Welcome to my new blog!
As I said on the campaign trail, folks in City Hall should take advantage of technology. In addition, Newton’s leaders should communicate more often with residents to make transparent the challenges we’re facing, the choices we have, and the decisions we make.
For these reasons, I have decided to experiment with my own blog. I will admit to not having any previous experience with ‘blogging’, so I’m making it up as I go along.
My idea is to occasionally post:
• Some thoughts on the issues Newton is facing,
• Information about topical meetings and events in the city,
• Some reflections on what it’s like to be a freshman Alderman,
• Articles from newspapers and magazines that I find interesting.
Feel free to stop by the blog again for a visit — to read up and perhaps to comment on what I’m noticing and to write about what you’re finding. You can also sign up to follow my blog (look to your right – the top of the column) in which case you’ll be notified when I post something new.
You can also reach me directly at 617-738-5311 or ruthannefuller@gmail.com.
Take care,
Ruthanne
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Interesting Articles
- Babtism by Fire: A New York Firefighter Confronts His First Test - by N.R. Kleinfield, New York Times, June 20, 2014
- Strapped Rhode Island City Presses College to Ante Up - by Jennifer Levitz, Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2013
- Dropout at Harvard: What Todd Rose’s Unusual Story Says About Why - And How - We Should Remake Education – by Francie Latour, Boston Globe, March 30, 2013
- The Mayor's Geek Squad - by Alan Feuer, New York Times, March 23, 2013
- Socially Awkward: Public Finance and Social Media - by Paul W. Taylor, Governing, August 2012
- Hybrid Pensions - by Carol Anderson, Governing, August 2012
- Tapping Tech to Cap Tuition - by David Wessel, Wall St. Journal, July 19, 2012
- Look Who's Embracing Privatization - Big City Democrats - by Leonard Gilroy and Harris Kenny, Wall St. Journal, July 6, 2012
- City Considers Hike in Retirees' Pensions - by Andrew Ryan, Boston Globe, June 18, 2012
- How Retirement Benefits May Sink the States - by Steven Malanga, Wall St. Journal, April 27, 2012
- Is Government Consolidation Always Good? by Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, Governing, March 2012
- Why the Pembury Road Matters More than the Olympics - by John Kay, Financial Times, March 7, 2012
- Shame is Not the Solution - by Bill Gates, New York Times, February 22, 2012
- The New American Divide - by Charles Murray, Wall St. Journal, January 21, 2012
- Billions Needed to Upgrade America’s Leaky Water Infrastructure - by Ashley Halsey III, Washington Post, January 2, 2012
- Slaying the OPEB Dragon; Retiree Medical Costs can be Tamed, but it Requires Effort - by Girard Miller, Governing, December 2011
- Transforming Blight Into a Destination - by Nate Berg, The Atlantic Cities, November 14, 2011
- California and Bust - by Michael Lewis, Vanity Fair, November 2011
- The Little State With a Big Mess: In a Pension Shortfall, A Red Flag for Others - Mary Williams Walsh, New York Times, October 23, 2011
- Don't Blink! The Hazards of Confidence - Daniel Kahneman, New York Times Magazine, October 23, 2011
- The Way Forward: Moving From the Post-Bubble, Post-Bust Economy to Renewed Growth and Competitiveness - Daniel Alpert, Robert Hockett, Nouriel Roubini, New America Foundation, October 10, 2011
- What if the Secret to Success is Failure? A Radical Rethinking of how Students should be Taught and Evaluated - Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine, September 19, 2011
- Why This Crisis is Different from 2008 - by Francesco Guerrera, Wall St. Journal, August 9, 2011
- Was the $5 Billion Worth It? - by Jason L. Riley, Wall St. Journal, July 23, 2011
- Why the Old Jobs Aren't Coming Back - by Michael Spence, Wall St. Journal, June 24, 2011
- Deficit Plans Show Wide Political Gap - by David Wessel, Wall St. Journal, May 25, 2011
- New Efficiencies in Health Care? Not Likely - by Theodore Dalrymple (aka Dr. Anthony Daniels), Wall St. Journal, May 16, 2011
- Analysis of Savings for Cities and Towns Under Group Insurance Commission Health Plan Approved by the House - by Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, May 10, 2011
- Scenes from the New York Education Wars - by Joel Klein, Wall St. Journal, May 10, 2011
- Smart Growth and Regional Collaboration - Metropolitan Area Planning Council
- A Smarter Teacher Layoff System: How Quality-Based Layoffs can Help Schools Keep Great Teachers in Tough Economic Times - by The New Teacher Project, March 2010
- Are State and Local Government Employees Paid Too Much? - by Ford Fessenden, New York Times, March 6, 2011
- How Teacher Development Could Revolutionize Our Schools - by Bill Gates, Washington Post, February 28, 2011
- How Chris Christie Did His Homework - by Matt Bai, New York Times Magazine, February 24, 2011
- Residents Face $20B Retiree Health Tab; Study Finds Most Cities, Towns Don't Put Enough Aside - by Sean P. Murphy, Boston Globe, February 16, 2011
- Tax Complaint: Too Low; Parents in School District Hit by Cuts Want to Pay More, but State Won't Allow It - by Stephanie Simon, Wall St. Journal, February 14, 2011
- Falling Values, Rising Taxes - by James O'Brien, Boston Globe, January 27, 2011
- A Miami Beach Event Space. Parking Space, Too - by Michael Barbaro, New York Times, January 24, 2011
- Downtown Plan Offers Vitality for Quincy, Lessons for Others - Boston Globe Editorial, January 23, 2011
- Reclaiming the Center - Midsize Cities Rediscover the Allure of Downtowns - by Casey Ross, Boston Globe, January 16, 2011
- Personnel Costs Prove Tough to Contain - by Sean Cavanagh, Education Week, January 13, 2011
- The Real Cost of the Contract: An analysis of the Salaries and Benefits of Boston Public Schools Teachers - by the Boston Foundation and the boston Municipal Research Bureau, January 2011
- The Moment of Truth - by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, December 2010
- The Crossroads Nation - by David Brooks, New York Times, November 8, 2010
- Despite Fiscal Ills, Towns are Saving Up - by Peter Schworm and Matt Carroll, Boston Globe, November 8, 2010
- Towns Win Grants to Study Shared Dispatch - by Jennifer Fenn Lefferts, Boston Globe, October 17, 2010
- Struggling Cities Shut Firehouses in Budget Crisis - by Michael Cooper, New York Times, August 27, 2010
- Public Pensions and Our Fiscal Future - by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wall Street Journal, August 27, 2010
- Focus on City Pay Widens - by Tamara Audi, Wall St. Journal, August 5, 2010
- Cities Rent Police, Janitors to Save Money - by Tamara Audi, Wall St. Journal, July 19, 2010
- Officials Give Up on Cutting Health Perks - by Sean P. Murphy, Boston Globe, June 25, 2010
- Do the Math on Overrides - by Barry Bluestone and Anna Gartsman, Boston Globe, June 24, 2010
- Los Angeles on the Brink of Bankruptcy - by Richard Riordan and Alaexander Rubalcava, Wall St. Journal, May 5, 2010
- Solitude and Leadership - by William Deresiewicz, The American Scholar, Spring 2010
- The Fat Lady Has Sung: Welcome to the Lean Years - by Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times, February 21, 2010
- Don't Solve Problems -- Copy Success - by Dan and Chip Heath, FastCompany, January 1, 2010
- What Makes a Great Teacher? - by Amanda Ripley, The Atlantic, January/February 2010
- Outsourcing Push Roils BC - by Tracy Jan, Boston Globe, January 13, 2010
- In California's Capital, Dry Coffers Can Mean That Fires Burn Longer - by Dan Barry, New York Times, December 18, 2009
- Slump Prods Firms to Seek New Compact with Workers - by Phred Dvorak and Scott Thurm, Wall Stree Journal, October, 19, 2009
- Where Did “We” Go? - By Thomas Friedman, Columnist, New York Times, September 30, 2009
- Warning: The Deficits are Coming! - Interview with David Walker, former head of the Government Accountability Office By John Fund, Columnist for the Wall Street Journal, September 4, 2009
- A Future for Public Unions? - By Barry Bluestone, Guest Columnist, Boston Globe, July 18, 2009
- Better Boston by the Numbers - Boston Globe Editorial, February 3, 2009
- Housing the Commonwealth's School-Age Children: The Implications of Multi-Family Housing Development for Municipal and School Expenditures - by Community Opportunities Group & Connery Associates, August 2003
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