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China?s national government offers a tempting variety of financial incentives designed to lure inbound foreign investment, some of which were introduced by this author in the artic...

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 governin...

Local government apathy is not just a problem in the USA. It is an international problem. A Google of ?local political apathy? proves that very quickly. The problem has also been ...

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? Citiz...

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. T...

I have been concerned about government/political apathy for some time. Especially, when it comes to local government. A unique idea has come out of Nevada. Daniel Rosen has ann...

"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 y...

Over the past 25 years, I have observed and participated in local government from a variety of angles. From humble beginnings as a local political cartoonist, through a local elec...

?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, zoni...

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 ...

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 ...