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Has the Term Equity Lost All Practical Meaning?
Maybe we just need to be more specific and deliberate when connecting equity concepts to practice. Regardless, serious thought needs to be given to how we can achieve the goals…
The Growth of Authoritarianism: A Challenge for Public Administration—Part 2
PA Times' authors accentuate the reciprocal relationship between the ideals of democracy and the principles of public administration. They set forth bold ideas to eliminate barriers, improve civic engagement, increase…
Bridging Constitutional and Community Policing
While it seems obvious that all policing should be constitutional, the unfortunate reality is that too often the Constitution and police are far apart and sometimes have the most fleeting…
Training New Government Employees in Bridgebuilding Skills
Eggers and Kettl’s book significantly appraise the new skills public servants and leaders need. I look forward to training programs built around the vitally needed bridgebuilders in governments.…
Lose the Yeast and Stop the Rise in Health Care Costs
Just as the impossibility of removing yeast from bread dough, there is little possibility of fixing the broken health care cost system without an unaffiliated public administration agency that can…
The Ethics of Receiving Gifts in Public Service: What Does the Science Say?
Satisfying the legal obligation to disclose whatever gift or other nice gesture they received becomes the focus of their energy, not whatever obligations they might have above and beyond the…
Questions From the Edge: The End of the American Rescue Plan Act Is Not Far Off. Is Your Local Government Ready?
For local governments fast approaching the ARPA fiscal cliff, the time is now to ask some tough questions and take steps to bring their budgets into structural balance.…
Organizational Dissent: What Is a Leader To Do?
What is a leader to do? Let’s have a rational dialogue, remove the obstacles and the personal bias, create a participatory environment and be a sponsor for improvement. This is…
House of Cards: Microwave Success
Do not half-do anything. Even if the task is menial or tedious, execute it with excellence. You must understand that how you do anything is how you do everything. Be…
Memorial Day, More Important Today
Let us simply remember the unselfish sacrifice of those soldiers, sailors, aviators, marines and members of the Coast Guard who throughout our history have given so much to ensure our…
Lessons to a Young Local Government Administrator (Part 2 of 2)
The light bulb was not invented because the candle stopped working. Someone needs to be the leader, the one that tries out new ideas for the betterment of their community.…
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