All Politics Are Local.

12 MONTHS TO THINK ABOUT IT

While Detroit isn’t readily known for the excellence or efficiency of its municipal government, a recently-published article about a 2003 incident at its in-plant printing shop may be of special interest to the local community. The in-plant shop honored a request by long time City Council member Kay Everett to print a twelve-month calendar entitled: (ready now) “Hats On Me.” Each month featured a different photo of Ms. Everett wearing a fashionable hat. Taxpayers footed the entire printing bill.

THE PILLSBURY NO BOY

The town of Pillsbury, North Dakota (it's a real town) has appealed to North Dakota officials for guidance to solve its latest constitutional crisis. Every one of its 25 residents forgot to vote in its mayoral election. The incumbent mayor expressed surprise because, in most elections, “at least a half-dozen people usually make it to the polls.”