Politics
Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal
By David Oglaza · 19 years ago
Between 1989 and 1993 more than 95,000 Lhotshampas (Bhutanese Nepali-speaking Hindus of Nepali origin who live(d) in the southern plains of Bhutan), nearly a sixth of the kingdom's total population of approximately 600,000 have been ...
Local Government Apathy - Alarming Statistics
By Al Arnold · 19 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 ...
AAA Monkeys - "See No Evil?"
By Kristen Sheaffer · 19 years ago
AAA Monkeys – “See No Evil?”
In 1990 the US Federal Government passed the Clean Air Act. Since the state of Pennsylvania was not in attainment of the standards set, they had to create a ...
Speaking at Local Government Meetings
By Al Arnold · 19 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 ...
How The Poor Were Lost
By Vincent Wilmot · 19 years ago
When the poor were the majority.
The poor in developed countries like the USA and UK are now a minority, though up to maybe the 1950’s or 1960’s they had been a majority.
While the ...
Local Government - Solving Problems
By Al Arnold · 19 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 ...
How Can This be a Shocker?
By Evelyn Cole · 19 years ago
Headline, New York Times: "A Shocker: Partisan thought is unconscious.
"The thought process of a partisan being challenged is almost entirely emotional, and there are flares of pleasure when unwelcome information is rejected." Benedict Carey, ...
Local Government Elections - The Great Unopposed
By Al Arnold · 19 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 ...
Conflict Management – Parisian Style (part 2)
By Harrison Monarth · 19 years ago
Continued…
Toxic Rhetoric Leads to Poisoned Communication Climate
A leader’s inability to choose an appropriate communication strategy in a conflict situation can have disastrous consequences, as witnessed by the French riots.
Instead of using language ...
Mistreatment and misgovernment of the poor in developed countries.
By Vincent Wilmot · 19 years ago
Misgoverning the poor.
The poor in developed countries like the USA and UK, honest and dishonest alike, are handled only by the non-street-wise middle class who run government departments and other bodies - ensuring that ...
Local Government and Politics - Meetings are the Challenge
By Al Arnold · 19 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 ...
Conflict Management - Parisian Style
By Harrison Monarth · 19 years ago
Conflict Management – Parisian Style (part 1)
The suburbs of Paris are in flames. For the last couple of months civil war like conditions have reigned in the suburbs of the French capital/metropolis. Arson attacks ...
Fight Local Government Apathy - Become Involved
By Al Arnold · 19 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, ...
Income Trusts Insider Information
By Alfred Fraser · 19 years ago
Confessions to CARP and 50 Plus and to all Canadian Seniors:
If the Ontario Securities Commission is still searching for the Culprit who leaked to the public, Finance Minister Goodale's "good news" information on taxing ...
The Supreme Court: Past, Present and Future
By Jillian Gregory · 19 years ago
The United States Supreme Court has been an active focus of
politicians, news media, and concerned citizens in recent
months. The scrutiny of the Supreme Court Justices erupted when
Chief Justice Sandra Day O'Connor retired ...