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What Makes a Good Leader?
On Sept. 8, 1974, in front of an Oval Office camera, President Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon. In office just 31 days after Nixon had resigned, Ford's approval rating plunged…
The Preferred Class? Veterans in the Workforce
The number of military members separating from the military has increased. This is due to several factors, including the unpopularity of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and President Obama’s…
Taking Multiple Intelligence Theory to a Higher Level
In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee wrote, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-until you climb into his skin…
Integrating Sustainable Development Goals into Public Policy
Throughout my professional activities, I am motivated by a sincere concern for girls and women who lack access to human rights, gender equality, social justice, public health, sustainable educational development…
Ethical Accountability in E-Government
In a technologically advanced time when public administrators strive to provide the easiest access to services, we see many services being integrated to an online format. Basic “netiquette” provides standards…
Making the Good, Common
“Can we all get along?” Rodney King’s lament, often invoked derisively as a simplistic view of human interaction, reveals at its core a question that resonates even with cynics. If…
Mental Illness & Gun Control
There is no doubt that there is growing support for policies that prevent gun violence. In fact, 89 percent of Americans believe there should be a background check for all…
Developing the Watchdog Capacity in Romania
Romania, along with other formerly Communist-ruled countries, still struggles to establish state and local institutions free of mismanagement and corruption. From 2009-2016, the Norwegian government provides a total allocation of…
Public-Private Partnerships in Elementary Education
Many elementary schools across the United States are struggling to stay afloat. Strained academic budgets for the majority of them limit their ability to access new technology, learning tools and…
SENRA Seeks Student Paper Submissions
By PA TIMES online October 23, 2015 Students in graduate programs are invited to submit papers on any environmental topic for consideration in ASPA’s Section on Environment and Natural Resource Administration’s…
One Brick at a Time
Community Embraces Big Nonprofit Project The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Horace A. Blake October…