Links for 2010-03-20

Obsidian Wings: When the Power Runs Out, We'll Just Hide
"This tax-averse city is about to learn what it looks and feels like when budget cuts slash services most Americans consider part of the urban fabric. More than a third of the streetlights in Colorado Springs will go dark Monday. The police helicopters are for sale on the Internet. The city is dumping firefighting jobs, a vice team, burglary investigators, beat cops ? dozens of police and fire positions will go unfilled. The parks...