October 23, 2009 - by Stephen Benowitz
Consider the old adage, What goes around, comes around. Often, this refers to political appointees who return to government when their party is elected. The other interpretation is that appointees bring back policies that were d... More »
July 28, 2009 - by Michael Stahl
When people hear the term public servant, they think of presidents, governors, legislators, cabinet secretaries, agency directorsthe political officials featured on news broadcasts, on political talk shows, and in newspapers. Th... More »
July 28, 2009 - by Craig Pettibone
The Coalition for Effective Change (CEC), which is made up of 34 organizations with a combined membership of more than 600,000, celebrated its 15th anniversary on June 22, 2009. The CEC came together in 1993 to provide a voice f... More »
July 28, 2009 - by Carole Jurkiewicz
Weve all heard the arguments post-Katrina and perhaps weve made the remarks ourselves: Why cant these people just pull themselves up by their bootstraps? They just sit and wait for government handouts. Okay, so it was bad, but w... More »
July 28, 2009 - by Ross Prizzia
The primary government agency for disaster response in the State of Hawaii is the Oahu Civil Defense Agency (OCDA), a department in the City and County of Honolulu. The Mayor acts as the CEO of OCDA and has the power to declare ... More »
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