Mayor's State of the City Report Out This Evening... ~ Annapolis Capital Punishment
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Monday, March 10, 2008

Mayor's State of the City Report Out This Evening...

This got me to wondering. If cities have a state of the city report, and states have a state of the state report, why don't states have a city of the state report? And what if we were a city-state, as in ancient Greece or Italy? Would we have to issue a state of the city-state report? If the nation has a state of the union speech, is that speech really a state of the union of states? If city states were united, as in say Athens and Sparta, would the leader issue a state of the union of city-states?
(Or would it go something like "THIS IS SPARTA....AND ATHENS TOO!)

While I am on this, since we are the state capital, should our report be the state of the city of the state report?

I won't be surprised if there is some frank and serious straight talk to us about a looming fiscal crisis and some strong comments about our ailing water infrastructure. Last year I gave her high marks for no-nonsense talk about our budget and revenue situation. I just hope the mayor covers all the bases, is sincere, does not gloss over ongoing problems with the market house, police station, firefighter's pension, crime and does not try to divert our attention toward her minor successes in the environmental area. ...and please no Segways or horses....states, cities...whatever....

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