Morning Buzz

T. Hanks For Everything!

Posted on December 13, 2018

Right Now with Mario Smith (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m reading: Reading the new traffic and parking restrictions in Madrid. What I’m watching: Family Feud with my spouse. What I’m listening to: All the voices in my head telling me about the million things I need to accomplish in order to retire and transition from the military. It’s...

Complete Count

Posted on December 12, 2018

I was selected to serve on Colorado’s Complete Count Campaign Committee, Colorado’s 2020 decennial census organizing group. I thought I knew a few things about the census as I came up to my first meeting – I’ve heard some presentations on the importance of a complete count and was aware of the financial impacts the...

#MondayMotivation

Posted on December 10, 2018

Right Now with Nick Smith (Linkedin/Twitter) What I'm watching: YouTube videos about completing the side missions in Red Dead Redemption 2 (I'm thisclose to being 100% done, y'all). What I'm listening to: The Hold Steady - Stay Positive Good morning, everyone! I was just reading Kendra Davis' recent Morning Buzz trying to figure out which 500-700...

Homer Simpson looking at a lot of buttons.

Morning Buzz: The First Big Mistake

Posted on December 8, 2018

What I’m watching – our City Council's last Priority Setting session because it will be MY job to coordinate it this year, and I need all the help I can get. What I’m reading – Heartland by Sarah Smarsh, which is such an honest, tender, unapologetic look at my home state and the people there....

Go for the Joke!

Posted on December 4, 2018

What I’m Reading: Spider-Man: Enter the Spider-Verse (2018) #1 What I’m Watching: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs What I’m Listening to: When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings- Willie Watson and Tim Blake Nelson Go for the Joke! Morning Buzz with Douglas Shontz In the local government profession, we deal with important issues. These...

Appreciation With a Traeger Bow

Posted on November 29, 2018

Morning Buzz by Kirsten Wyatt What I'm Reading: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee What I'm Watching: Rewatching West Wing on Netflix What I'm Listening To: The Daily Podcast by New York Times Over the years, I've met people who claim to be "so busy" and can't find any time to welcome someone new to the...

Four Lessons from Rebranding West Allis

Posted on November 27, 2018

Jenny Kosek, Communications Strategist for the City of West Allis, WI is taking over the Morning Buzz today to share her stories of rebranding. My city, West Allis, WI, just went through a rebranding process that was a long time in the making. In 2017, our Common Council adopted a Five Year Strategic Plan with...

Holding Space

Posted on November 23, 2018

I'll keeping this one short and sweet. We all know someone struggling this holiday season. And we all know someone who is struggling and holding it all in so no one knows. May we all remember that we have colleagues, co-workers and yes, even constituents we serve, who are bearing burdens this holiday season seen...

#ELGLThankful: How Lucky You Are

Posted on November 21, 2018

Fellow Board Member Stacy Schweikhart started the #ELGLThankful hashtag. She has posted thirty days’ worth of gratitude on behalf of ELGL. The campaign led me to ask myself, "what am I most thankful to have experienced related to ELGL?" For me, it is the amazing people I have met and our experiences at the ICMA...