In other Tuesday news...

• Homeowners don't like the sound of no barriers -- sounds like some grim turnpike screwage...
  
  
• President's House remnants receive protective covering (before the hole is refilled)
  
  
• They play a vital role -- as party endorsements carry less weight, individual Ward Leaders and other consultants are raking in bucks for their aid.

  The freelance consultants have driven down the value of the Democratic endorsement while driving up campaign costs. Citywide candidates now have to make separate deals with various factions of the 69 ward leaders and anybody else who's assembling a sample ballot — or choose not to make a deal, at the candidate's peril.

  An interesting look at the increasing complexity of low-profile races.
  
  
• The pol who makes winners -- a Ward Leader who's been playing kingmaker (a prime example of the phenomenon in the previous article). Dan U-A calls this a puff piece where more serious investigation was warranted.
  
  
• Metro: School district set to unveil data showing steady improvement
  
  
• Will Do: Fake Disaster Goes Off Without A Hitch -- feigned sigh of relief...
  
  
• YPP: RX4PA: Insurance reform and other good news.