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Arts, Culture, and Entertainment: Vital Sectors to Restarting Your Economy
Jay Dick, Americans for the Arts
Aug 19, 2020

While you are struggling with decisions on reopening your city, balancing public health and the economy, the arts can be your secret asset.

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Students Are Coming Back or Not: What College Towns Can Do to Prepare
Amber Snowden
Aug 13, 2020

How local governments are ensuring a smooth and safe integration of students back onto campus and into their communities.

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Managing Safe and Secure Elections During COVID-19
Tad McGalliard, director, ICMA Research and Development
Aug 12, 2020

The complexity of voting during a pandemic has created an unexpected set of logistical and expense challenges for local governments.

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COVID-19: A Personal Perspective on Mental Health and Resources to Help
Samantha Wagner, director of outreach, ICMA
Aug 10, 2020

Mental health is a topic that cannot be ignored, both for yourself and for your employees. Here are some approaches you can take.

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Getting Your Message Out: 10 Communication Practices for Changing Times
Randall Reid, ICMA Southeast Regional Director and Katie Woodward, PWC Director, Creative Comms
Aug 10, 2020

As a leader, if you want people to respond differently, you will need to assess how you can communicate more effectively. Here are 10 communication tips to consider.

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Values-Based Leadership: Leading with Principle
Cheryl A Hilvert, ICMA Midwest Regional Director
Jul 31, 2020

Understand your values, work toward identifying values for your organization, and use them as the motivation to “lead forward” toward your desired vision or future state. 

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Have You Optimized These Four Areas of Your COVID-19 Operations?
Earl D. Laing, senior integrated marketing manager, Dude Solutions
Jul 27, 2020

Four areas of operations that may be the low-hanging fruit you need to boost your productivity and operational efficiency.

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College Students Are Coming Back: Is that Good or Bad for Your Community?
Patricia Vinchesi, ICMA Northeast Regional Director
Jul 27, 2020

Decisions will not only reshape student life and learning but impact the economic vitality of the schools’ host communities and potentially the health and safety of residents.

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Expanding Broadband Access: City of Brownsville, Texas
Noel Bernal, city manager, Brownsville, Texas, ICMA Smart Communities Advisory Board
Jul 23, 2020

Brownsville, Texas, is among the most disconnected cities in the nation, but it is progressing.

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