- Appreciating Public Servants in an Age of Cynicism
- In the aftermath of the Boston bombings, something interesting and unusual happened: People applauded their public employees.
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- Governing for a Rainy Day
- Healthy reserve funds allow governments to be careful and smart.
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- A Powerful Measure of Urban Health: the Stroller Index
- Cities compete for residents and tax base. Nothing defines urban livability more than a city that's kid-friendly.
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- Our Dangerous, Expensive System of Childbirth
- Countries that rely heavily on midwives and home births have lower infant and maternal death rates than we do, and our numbers are getting worse. Isn't it time to rethink our reliance on hospitals and surgical interventions?
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- Sharing the Burdens of a Broken City
- We're going to see more cities like Stockton. We need better ways to deal with the downward fiscal spiral.
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- What's Really Needed to Save Detroit: Democracy
- Certainly spending must be cut and services must be restored, but it's essential that the voices of the loyal Detroiters who have stayed be heard.
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- How to Insult Government Workers
- There are lots of problems with pay for performance, but one of the most salient is that it implies that employees are slackers.
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- How Four Students Solved a Difficult Mental-Health Service Problem
- The winners of this year's National Public Policy Challenge had a guiding principle: Think big, start small.
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- A Transplant from Queens in the Heart of the Confederacy
- Stephen Benjamin, the mayor of Columbia, S.C., has ambitious goals for his city. He's off to a strong start.
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