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Deep Thoughts with Kathleen Rastetter, Clackamas County, OR

Posted on September 25, 2014

Prepare for #ELGL14 by learning about who is attending. Find out if you’ll be surrounded by soft talkers, loud eaters, and finger biters or whether you’ll be surrounded by the best in local government. Kathleen Rastetter Clackamas County, OR - Senior County Counsel Connect: LinkedIn (Complete the sentence) #ELGL14 is…..a great resource for issues facing government and a cool way...

Deep Thoughts with Thomas Frank, West Linn City Councilor

Posted on September 24, 2014

Prepare for #ELGL14 by learning about who is attending. Find out if you’ll be surrounded by soft talkers, loud eaters, and finger biters or whether you’ll be surrounded by the best in local government. Thomas Frank City of West Linn, OR - City Councilor Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter (Complete the sentence) #ELGL14 is…..the premier northwest conference....

Guidepost #10 – Marc Nelson

Posted on September 24, 2014

Welcome to week #10 of the Cookingham Connection. Today, we hear from Marc Nelson, City of Roanoke, VA. ___________________ Guidepost #10: Give credit where credit belongs, and always give the council all the credit you can. They have to be re-elected. For my entry to the Cookingham collective, I feel it apt to begin with a quote originally...

Deep Thoughts with Jessica Nunley Pelz, City of Newberg

Posted on September 24, 2014

Prepare for #ELGL14 by learning about who is attending. Find out if you’ll be surrounded by soft talkers, loud eaters, and finger biters or whether you’ll be surrounded by the best in local government. Jessica Nunley Pelz City of Newberg - Associate Planner Connect: LinkedIn (Complete the sentence) #ELGL14 is…..a group of like-minded people looking for ways...

On Campus with the University of Washington Evans School of Public Affairs

Posted on September 23, 2014

For the last few weeks, the ELGL Volkswagon bus has been busy crisscrossing the nation to highlight graduate school opportunities. We first stopped at Grand Valley State University, then the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and now, we land in the Evergreen State at the University of Washington Evans School of Public Affairs. As part of our...