Features Election Calendar 2007            12 Special Focus IP&R WebXtra: Web 2.0 - What it is and why your agency should care            19 by Dean Comber Following Nature's Lead - A New Look at Stormwater Management            20 by Catherine Popowits Why Agencies Choose "A Host"            26 by Sukh Sanghera Do You Feel the Pressure of the Bleeding Edge?       32 by Julie Drake

ON THE COVER You'd expect a technology issue to cover such stories as how to build jazzier Web sites and new ways to buy software. This issue has those stories, and the cover suggests that. But technology is more than keyboards and monitors. It is any tool that helps you get the job done. That's why you'll also find an article on tools for managing stormwater and one for determining the best phone system for your agency. Yes, the telephone has been around for 130 years and you use it every day. But even familiar technology changes, and the uses for our technological gizmos - be they high-end computers or ordinary hand tools - is ever evolving. Departments From the Editor            4 Get on Board            6 Q&A - The 'Board Doctor' Is In Eye on the Profession            8 Directors Need Technology Education Too Statehouse Insider            10 New OSLAD Funding Highlights Year of Successful Advocacy People and Places            38