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It's great to read newspaper commentary that shows an understanding of how an unethical organization acts, in this case, the effects of its employment of denial. Scott Lewis, voiceofsandiego.org's Executive Editor and political commentator, did this in a column this week. He was writing about what …

It's tough to get rid of officials guilty of serious misconduct. Recall and impeachment are long, grueling processes, which are of no value late in an official's term. Rarely is removal from office for an ethics violation an option, and ethics investigations and hearings, including appeal to a cour…

What do sinkholes and poor drainage in a newly-built highway have to do with government ethics? Often, they are the result of incompetence. But they are also often the result of unethical conduct. That seems to be the cause in Connecticut's big highway mess that has slowly been unveiled over the la…

Local election officials have been put in a bind since the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) was passed by Congress in 2002. Federal and state requirements limit their control over voting processes, and there have been many problems with the companies that provide voting equipment and services. Besides …