--Massachusetts earned a C in state government from the Pew Center. Given the state of the Big Dig, is it any wonder? [Boston Herald]

--The Boston Center for the Arts (BCA, which includes Calderwood Pavilion and the Cyclorama) is undergoing a sudden change in leadership. [Boston Globe]

--Glenn Ordway, local sports radio host on WEEI, is taking some time off the air because his wife and daughter sustained injuries during childbirth. [Boston Herald]

--In related news, this year's Whiney Awards, which began with Ordway's "Whiner Line," have been postponed to April 3.

--A fallen utility pole leads to the "Great Brighton Blackout." [b0st0n]

--People, do you realize how much money the state would make if it actually did charge people $20 for every time someone spat on the sidewalk? [AP/Boston Globe]

--Governor Deval Patrick is for a bill supporting moms who breast-feed in public. That's normal, but then the Herald had to stick in a reference to the "mother's milk of politics." Ew. [Boston Herald]

--Senator Edward M. Kennedy has been deemed the second most powerful person in the Senate. Upon hearing the news, Kennedy issued his trademark yawp. [The Hill]

Signs that just got taken down immortalized by Greg MacKay from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr. We'll miss 'em.