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Why hide from data?

Barrett & Greene

Though this may be short sighted, we can certainly understand that there's pressure to use limited resources on direct services, like sanitation, pot-hole filling or public safety. It's a simple equation: Clean up the potholes and it’ll help you get re-elected. Measure the number of potholes and nobody will notice.

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Compensating Community Participation

Social Pinpoint

However, by offering compensation, such as covering taxi or Uber fares, the local council can make it easier for participants to attend by arranging transportation bookings for community members. For instance, looking at our scenario, some individuals might be unable to attend the proposed meeting due to travel expenses.

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Happy MLK Day

Media Policy Center

” On March 18, 1968, just days before his murder Dr. King spoke to a crowd of striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee. King’s calls for economic equality are best explained in his book “ Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? “, the last book he would write before his murder.

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30 Most Interesting Water Safety and Management Blogs

Masters in Public Administration

From how to efficiently distribute water to the public, making sure water is sanitized or managing the sewage or waste water, this broad term has many meanings. The phrase “water management” means a lot of things. Writers for the site also blog from water conferences so you’re updated on news the minute it breaks.