Sat.Oct 08, 2016 - Fri.Oct 14, 2016

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The Human Touch

ASPA National Weblog

Poet Robert Frost once said , “The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.” Then again, there are those who are willing to work but can’t find a job. Photo Credit: Vermont Public Radio. Today’s job market stands dramatically changed from what it was during Frost’s idyllic years in rural Vermont. Employers disproportionately prefer younger workers with college degrees.

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Who Gets Elected?

ASPA National Weblog

Boss Tweed depicted by Thomas Nast in a wood engraving published in Harper’s Weekly, Oct. 21, 1871. Whether for a nation or even an organization, the nomination process is crucial in determining who gets elected. William “Boss” Tweed famously figured this out when he ran New York City from Tammany Hall in the 1860s. Tweed said that he did not need to care who got elected, as long as he controlled who got nominated.

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