Right Now w/ Joey Garcia (LinkedIn / Twitter) What I’m Reading – The Color of Law What I’m Watching – Queer Eye Season 2! What I’m eating – The Best Chicken Breast of All Time Recently I needed some information from another department which could run a report to complete my request. I reached out to the department manager and after … Continued
Right Now w/ Joey Garcia (LinkedIn / Twitter) What I’m Reading – The Color of Law What I’m Watching – Queer Eye What I’m Doing – Reflecting on a great conference I am running high from #ELGL18! I took some great notes and attended relevant sessions to my position as a Public Works Analyst. Selling an ELGL out-of-state conference was a … Continued
Right Now with Mario Smith (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m reading: For the past 2 days I’ve been heavily involved in reading the Jefferson County Background. I’ve been shadowing the County Manager, Don Davis What I’m watching: I haven’t watched a show in a couple weeks due to my ‘finals week’ for 2 MBA classes; good times. I did, … Continued
Right Now w/ Joey Garcia (LinkedIn / Twitter) What I’m Reading – White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America What I’m Watching – All nine seasons of The Office. This show is too real sometimes. What I’m Doing – Attempting to eat less meat. This ish is hard. Short-term rentals, ride-sharing, bike-shares, dockless bikes and now scooters. Dockless … Continued
Right Now w/ Joey Garcia (LinkedIn / Twitter) What I’m Reading – White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America What I’m Watching – All nine seasons of The Office. This show is too real sometimes. What I’m Doing – Falling in love with my Sous Vide. My city is fortunate enough to have a hard-working talented Operations and … Continued
What I am Listening to: Video game music, it makes you more productive! What I am Reading: The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson; I joined an “under 40 book club.” Not loving the book, tbh, but we meet at a taphouse so that’s cool. What I am Watching: Finally finishing up Scandal! What I’m Excited About: … Continued
I spent last Friday speaking at Willamette University in Salem, OR with the goal of inspiring the next wave of undergraduate students to take interest in a career in local government. My pal at work jokingly asked if I could count the number of students of color on one hand; Willamette isn’t exactly known for … Continued
This post is by Kylie Bayer. She writes, “Thanks to a friend who works in addiction services for helping write this article.” Drug overdose was the leading cause of accidental death in the United States in 2015. Of the nearly 53,000 deaths caused by drug overdose in 2015, prescription painkillers like Oxycontin and Percocet caused … Continued
Read why ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt called this article “one of the most important” in ELGL history. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Kylie Bayer-Fertterer, Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District At the recent ICMA Conference, Kent Wyatt asked me about my fascination with amateur bodybuilding. In this Morning Buzz, I will tell you why amateur body building helps me … Continued
