
Governing It's that snowy time of year again...
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Coming off two of the harshest and most costly winters in Chicago's history, the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation is looking to avoid budget-busting overtime and still remove the snow from city streets this winter. ...

Governing Monday morning brain teaser: Who recently said this: "Hello, Ohio!" Check Governing.com or come back later for the answer!

Governing The Silverdome cost $55 million to build in 1975. It sold for $583,000, but there's 45 days until the sale becomes final. Could another bidder step in? (TT)
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The town of Pontiac, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, sold the 80,300-seat Silverdome on Monday, along with 127 acres of nearby land. The massive stadium complex, which once hosted the Detroit Lions, the ...

Governing A new Question of the Week! Q: What sort of education is needed nowadays to maintain a career? Is the four-year degree still relevant? Could the role of community colleges become more pronounced? And how can government help with this? Check out William Fulton's column about community colleges for more.
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is the President and CEO of Solimar Research Group and a member of the city council of Ventura, California. E-mail him at bfulton@cp-dr.com.

Governing Last chance to answer this week's QOTW: Have you been offered to store your health data online? Would you have any reservations for doing so? Check back this afternoon for a new question!

Governing Shiny new toy in the office today--a video camera! We're going to video the 2009 Public Officials of the Year tomorrow night and post them soon after.

Governing This week's Story Behind the Story: Rob Gurwitt and David Kidd visit a Providence Roller Derby.
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posted by David Kidd Writer Rob Gurwitt and I were in Providence City Hall: he to gather information for an upcoming story, and I to take pictures of whomever and whatever Rob thought would be in his story. After a...

Governing So, any guesses on who was thankful for his "red-hot, smokin' wife?" It was Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, who used this phrase to introduce his wife Mary at an Iowa Republican fund-raising dinner.

Governing A little quiz to get your brain working on a Monday morning....Who, channeling the movie Talladega Nights, said this: "Thank you, Lord, for my red-hot, smokin’ wife"? Check out Governing.com now or head to Facebook this afternoon for the answer!

Governing Are you a follower of GOVERNING on Twitter? Updated news feeds and cool links provided by our staffers.
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Governing This week's QOTW: Our tech writer reports on electronic health records, but storing her own health data online put her at a pause (before finding that in her case, online records are just as secure as paper records.) Have you been offered to store your health data online? Would you have any reservations for doing so?
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For years, I’ve been writing about health IT and how its advocates believe it could lead to cheaper and better health care for citizens. Now, I’m writing as one of those citizens.

Governing Last chance to answer this week's QOTW: When taxes need to go up, when's the best time to take this step? Will any officials be brave enough to try and raise taxes next year? Are there any sort of strategies that officials use to determine when a tax increase will meet the least amount of resistance? Check back this afternoon for a new question!

Governing What's the difference between a "client" and a "customer" of social services? It may be empowerment. Georgia's Department of Human Services is taking a different tack to adminstering services.
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is a correspondent, and the author of GOVERNING’s books De-Pressed and Measuring Up 2.0. E-mail him at jowaz22@gmail.com.

Governing Not to interfere with the conversation going on below, but this week's SBTS delves into how one of our writers spends his election nights.
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posted by Alan Greenblatt I have to admit that I'm a very late adopter. I'm a big music fan, but all my friends had iPods before I did. I'm in a job that trades on communication, but I'm not on...






















