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Eleven public records for fun features

Check out the FOI Toolbox in this month's Quill magazine for 11 public records that make for fun features. Some of the records include:

* U.S. patents (wacky inventors in your hometown)
* Pet licenses (most common breeds and names, and people with lots of pets)
* Expense reports (city council dinner choices and travel perks)
* Agriculture census (trends in bee keepers, maple syrup production, etc.)
* Code enforcement records (residents who do annoying things)
* Claims against government (wacky mishaps, such as an attack peacock)

See more details in the column, and if you have other ideas feel free to let me know at cuillier@email.arizona.edu.

Published Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:04 PM by DavidCuillier

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