The Power of Everyday Civility

by | Sep 12, 2022 | Civility

Erica Pandey at Axios: Small and simple, kind gestures have immense, underestimated power.   Why it matters: When it comes to doing nice things for others, a little goes a long way. That should encourage all of us to put in that bit of extra effort to make...

Incivility in Chicago

by | Sep 11, 2022 | Civility, Local Government

Craig Wall at WLS-TV in Chicago: Some former Chicago City Council members suggest a lack of civility in the city council is one of the driving reasons for why so many people are leaving. Nearly one-third of the council has left for one reason or another. Former...

Fallen Journalist in Las Vegas

by | Sep 8, 2022 | Journalism, Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists: In response to news reports that police arrested a suspect in the killing of Las Vegas Review-Journal journalist Jeff German, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement on Thursday:   “Las Vegas...

Dealing with Disruption and Incivility

by | Sep 7, 2022 | California Politics, Civility

At the Los Angeles Times, Mark Z. Barabak notes that public meetings have increasingly been subject to disruption: The result is a new California law that will make it easier to conduct the public’s business by spelling out just how and when bullies, bad actors and...