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Ellen Perlman

Ellen Perlman

Former columnist

Ellen Perlman was a GOVERNING staff writer and technology columnist.

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Don't Insult the Donuts
Once upon a time there was a "don't malign vegetables" movement. In Florida recently, it was doughnuts and other fried or sugary ...
April 08, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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Bill Cosby on School Spending in Pennsylvania: "Don't We Like Children?"
Smack. Down. Typically, when a celebrity attends a hearing or other political event in Washington, D.C., members of Congress and surrounding staff members go ...
April 08, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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Twitter Arrives at Metro in DC
You know a technology has arrived when the media stories are not about whether a government entity should be using it, but how it currently ...
April 08, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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Speed Cameras: Are They All About the Revenue?
Drive at night on a certain section of Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and you'll routinely see bright white lights flash. This is ...
April 08, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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Technology Ideas That Might Not Be So Great
I was drawn to the bmighty site by a tweet on my Twitter account that mentioned the Top 10 Best Technology Ideas...That Really Aren't.&...
April 08, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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Collaborating for Technology
The Gaines County, Texas, Web site is not going to win design prizes anytime soon. The home page features a grainy photo of the county...
March 24, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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Digitally Dazed
Rhode Island's been quick off the mark. When it comes to health IT, it's got a lot going for it. The governor, Donald Carcieri, doesn't...
March 24, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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REAL Nightmare
For the past five years, clerks at the Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles have been enforcing new rules for getting a driver's license. It hasn't...
March 24, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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The Valley of Surveillance
You can find practically anything you need along Indian School and Thomas roads in Phoenix - at the tortillerias, the pharmacies, the supermarkets, the auto...
March 24, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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Policing by the Odds
When a full moon rises in Richmond, Virginia, police officers may feel their hackles rise, too. The presence of a full moon statistically correlates with...
March 24, 2010
 · Ellen Perlman
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