Column





The co-opting power of cynicism

He was a good legislator. He had the best of intentions, a driving desire to do right, and had staved off the co-opting forces of…



The death of the reprimand

I wrote an article in 2011 about a new, disturbing trend of political correctness which I strongly believed presented a real danger to the ability…










Chamber Chat: Improvement is key

For the record, I haven’t won one game of tennis with my wife. I’m fine with that because I feel like my game has improved. 




City manager’s management philosophy

When totaled all together, I had eighteen years of education in the areas of History, Social Studies and Government. The final six of my eighteen…