Category: Kittelson’s Corner

Kittelson’s Corner: Dreamland

Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. It’s time, let’s go…. What I Read Book Review: DreamLand by Sam Quinones This book was pretty much all I read this week, I was totally engrossed by it. The author Sam Quinones makes the case, very … Continued

Kittelson’s Corner: Touring the Wastewater Plant

Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. I apologize for the hiatus last week between tracking all of Kent’s sessions at the Hometown Summit in Charlottesville, VA and trying to keep Josh Edwards from getting us lost, it was a busy long … Continued

Kittelson’s Corner: Tar Heels & NC3C

Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. This week I presented at the NC3C Conference in Charlotte, NC about our budget engagement efforts in Durham. NC3C is a group for local government communicators and I had a great time with them, ELGL … Continued

Kittelson’s Corner: S-Town & Kendrick Lamar

Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. Alright, let’s go…. What I Read Liked ‘Serial’? Here’s Why the True-Crime Podcast ‘S-Town’ Is Better & S-Town Is a Well-Crafted Monument to Empathy I binge listened to all seven episodes of S-Town this week. It’s so … Continued

Kittelson’s Corner: Greenville & Beyonce

Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. This week I was in Greenville, SC with ELGL Co-Founder and hoodie enthusiast, Kent Wyatt. I also wish I could sit in a big rig like our POTUS and recorded a GovLove episode with the … Continued

Kittelson’s Corner: Tournament Time

Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. This week was the start of the NCAA Tournament, which is one of the best sports long weekends of the year. But it’s also when so much budget nonsense needs to be dealt with, so … Continued

Kittelson’s Corner: Design Thinking & City Life

Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. Alright, let’s go. What I Read Book Review: Strangers in their Own Land by Arlie Russell Hochschild So I’ve been working on this book for a few weeks now and have been trying to finish it, … Continued

Kittelson’s Corner: Budget Engagement

Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. I have a new favorite GIF and it works as a response to pretty much everything. Alright, let’s go.   What I Read Zarif Khan’s Tamales and the Muslims of Sheridan, Wyoming This is a long … Continued

Kittleson’s Corner: Fatbergs

Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. I have been trying to think of a government joke for like three days so I could use the below GIF and embarrassingly I have come up empty. But I know that I make this … Continued

Kittleson’s Corner: Coffee with Council

Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my (now) weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. Alright, let’s go. Book Review: The Blood of Emmett Till, by Timothy B. Tyson This book one of the best that I’ve read on the Jim Crow South or the Civil Rights movement. If … Continued

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