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1. Logical Fallacies III - The Straw Man Wears Camouflage

   ... to three towns about our size in our state, and showed how our spending in several areas was out-of-line with these other towns. I ... residential neighborhoods were to be protected. The actual content of the Master Plan and the details of the vision it puts forward then ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

2. Cases from the Salkin Roundup I

   ... schedule a public hearing, which had nothing to do with the content of the matter. But the town charter requires disclosure of a conflict ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

3. F. G. Bailey's The Prevalence of Deceit

   ... it and accept its decisions. This is a basic lie, no matter how much we believe it. And we contend to get people to accept it as the truth. ... of why I keep comming back to read your excellent quality content that is forever updated. Thank you! Log ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

4. Soliciting Funds for a Conference and an Arts Center

   ... opinion takes an odd approach. It starts out by looking at how such solicitations of gifts could violate the code: Although the Board ... but I don't see why this should be allowed in anything buy extraordinary situations. In such cases, a waiver could be sought from the ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

5. Local Government Dependency on Drug Asset Forfeiture in Texas

   ... Not only does such dependency lead to abuses in how the money is spent, as discussed in a recent Economist article, but ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

6. Being Wrong II (Summer Reading)

   ... it applies to local government ethics. This post focuses on how to deal responsibly with one's mistakes, and to the extent possible prevent ... more dangerous incarnations. The author also points out how useful these approaches have been in medicine and industry. She quotes ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

7. Not Much to Get Excited About in Baltimore's Ethics Reforms

   ... by its elected officials, who seem perfectly content arguing over whether the mayor should get two or three ethics ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

8. The Philadelphia Ethics Board's Proposed Gift Regulation

   ... in considering the restricted source's aggregate gift. How to determine whether such gifts were "raised or collected" or made ... receptions they want for officials, as long as no one has to buy a ticket. In other words, party time with developers, contractors, and ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

9. MILLER'S CROSSING

   ... General to help investigate complaints. One measure of how seriously Peyton regarded the dustup was his choice of Carla Miller for the ... when or how that money would be spent. (Some of it went to buy football tickets to woo potential investors.) The public improvements — ...

   donmc - 2015-05-15 14:34

10. Folio Article: Miller's Crossing

    ... General to help investigate complaints. One measure of how seriously Peyton regarded the dustup was his choice of Carla Miller for the ... when or how that money would be spent. (Some of it went to buy football tickets to woo potential investors.) The public improvements — ...

    donmc - 2012-01-22 21:52

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