May 22, 2019
“It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us – that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion – that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – […]
May 22, 2019
Outlined in the Constitution of the United States, “The Congress shall have the Power to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization throughout the United States” (Madison 1787, Article I, Section 8, clause 4). This sets the stage for a need to regulate the entrance of non-citizens into the United States and establish a path to […]
May 22, 2019
The civil rights revolutionary Martin Luther King Jr. referred to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as the “Second Emancipation.” This act was introduced by John F. Kennedy who famously stated, “And this nation, for all of its hopes and all its boasts, will not fully be free until all its citizens are free.” Freedom. […]
May 22, 2019
Being a parks and recreation director for over six years prepared me for being a city administrator in ways most people wouldn’t imagine. In all honesty, at their core, the mission is quite similar. Areas of focus in parks and recreation, such as program development and risk assessment, transfer very easily into the world of […]
