May 2000
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States and local governments have been swinging like a pendulum
between powerful and weak central controls.
Projects such as Boston's Big Dig have the potential to sow the seeds
of a new public cynicism about infrastructure.
Deciding who gets a key to the city is an interesting mayoral
exercise.
Before officials in Lebanon Junction, Kentucky, can resolve a long- running controversy, they need to figure out where the bodies are buried--literally.
Imagine arriving at the American Legion Hall with a crockpot of baked beans to contribute to the potluck dinner--only to be told they're not welcome there.
