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1. Term Limits and the Poor Handling of a Conflict in Pierce County, WA

   ... to a fascinating ethics situation in Pierce County, Washington, home of Tacoma. Just last year I stayed in Pierce County and ... According to an article in the News Tribune , Washington State voters formed seven metro park districts between 2002 to 2005, ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

2. Henry Adams on Government Ethics

   ... excellent writing, and a good portrayal of post-Civil War Washington. It's available free from Project Gutenberg , in six e-book ... our purpose, we must use vice, or our opponents will put us out of office, and this was as true in Washington's day as it is now, and ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

3. Quote of the Day

   ... Conversation was a document authored by 16 year old George Washington, who laid out every day guidelines for behavior, ethics, and ... the gist of the list is cultivating civility and modesty. Washington came from a different era, in which modesty, dignity, and stoicism ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2009-07-01 10:13 - 1 comment

4. Mr. No - The White House Ethics Guru

   Body:  There's a great article in Friday's Washington Post about Pres. Obama's ethics guru, Norm Eisen. It provides an ... sense. How's this going to look on the front page of The Washington Post ?" He also recognize the process that slowly corrupts ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

5. Anti-Government Anger Is Misplaced With Respect to Local Government Ethics Programs

   ... responsible for bad outcomes are put out to pasture. Washington, CT is in the middle of a minor scandal because officials made the ... that the first selectman's son would be chosen? Forgive us, and the other candidates, too, for harboring suspicions to that effect. ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

6. We Can Learn Something About "Ingratiation and Access" from Journalists

   ... for days with politicians and, most likely, lobbyists. The Washington bureau chief is quoted as having said, at the time, "It had evolved ... the First Estate? Local officials do the same thing the Washington journalists do. They frequently party with contractors, developers, ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

7. Dealing with the Potential Conflicts Involved in EC Board Member Selection

   ... General, on what turned out to be an op-ed piece for the Washington Post , which appeared on Sunday (attached; see below). This ... ignores the many blind spots we all have that prevent us from seeing our conflict situations as clearly as we see others'. With tough ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

8. A City Attorney Providing Ethics Advice in a Big City Is Indefensible

   ... given ethics advice by the city attorney. If the official uses the advice as an absolute defense, the editorial notes, he waives his ... EC staff Denver - EC staff Baltimore - ethics officer Washington, DC - EC staff Nashville - EC Louisville - EC Milwaukee - EC ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

9. Bridging the Gulf Between Administrative and Government Ethics

   ... violating these rules. This is what occurred recently in Washington, DC , where the new ethics board applied aspirational rules to a ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

10. ERC Releases Report:

    Body:  The Ethics Resource Center in Washington DC has released an interesting document for anyone active in the ...

    donmc - 2015-05-15 14:06 - 0 comments

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