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Mary Jane Skala (Sun News): “The Failure of State Government”


Mary Jane Skala, an editor at Sun News, is not happy.  And she’s written a very clear and well-stated editorial to explain why: the glut of situations that our elected officials say they will fix and then…don’t.

Reading between the lines, it seems to boil down to the impact of the erosion of home rule, unfunded mandates passed on to taxpayers and a whole lot of politics.

Skala’s editorial on this topic, at this time, is an excellent use of online media – she does not have to wait for the papers to publish and be delivered on Thursday.  And she shouldn’t have to – the issues she raises represent longstanding tugs of war between Columbus, elected officials and voters.  I discovered it because of some google alerts I have set up, but if all paying subscribers to the Sun News papers had an RSS feed or some kind of an automatic email that would let them get such “Breaking news” items, just think how much more the buzz could spread and how many more people would engage and maybe make an impact?

I do want to drop a big, obvious hint that I would love to read a follow-up editorial by her suggesting what we do next – as voters, taxpayers, residents, readers. How about it, yes?

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 9:00 pm June 9th, 2009 in Cleveland+, Energy, Government, Media, OH17, OH24th, Ohio, Politics, Statehouse, Taxes, Ted Strickland, Utilities, democracy, leadership 

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