Community
How a Civic Board Meeting Should Be Conducted: Principles of Structure, Discipline, and Purpose
Over the years, I have had the opportunity to serve on and work alongside a number of civic boards. From school boards to community organizations, these...
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Community
/ 1 month agoHow Business Leaders Can Influence Positive Change Locally
How Business Leaders Can Influence Positive Change Locally I started CatchMark with a simple mission. Help people and solve problems. That...
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Opinion
/ 2 months agoWhy Read Across America Day Matters in our Community
I’ve always been an avid reader. Not casually. Not “when I have time.” I’m the stack of books on the nightstand,...
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Community
/ 2 months agoThe Proper Role of Local Government in a Free Community
Recently, the Whitehall City Council discussed the possibility of contracting with a single trash pickup provider in an effort to reduce...
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Opinion
/ 2 months agoWhy Attending a Local Board Meeting Matters
There’s a room in your community where decisions are being made that will shape the next year — and the next...
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Community
/ 2 months agoStewardship Matters. Rethinking How We Manage Community Assets
At a recent Whitehall City Council meeting, the city auditor stated that there were no formal methods in place to track...
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Community
/ 2 months agoLocal Government: The Meeting Is Not the Job
A few weeks ago, I sat in the audience of a city council meeting listening to a debate between our local...
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Opinion
/ 2 months agoA Community Platform Only Works If It’s a Community
Every story we publish starts with the same underlying question: Does this matter to White Lake? CatchMark Community wasn’t created just...
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Opinion
/ 2 months agoThe Kind of Community We Choose to Be
In the White Lake Area, we’re used to braving February. We layer up. We scrape windshields. We check the forecast before...
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Community
/ 2 months agoDemystifying Data Centers: Myths, Truths, and a Hypothetical Google Project in Montague
Imagine this: Tech giant Google announces plans to build a massive data center in the Montague Industrial Park, drawn by West...
