Over in Greensboro, NC the police chief has resigned after being locked out of his own office and threatened with administrative leave by the city manager.  These events are the result of an ongoing controversy surrounding the apparent profiling and investigation of black Greensboro police officers.  You can read the Greensboro News & Record’s coverage here.

City Councilwoman Sandy Carmany is one of the first public officials I’ve seen who consistently maintains a blog, and her post about this issue is a great example of how public officials can use blogs to better inform their constituents.  The comments to the post are also a great example of why that one feature, comments, makes blogs such a powerful communication tool.