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OtisWhite

  1. Well, duh! A state report says local gov'ts might actually save money if they worked together. owl.li/bgzBr
  2. Not as easy as it would seem: How do you get rid of an unneeded and unwanted local gov't? owl.li/bgxH9
  3. We conclude our reading of "The Great Inversion" by Alan Ehrenhalt about the changing shape of U.S. cities. owl.li/bhbja
  4. What is America's "buggiest city"? Drum roll, please. It's ... Tampa! owl.li/bgwa5
  5. And America's worst-dressed city? Drug roll please ... Anchorage, Alaska! owl.li/bgwnD
  6. Time is money: NYC will allow people to resell unused minutes on their parking receipts. owl.li/bgv7X
  7. "The Great Project": A multimedia case study of a civic project that changed a city, available for iPads. owl.li/bgA90
  8. Next stop, Wal-Mart Station: Once again, a major transit system tries selling naming rights to stations. owl.li/bgy0d
  9. Can't learn enough about cities and their leaders? Visit Civic Strategies' Facebook page and click "like." owl.li/bgA4V
  10. The business community that supported Mayor Bing in Detroit ... can't wait for him to leave. owl.li/bgwPT
  11. Making Seattle an offer it can't refuse: A stadium skeptic says this deal is as good as it gets. owl.li/bf115
  12. Downtown Mpls. has a new leader, and his resume is a blend of politics, business ... and local knowledge. owl.li/beZWd
  13. In the competition for talent among cities, there are some winners. And there are many losers. owl.li/bfEBF
  14. In an echo from 2005, a huge new development is proposed for downtown Chicago. owl.li/beP1A
  15. New to office, S.F. Mayor Lee is already thinking of his legacy. Will it be ... basketball? owl.li/beMLY
  16. The logic of clustering: Old-fashioned fountain pen stores settle close by in suburban D.C. owl.li/beNRu
  17. We continue our reading of "The Great Inversion" by Alan Ehrenhalt about the changing shape of U.S. cities. owl.li/bfa9L
  18. "We've become the punching bag": Citizens want to change Lawrence, Mass.'s image. But how do you do that? owl.li/beMgf
  19. Cleveland may see its first public-private infrastructure deal: building a bridge the state can't afford. owl.li/beOFF
  20. How change happens: It took more than a drought to change Denver's water habits. It took a recession too. owl.li/bf0on