Submitted Tue Jun 22, 2021 11:45 PM John R. Koelmel, Chairman of the Board of the New York Power Authority, received the Spence Vanderlinden Public Official Award from the American Public Power Association. The award recognizes locally elected officials or elected officials who have contributed to the goals of the American Public Power Association. A
Read moreSubmitted Tue Jun 22, 2021 11:45 PM John R. Koelmel, Chairman of the Board of the New York Power Authority, received the Spence Vanderlinden Public Official Award from the American Public Power Association. The award recognizes locally elected officials or elected officials who have contributed to the goals of the American Public Power Association. A
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla – Renowned rapper Kodak Black caused a stir this week when he secretly recorded a public official apologizing to him over the phone. Broward County Commissioner Mark Bogen called the rapper on Monday to apologize for opposing a proclamation honoring Black’s charitable work. Bogen said he was reacting to Black’s high-profile run-ins
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There is no reason that someone cannot earn some money from their accomplishments by writing a book. That is, unless you are a current elected official, in the midst of a global health crisis, tasked with managing said health crisis, while retaining vital statistics for increasing book sales, employing taxpayer funded staff as “volunteers” to
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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm took to CNN this morning to assure nervous audiences that “the gas is flowing” and now tweets that “it is a great relief that the #ColonialPipeline Company is resuming its activities in its own right.” “I totally understand the fear that people might not be able to get to somewhere in
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First, a stipulation: the Twitter fight between Campbell and the BPPA was misguided, on both fronts, and not just on that of the union, as has been the conventional take. The two sides could have defended their positions and their interests without harming the integrity of the other. Unless conclusive evidence emerges to suggest that
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Panoramic view of Lagos State For a very long time, I have felt that public servants are the “real enemies” of the state. This notion was based on the idea that they are allergic to open communication, perhaps out of obedience to the age-old belief that an official should be seen and not heard. A
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A powerful Oregon government and private sector reform agent Lee Edward Moore Sr. died on February 27, 2021, just weeks away from his 75th birthday. A key figure who has influenced the course of Oregon history, Lee has served as a turnaround expert for major institutions including the Oregon Bureau of Labor, Oregon Department of
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The corruption issue involving former Yona Mayor Jesse Mendiola Blas as the main character has come to an end. “You are now a deposed official,” District Court Chief Justice Frances Tydingco-Gatewood said at Thursday’s hearing where federal judge sentenced Blas. “I don’t know what went through your mind, but you are here today. You seem
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In the wake of the fallout from a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, 13 people have been charged with various offenses related to the attempted coup. One of the defendants, William Null, has local ties both through his participation in a counter-demonstration against the removal of the Confederate statue of Allendale and
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