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Meggan Moore @Meggan (375) • United States 8 Mar 22

Ever just think to yourself, that seems to be a conflict of interest?? I think that many times while attending Council meetings. The Mayor signs deeds to properties that get auctioned off even when she is the one buying. A...

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Vouchers given out in our old hometown

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382412) • Rockingham, Australia 8 May 20

My husband and I both grew up in the wheatbelt town of Narrogin in Western Australia although we went to different schools. We haven’t lived there since our childhood although we’ve often visited my parents and other relatives who...

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What do you see?

Amber @AmbiePam (121051) • United States 24 Jan 18

I'm curious as to what you see when you look around your city, town, or village. What do you see specifically that needs to change? Change often starts small; in a home, business, church, or school, and it spreads. What are the...

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Watching Them Count the Votes

Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 8 Jun 16

I had a strange evening. With all the medical stuff and other blogging and financial stuff I've had to do this week, I'd forgotten to fill in and mail a ballot for voting on the city being able to raise the assessment cost for our...

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Signs A Changing

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (21492) • London, England 26 Mar 16

Not sure if it is just a Greater London thing, but the old black and white road sign names are undergoing a bit of change. I do wonder why, as I already know I live in Hillingdon. Still, it is a bit more distinctive. From what...

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Local Government, Also, Needs Legal Assistance

Carroll County Law @carrollcountylaw (15) • Westminster, Maryland 18 Jun 14

Local government always needs legal assistance for a number of reasons. Most major organizations always have a legal department to handle internal legal as well as external legal issues. Any and all possible legal issues should...

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Feeling so much more chilled,now that i have got a few things

jugsjugs @jugsjugs (12967) 1 Nov 10

off my chest so to speak.I am soo fed up that the only time you see people from the local government is when they want your vote.Well tonight i had a labour bloke at my door, so i told him that the only time that they bother...

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Should we rely on people to manage our community instead of government?

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 6 Jun 10

How many of you feel that our local government do so much for our community, regardless how much of us participate in the annual census survey. There is an article I read about buffalo Springs, in order not to rely on local...

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How to solve the Budget Crisis for States

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 21 Jan 09

It seems like every day we hear of a state or city asking for more government money to keep running. When faced with a crisis the first cuts proposed are to Police, Fire Departments and Schools. If I were in charge I would cut...

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Are you getting fleeced by the local governement? Check this out!

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 5 Jul 07

Some government employees are getting paid even while they take lunch break. Did you know that? I heard this interesting factoid on one of our local news channels. Some government districts and states pay their employees even...

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Let's open the political door

JavaBeansJ29 @JavaBeansJ29 (173) • United States 22 Mar 07

Ok, time for politics. We're bombarded with town elections right now in my neck of the woods, so I wanted to jump ahead and get everyone's take on the soon to be Presidential race. What are your thoughts and who are you...

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Thoroughrob @Thoroughrob (11742) • United States 19 Jan 07

A friend of ours called the city, and asked it she was allowed to bury their dog in the backyard. She wa told, that she was not. There is a city ordinance that said it was against the law to bury dogs. She piped up and asked,...

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