • Denver mayor, 4 council members smoked pot. [Insert Mile High joke here] Denver Post OH Gov. Ted Strickland can not help you find that in your ...
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  • noun. 1: energy, pep
  • "Official" state items are a perennial favorite topic on the 13th Floor -- Kentucky's clogging, Hawaii's humuhumunukunukuapua, Georgia's clay, New Hampshire's pumpkins. I've ...
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  • Heads Up: 8.28.07
  • Love boosts Denver judge's income. Denver Post Receiver tackles CA prison health care. NYT Cities to bikers: Muffle up. AP LA's like NYC, but totally, ...
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  • Strange Consistency
  • If there's one place for premature speculation, it's the blogosphere. That's why I say with pride that I was speculating prematurely when I wrote about ...
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  • Heads Up 8.24.07
  • Texas to rate preschools. Morning News Does D.C. really have a textbook shortage? Washington Post Ad controversy continues in LA governor's race. Times-Picayune State ...
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  • In the Zone
  • A short article in the Chicago Sun-Times last week got me thinking again about a local politics issue that's more interesting than it may seem: the rules for zoned residential parking.
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  • Heads Up 8.23.07
  • Colorado governor declares emergency: too much wheat. Denver Post KY governor visits Illinois city to argue against casinos. Sun-Times Oakland School Board member asked to ...
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