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Blogging the EPA
By Tom Shoop | Tuesday, October 23, 2007  |  05:01 PM

It seems like there are more federal government blogs appearing every day, but for my money, one of the best is one that I have to admit I've just recently discovered: Flow of the River, written by Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator Marcus Peacock. There are several reasons why I like it:


  • Peacock updates it frequently -- or has guest bloggers do posts.

  • It's topical.

  • He devotes a lot of space to core federal management issues like performance measurement and program evaluation.

  • He's willing to grapple publicly with issues like how you handle comments on a blog in the federal sphere.

  • He's pretty clever.



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Tommy’s over-rated!? You must not be thinking of the Original at Beverly and Rampart. Steven, look at the reviews:
Citisearch.com: 4.5 stars.
TripAdvisor.com: 5 stars.
And as Travelconsumer.com says, “If I could easily get to Tommy's without taking an airplane trip, I would be there now.” Me to.

Marcus Peacock  | Friday, October 26, 2007 |  06:04 PM



I've been reading Peacock's blog for the past couple of months, too, and generally agree with your assessment, Tom.

What's impressive to me is how Peacock finds the balance between a casual style and substantive content. This makes the blog feel less robotic and bureaucratic, and makes for a more consistently interesting read. Peacock's is the rare government blog that one actually looks forward to reading.

With arcane references to L.A.'s classic (but, I must add, over-rated) Tommy's Burgers eatery and word games he plays with his kids, it's also pretty clear that -- despite what must be a hellaciously busy schedule -- Peacock still finds the time to write the blog himself. That, too, makes the posts credible and interesting.


Steven Falk  | Wednesday, October 24, 2007 |  12:53 PM




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