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Not with an appearance from Deion Sanders, but with another strangely sensible proposal from Sam "YoonTube" Yoon, who wants to expand government to "prime-time hours." By keeping City Hall (which currently closes at 5:30 pm on weekdays, long before many folks have left work) open late at least once a week (until 8:30 pm on Wednesdays), Yoon theorizes that he'll be allowing residents to speak their minds and become more involved with their government. Many local cities, including Brookline, Cambridge, and Somerville, already offer late-night government at least once a week. We have been impressed with some of Yoon's other ideas, like car sharing, before; other mayoral candidates may want to step up their innovation quotient. more ›

If the clever shirts weren't enough for you, mayoral candidate Sam Yoon has a new pun-tastic offering: YoonTube. A YouTube for the Yoonies, YoonTube is a two-way platform allowing Sam to provide updates to voters and for voters to upload videos expressing their viewpoints on Boston. It's not actually a separate service; to use it, just tag your YouTube videos "YoonTube." Yoon staffers will pick their favorites for inclusion on the YoonTube page on Sam's site. Fittingly, Sam's first YoonTube entry is about the importance of making use of 21st-century technology. Wait, could this be an example of a politician saying something is important and then actually following through on what he says? How strange. Our only question is whether YoonTube will see any contributions involving Felix, Mickey, or Jerry. more ›