From Ron's Bookshelf: Save Your City
SGR’s 10 in 10 Note – September 4, 2024
How did we get here? When did a lack of civility and a measure of hostility for those who think differently or those who represent authority or those who are better off or worse off than us become a common part of day-to-day American life?
When did we cease to participate in the unspoken agreement between individuals to give up certain natural rights in order to benefit from being part of society? For instance, we give up the natural right to yell as loud as we want, whenever we want, in return for the comforts of a mutually respectful society. But too much of the time, we no longer act as a mutually respectful society. Now, too many of us insist on yelling about everything all the time.
There’s a scene in the seventh episode of the first season of a series called Newsroom. It aired more than a decade ago, but it provides one explanation for how and when we got here. The episode is about a team of journalists reporting the news that American special forces had killed Osama Bin Laden. To provide context about the news they were waiting to report, the main character talked about America post-9/11:
It’s been nine years, seven months, and twenty days since America’s most wanted criminal took from us 2,977 American sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, friends and colleagues. We were transformed that morning into a different nation—more fearful and so, of course, more hostile.
From This Week's 10 in 10
This is the second installment of the “What advice would you like to give to your younger self?” series, conducted by the League of Women in Government?and the?Alliance for Innovation. It features conversations with women who have risen to high positions in state and local government.
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SGR is thrilled to announce the return of our widely acclaimed Wednesday Webinars. Our next Wednesday Webinar is today (September 4) at 11?a.m. CDT.
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We’re busy making arrangements to bring you the best Servant Leadership Conference ever and we’re excited to see you January 30-31, 2025, in Grapevine, Texas. Thank you to our conference co-hosts—the Oklahoma Municipal League and the Missouri Municipal League for working with us. Early-bird registration closes September 10, so register now to take advantage of early-bird rates.
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