Tag Archives: ideal

Community: Government

Posted on 2007-06-22 by David

I think that most people have a pretty clear idea of what the government element of community is. We can all imagine city hall as a place where meetings of the community leaders meet and make laws and where members … Continue reading →

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Think Globally; Act Locally

Posted on 2007-06-21 by David

I think that the idea of “think globally, act locally” (TGAL) points us in the wrong direction. If I base my local actions on what is best for everyone globally it leads to uninformed decisions because I have a very … Continue reading →

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Buildingblocks of Community

Posted on 2007-06-16 by David

As I think about the components of an effective community I thought it would be valuable to list what I think are the essential parts of an effective community. I will try to define them just enough here to make … Continue reading →

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Inherently Unequal

Posted on 2007-04-26 by David

My whole family is getting over being sick (here’s a story about that) and as I reflected on the experience I was thinking how nice it would have been to have the kinds of beds they had 150 years ago … Continue reading →

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Uncivil War

Posted on 2007-04-12 by David

Today is the anniversary of the official surrender at Appomatox that ended the Civil War in 1865. That random tidbit struck home to me as I was reading The Passing of the Armies by Joshua Chamberlain (who officially received the … Continue reading →

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Buying Local

Posted on 2007-04-11 by David

There is nothing completely new in the premise of Scott’s Buying Local Saves? I’m fairly sure that I have heard stories almost exactly like this one: . . . Kelly Cobb’s effort to make a suit of clothes using only … Continue reading →

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Ideal Politics

Posted on 2006-11-08 by David

Now that election day is over – here are some things I would like to see (ideally) in politics: Two candidates running against each other who canvas together, advertise together, and publicly seek to achieve 100% voting in the area … Continue reading →

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For Sale: Senate Seat

Posted on 2006-09-08 by David

Election season is upon us and that means I get to be entertained by campaign politics, which seems like regular politics on steroids. As I was looking at some of the close races being covered by the New York Times … Continue reading →

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