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From Yuxing Zheng, The Oregonian
Clackamas County government: Mark Stotik, a labor and employee relations manager, really admires his boss, Employee Services Director Nancy Drury, he tells the Emerging Local Government Leaders blog.
From Joseph Rose, OregonLive.com
Dying to know what books is on the nightstand of Rhyan Van Horn, TriMet’s senior accountant of treasury and cash management? No, it’s not “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Transit Agencies Facing a $12 Million Budget Shortfall.” In a lightning round Q&A with the Oregon Emerging Local Government Leaders Network blog, Van Horn says it’s “War & Peace” by Tolstoy. “It’s been there for over two years,” she says But I only have about 100 pages out of the 1,500 left.”