Welcome to Citiwire.net! Do our federal-state, federal-state-local, state-local systems really function effectively? Equitably? Even sanely? From different angles, both my column and Citistates Associate Mary Newsom’s article tackle that topic. Our joint answer to the questions? No. My column sees a few more gleams of hope than Mary’s. But her alarmingly gloomy assessment is disturbingly close to the mark.
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- Hydrofracking and the Rural Future (1)
David LEE: Roberta, it’s hard to hear about potential upswing in local economies being a hardship, but not...
- ‘Rustbelt’ to ‘Legacy’ — Rethinking Old Cities’ Potential (3)
V Pete Jorgensen II: Recognizing the opportunities for SW Michigan in the late 70s due to it’s proximity...
Howard Wooldridge: The premise of utilizing our Legacy Cities is sound. The infrastructure is in place. However,...
Peter Newman: Neal As usual very thoughtful and policy relevant. It is so critical to reurbanise rather than scatter...
- The Hydrofracking Impact (11)
Mike Shuster: Thanks for such good writing and putting a human feel on the devastating effects of fracking. We are...
Mike Devonshire: Mr. Seif is Managing Partner of 21st Century Energy Development Partners LLC, a firm which develops...
- Veteran GOP Appointee Asserts ‘Science Has Left the Building’ (4)
Linda Guthrie: Good comments, but for me the point being made not the gridlock, but rather the rallying cry to...
Steve Livengood: The phrases “gilt-edged” and “thinking people” characterize what is going...
Woody Wheeler: Reilly has an incredibly important perspective that needs to be heard by all thinking people. If...
- Hydrofracking: The Impacts Continues (1)
tom e bowers: Thanks for the clear warnings.
- Hydrofracking and the Rural Future (1)
