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Local Government Politics - Rules of Combat
By Al Arnold · 18 years ago
If you expect to be effective in local politics, you have to know the rules and procedures. If you expect to be taken seriously on issues, you can't afford to lose credibility by not knowing ...
Local Government Politics - How to Be Effective?
By Al Arnold · 18 years ago
So, you have an issue with your local government. How can you most effectively convey your message? Without being able to effectively convey your message not just to the governing body, but your fellow citizens, ...
Local Government Apathy - Alarming Statistics
By Al Arnold · 18 years ago
At every level of government and politics, an informed electorate is needed to understand the candidates and issues of their community. That sounds pretty basic doesn't it? Citizens cannot make informed decisions before they vote ...
Speaking at Local Government Meetings
By Al Arnold · 18 years ago
Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. Alexander Graham Bell. I have read opinion polls that find most people fear public speaking more than they fear death. This fear obviously plays into the ...
Local Government - Solving Problems
By Al Arnold · 18 years ago
"Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable." John Kenneth Galbraith Oh, how true! When you have a problem in your personal life, does your ...
Local Government Elections - The Great Unopposed
By Al Arnold · 18 years ago
“My Beat” is Northwestern Wisconsin. I monitor the local government units in an eight county area. Mostly, I am concerned with the actions in the areas of land use, planning, zoning, building, economic development and ...
Local Government and Politics - Meetings are the Challenge
By Al Arnold · 18 years ago
There are a couple of problems that exist, which hinder local government from being the best it can be. One problem that prevents some citizens from attending local government meetings, is the fear of the ...
Fight Local Government Apathy - Become Involved
By Al Arnold · 18 years ago
The basics of learning how your local governments operate, can be mastered over time by devoting only two hours a year, to that goal. That is the time it would take for you to attend, ...