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Hail Happy Warriors Jack Kemp, Bill Clinton, Desmond Tutu
They are called “happy warriors.” We know them as individuals who take on the big battles of social and political change, all the while keeping their sense of humor and humanity. A happy warrior...
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Be Heard! Crack The Wall Of Public Cynicism May 1
When I first heard that Countywide Community Forums was going to focus on customer service as a county initiative I was a little underwhelmed. With May 1 the starting date for these forums, I am now...
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Government 2.0 And The Anti-Borg
The Facebook generation has a new “call to arms.” Yes, I am choosing to use a military metaphor in peacenik Seattle to emphasize my main point – that Web technology is an effective weapon in the battle...
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Beware Of Open Government Counterfeits
As momentum builds behind open government initiatives, examples of politicians and bureaucrats playing the public transparency ruse are popping up more and more. A recent opinion piece in the...
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Paying Tribute To Local Heroes Of Open Government
A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who...
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Can Media Build Social Capital?
According to Hanson Hosein, Director of Digital Media at the University of Washington, media academics are now discussing the potential of new media as a platform for the development of social capital...
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How $3 Billion Can Really Focus Your Attention
There are new three R’s of government: Reset, reinvent, and reallocate. From The Seattle Times’ Reset 2010 series on the editorial page, to Governor Christine Gregoire’s online public comment tool...
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Over 650 Voices Have Joined The King County Budget Debate: How About You?
This is the final week to take the online survey and attend in-person forums on King County’s budget crisis through Countywide Community Forums. Over the past four weeks, we have presented the $63...
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