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Hall of Fame candidate ?

Sunday, August 20th, 2006
donmc

http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_4192705

Colton credit card had phone-sex charges

COLTON State and local authorities are investigating hundreds of phone-sex calls and dozens of hotel bills charged to the city-issued cell phone and credit card of Councilman Ramon Hernandez.

The Judiciary...

Saturday, August 12th, 2006
donmc

A Classic commentary on the Judiciary - with a comic (if a little sad) demonstration from my own Australia to paint the picture (rather well I thought...)
See the full story here: http://magic-city-news.com/article_6471.shtml

Maybe we ought to make jurists wear see-through robes. There's something about the combination of wearing a black...

"Perception of Impropriety"

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006
donmc

I am interested in getting some feedback on this point:
In a recent incident, there was perhaps no legal issue, but there was an undeniable perception that something unethical had occurred. What are your views on the thin red line between these points (i.e. "legal" and "perceived as unethical")

New Survey on Government Ethics

Monday, June 6th, 2005
donmc

Please respond to our latest survey on Government Ethics !
You can respond by clicking on the URL: CLICK HERE
Or you can go to http://www.cityethics.org/govt-ethics-survey to respond.

An ethical approach to business

Monday, May 2nd, 2005
donmc

City would link incentives, behavior

By Steve Patterson
Times-Union staff writer - published in 2000 in the Jacksonville Times Union

Racism charges at the Adam's Mark hotel chain are helping fuel an ethical debate at Jacksonville City Hall.

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