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Highlights from the November Issue

COVER STORY
Public Officials
of the Year

Development
Smart Decline: a shrinking city doesn't have to die
    Plus: a special Web-exclusive
   photo essay and extended interviews

Transportation
Pedal Pushers: cities gear up for two-wheeled commuters

COLUMNS
· Assessments: Alan Ehrenhalt on New York State's entrenched triumvirate
· Technology: Mark Stencel on an epidemic of database-itis
· Management: Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene on the tension between speed and quality
· Health: Penelope Lemov on the challenges of biologic drugs
· Finance: John E. Petersen on one state's dubious tax reforms
· Potomac Chronicle: Jonathan Walters on the conflicts presented by offshore drilling