Category: Morning Buzz

Hello from the Other Side

via GIPHY Today’s Buzz is by Morning Buzzer Kendra Davis – connect with her on LinkedIn & Twitter! What I’m Reading: Just Us by Claudia Rankine. It’s timely because this book of musings/essays that sometimes reads like poetry but also reads like academia speaks to the confoundingly pervasive and insidious nature of white supremacy from the perspective … Continued

In a Divided World, Real Change Happens at the Local Level (Small Ball)

Today’s Buzz is by Morning Buzzer Kim Nakahodo – connect with her on LinkedIn & Twitter! What I’m Watching: With the kiddos: Mandalorian  Without the kiddos: Utopia What I’m Reading: Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell What I’m Listening To: KCUR; GovLove; Hidden Brain Today will be a loooooooooong day, my fellow gov love friends.  … Continued

The “D” Word

Right Now with Kevin Teater What I’m Listening to – Usually acoustic folk music while I work What I’m Reading – Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramhansa Yogananda What I’m Watching ­– The Boys What I’m Doing – I’ve been hiking a lot in the PNW while the sun still shines The “D” Word Personal … Continued

A Fresh Perspective

Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Reynolds, Park Planning & Partnerships Manager for the City of Long Beach. Follow Meredith on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. What I’m Listening To: My #elgltakeovertuesday Spotify playlist What I’m Watching: Fargo (the series) What I’m Looking Forward To: My New Orleans-inspired family tradition of making seafood gumbo for Thanksgiving. Instagram … Continued

Future-Ready Service Delivery

Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Trimble, Sr. Content Specialist with Tyler Technologies, Inc., and former Acting Chair, Farmington, CT Town Council (Twitter, LinkedIn) What I’m reading: Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell Noteworthy Action I Recently Took: Voted! What I’m listening to: The Tyler Tech Podcast for new generational research, easy data wins, why Enneagram types … Continued

Overcoming Our Creativity Problem

Today’s Buzz is by Jenny Kosek Communications Strategist, City of West Allis, WIS Twitter | LinkedIn What I’m Reading: Early Stephen King What I’m Watching: Everything on Huluween What I’m Listening To: Rasputina, How We Quit the Forest   As we barrel towards 2021, most public sector organizations are carrying heavy burdens from 2020. Soaring emergency expenses compounded by … Continued

Our Personal Responsibility in Land Acknowledgement

Today’s Buzz is by Stephanie Chase — connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter What I’m Reading: Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam What I’m Watching: The Great on Hulu, Tony McNamara (of The Favourite)’s “occasionally true story” of Catherine the Great When I’m Not Reading: trying to get out to enjoy the fall weather before the Oregon rains begin … Continued

Goodbye Things

Hello! I’m Laura Hardwicke– connect with me on LinkedIn or Twitter! What I’m Watching: Titans vs. Bills What I’m Reading: Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America by Angie Schmitt What I’m listening to: Fleetwood Mac because emotions I’d like to thank past-me for two crucial decisions that … Continued

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