The city manager is at the wheel, with all the department heads in the front seat trying to read a map that the council in the back seat is drawing per the instructions of the citizens shouting on the side of the road. If only we could get that map drawn faster. It’s always crazyRead… Read more »
A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.
My family, my life, my country. Together with you all, I owe these to the men and women who sacrificed the best years of their lives so that today I can type on this page and say what I think. And see and hear what you think. I wish that I could thank those whoseRead… Read more »
Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. VINCE LOMBARDI
What does the Finance Director say? This usually stops any mid-fiscal year funding discussion because “It’s not in the budget.” Usually, that’s the end of the conversation. And that’s the problem. What does the public say? Does the public want to fund this park or that road or any of the programs presented by CityRead… Read more »
You are not here merely to make a living. You are here to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, and with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world. You impoverish yourself if you forget this errand. Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924)
The winds of change come and go. Like all blows, if you have your important stuff lashed down and stowed properly, you’ll be OK. An election makes us take inventory. It makes us look and see what we have working and what isn’t working anymore. What do we want to keep? What do we wantRead… Read more »