by Christine Robinson | Oct 21, 2017 | News
“We need to trust our professional staff.” It is a phrase you hear from a lot of elected officials who put a blind trust into government staff. It is a tough phrase to hear as it is a signal that a policy decision is being deferred to staff and the taxpayer has lost...
by Christine Robinson | Oct 18, 2017 | News
“…If you were to ask me if I could impact achievement with $300,000, my answer to you is an honest yes.” Argus Foundation president Jeffrey Charlotte, president of a Venice-based construction company, noted Argus’ support for a November election referendum...
by Christine Robinson | Oct 16, 2017 | News
I grew up in a closed government environment in New York state. As a teenager, I would attend City Council meetings and shake my head at the process there. There was a conference room behind the dais, where the City Council would meet with the door shut before the...
by Christine Robinson | Oct 6, 2017 | News
Officially named Charles Dan Bailey Jr., on Oct. 30 Bailey is scheduled to receive another honor: the Argus Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. Dan Bailey’s father, Charlie Bailey, who died in 1980, received an Argus Foundation Lifetime Achievement award...
