Citizenship

The times, they are not a'changing

On October 15, 1958, in a speech to the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) convention in Chicago, CBS News correspondent...

Let's connect the dots, shall we?

Citizens want the city to behave well, protect their interests, and manage their tax dollars responsibly - and frugally. They often chant...

Citizenship trumps leadership

As the next national election cycle heats up, and the contenders for the throne line up, it might be an opportune time to consider a bett...

How can you hear our voices if you're not listening?

Public - NOUN - The people as a whole : POPULACE A group of people having common interests or characteristics specifically : the group at...

All in favor say "Aye!"

Let’s take a vote, shall we? When citizens get riled up about an issue, one of the first demands is that we “vote on it!”. Let the people...

Don't vote here

Get out the vote, or get the voters out? A proposal is in the offing to reduce the number of voting precincts by half, in order to save m...

Hard to say it better

“Eighty percent of life is showing up”

Woody Allen, 1970, maybe, maybe not. The problem is there’s no verifiable record. In a representative democracy, the majority rules, but ...

Didja vote?

57,891 registered, eligible citizens did not. Of the 7,899 that did, 5,858 chose Sara McCarley. Just under nine percent. “We have met th...

Of the people, by the people, for the people

The Lakeland City Commission and the Lakeland citizenship provided a textbook example of the power and purpose of representative democrac...

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