Teaching to govern / For 20 years, an academy has shaped public servants

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | Thursday, November 27, 2003 | Editorial

[Willie Green]

Southwestern Pennsylvania may be short of some things -- young people, sunny days -- but in one category it's in a class of its own: Local government. Allegheny County alone has 130 municipalities, and this abundance of officialdom has led to calls for a more rational consolidation of government units.

[Willie Green]

Conservative opponents of Big Government should find this very chilling.

[Willie Green]

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[Asclepius]

Conservative opponents of Big Government should find this very chilling.

Whereas libertarian or anarchist opponents of big government--or government in general--should regard this as simply what it is, a school to train administrators in the public sector. Whether you want more government or less, you certainly want public employees to be effective stewards of public properties and revenues.

[Tribune7]

Alleghany County residents just need to be more sensitive and enlightened about the virtues of consolidation. Why, just look at what it's done for Philadelphia County.

[Tribune7]

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[Tribune7]

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[Temple Owl]

I have repeatedly said that the smaller the government, the better. But I think the idea of training newly elected and appointed members of government is a very good one.

I would be especially good with school boards--how to fire perverted teachers, move to a voucher system, help home schoolers, etc.