The investigative work of Richmond City Auditor Umesh V. Dalal isn’t as newsworthy as it used to be—at least in the minds of city officials. The City Council’s office has stopped publicizing the release of auditor’s reports that routinely point out waste and inefficiencies, as well as potential savings, at City Hall. Officials said they’re mirroring the practices of other local governments—not downplaying the reports, which continue to be posted on the city’s Web site for anyone who happens to be checking.

If you’ve blazed trails as a governor and mayor, what do you do for an encore? If you’re L. Douglas Wilder, you start a blog. Wilder concluded his four-year term as Richmond’s mayor yesterday, announcing in an e-mail newsletter that he’s started a blog, http://www.WilderVisions.com. The site, which will cover local and national topics, uses the masthead created for his mayoral e-mail newsletter, Visions.

If you’ve blazed trails as a governor and mayor, what do you do for an encore? If you’re L. Douglas Wilder, you start a blog. Wilder concluded his four-year term as Richmond’s mayor yesterday, announcing in an e-mail newsletter that he’s started a blog, http://www.WilderVisions.com. The site, which will cover local and national topics, uses the masthead created for his mayoral e-mail newsletter, Visions.

If you’ve blazed trails as a governor and mayor, what do you do for an encore? If you’re L. Douglas Wilder, you start a blog. Wilder concluded his four-year term as Richmond’s mayor yesterday, announcing in an e-mail newsletter that he’s started a blog, http://www.WilderVisions.com. The site, which will cover local and national topics, uses the masthead created for his mayoral e-mail newsletter, Visions.