Friday, April 25, 2014

Be Like Mike! Attend the 2014 LMC Annual Conference in St. Cloud

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What parts of LMC's annual conference do you look forward to each year? Energizing speakers? The idea-packed exhibit hall? Meeting y...
Thursday, April 24, 2014

Research Q of the Week: Corporate Seals Face a Trademark Move (4/24)

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Question: Can a city register its corporate seal as a trademark? Answer: I promise I’ll tell you—but first—a brief bit of history. The...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Can’t We All Just Get Along? Promoting Respectful Dialogue at City Council Meetings

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The beauty of democracy is that every opinion counts. However, sometimes the way these opinions are expressed can derail—rather than further...
Friday, April 18, 2014

Spotted: Scenes From Across the State (photos)

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The League's Public Safety Program Coordinator Rob Boe is on the road for our 2014 Safety & Loss Control Workshops, and here are a f...
Thursday, April 17, 2014

Research Q of the Week: Chicken Talk and Questionable Comedy (4/17)

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Question: What happened when the chicken crossed the street? Answer: It depends on your city’s ordinance. Okay, that may not have been...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

See the Light: Retroreflectivity Policy Deadline Nears

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The light that is reflected back from the surface of a street sign, called “retroreflectivity” (RR for those in-the-know), can make the diff...
Thursday, April 10, 2014

Research Q of the Week: How About a Little Sunshine? (4/10)

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Question: I know that sunshine laws require government to be transparent and open to the public most of the time. What are the exceptions? ...