All Posts Tagged With: "Deborah Markowitz"
Unpacking the last decision: Egregious is as egregious does
If Franz Kafka and Lewis Carroll had provided the raw materials for the fantastical creation of a government office, their results would probably look very much like the Office of Professional Regulation in the Vermont Secretary of State’s Office. Last week I posted the latest and last decision in my Kafkaesque journey through the Looking Glass world of the OPR. This week I unpack that decision.
6Jul2008 | Deborah Alicen | 0 comments | Continued
When the best can’t pull it off…
What is to be done when even the best, most idealistic and well-seasoned elected official, in the country’s most politically progressive state, cannot prevent her staff from abuses of power based on crony-ism and conflict of interest?
Create a State Ombudsman Office.
30Jun2008 | Deborah Alicen | 0 comments | Continued
The Disney Attraction That Thinks It’s a State
A friend who migrated to Vermont from NYC, with whom I’ve regrettably fallen out of touch, was very fond of referring to Vermont as “the Disney attraction that thinks it’s a state.” It’s an apt metaphor. Vermont is a beautiful place, and life here is free of of many of the ills that affect major [...]
25Nov2007 | Deborah Alicen | 0 comments | Continued
