Keypad Voting An old, but still relevant adage is to “find the right tool for the job.” Finding the right tool for the job requires knowledge of the job and realistic expectations. For example, you don’t use a straight screwdriver on a Phillips head screw, even though...
Bayou Brief (New Orleans, Louisiana) By Sue Lincoln “Mr. Attorney General, you can’t rewrite parliamentary procedure!” – Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne Lately, it appears that state politics is a live-action version of the old Warner Brothers cartoons we...
New York Times By KATHLEEN HUGHES Buying an apartment in a New York co-op building can seem like such a great idea — at first. But just wait. There is often a steep learning curve that runs from happy optimism to weary cynicism. This is one such story, as I remember...
The Missourian (Washington, MO) The Franklin County Planning and Zoning Commission may do away with Robert’s Rules of Order. At last Tuesday’s meeting, County Counselor Mark Vincent said the board may need to adapt its own meeting procedures instead of relying on...
