New & NoteworthyNew Municipal Web Sites, Features, Trends and Recent Discoveries
October-December 2002
Merritt Research Provides Financial Data, Benchmarks for Public Sector Age
With the launch of its redesigned web site, … Continue
DuPage County Election Coverage Wins Our Vote
Last month, MuniNet Guide & Review reported that online coverage of state and local election results this past November was much better than it was four years ago.Here’s one local success story:David Davoust is president of … Continue
How the Muni Bond Experts Use the Internet
We recently polled members of the MuniNet Guide & Review Editorial Advisory Board - a group comprised of professionals who work in local government and municipal research - to see how they use the Internet to get the information they need to do their jobs. Here’s what we found: Sit… Continue
Muni Web Sites Can Help Promote Positive Social Change
From promoting art awareness to preventing drunk driving, the Ad Council has been creating public service advertisements designed to elicit positive social change since 1942. The Ad Council recently introduced five new public service campaigns … Continue
Superior Online Coverage of Election Results
In the four years since the last election period, web sites across the board have made great strides. Online election coverage is one area that took giant leaps over the past few years, now offering more and bette… Continue
Computer- and Web-Based Instructional Programs Earn High Marks
If you went to school in the 1950s or before, you probably received a copy of the book ’Elements of Style.’ ’Elements’ was a staple of English composition classes, and taught a generation of schoolchildren when to punctuate their sentences and how to write effectively. The book is still in… Continue
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