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Article: Dana Heupel / Capital Ideas Facing down city hall Public records aren

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July 27, 1999
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Dana Heupel / Capital Ideas Facing down city hall Public records aren't just for the press What if your crazy neighbor wants a zoning variance to start his very own chicken ranch just a few feet over the fence from your patio?

Or Uncle Louie, that old sot, doesn't show up for the family barbecue, and you think he might be in the county drunk tank, sleeping off a visit to the neighborhood watering hole?

Or you suspect that the next street over -- where your new alderman's nephew lives -- has moved ahead of yours on the city council's pothole repair list?

Where do go for more information?

First, of course, to your newspaper.

But most papers simply don't have the space to print ...

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