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Meat & Potatoes January 2010

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A city must be more than bricks, mortar and concrete. A city is also built on reputation. How can your community become one of those fortunate enough to attract new jobs?

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Meat & Potatoes December 2009

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Good government is actually a collection of good policies. Whether they realize it or not, community leaders with vision are policy makers. Elected officials who are not good policy makers can be disastrous for a community.

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Meat and Potatoes November 2009

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Taxes are necessary for government to provide services such as paving, trash removal, police and fire protection, and public utilities. Perhaps taxpayers wouldn’t mind paying high taxes if they felt they were getting a bang for their buck.

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Meat & Potatoes October 2009

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Government has a responsibility to function as efficiently as possible. Government should seek no more than the minimum dollars necessary to pay for essential services – street paving, water lines, sewer lines, police and fire protections.

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Meat & Potatoes May 2009

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The logic behind international trade missions and a long-term approach to job creation through relationships pays off in dividends for the region and local communities.

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Meat & Potatoes April 2009

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In the short run, fiscal belt-tightening may be painful, but cost-cutting measures make a community more cost-competitive.

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