Our View: Democracy: Cooperative efforts show government can work
It's easy to criticize government as bloated, bureaucratic and bogged down in turf wars, but a recent in-depth report in The Free Press shows local...
It's easy to criticize government as bloated, bureaucratic and bogged down in turf wars, but a recent in-depth report in The Free Press shows local governments cooperate well to the benefit of taxpayers.These pages have long criticized government for a variety of missteps, but it's also important to give credit where credit is due. The people and civic leaders of the Greater Mankato area have for some time worked to establish a cooperative regional type government even though each municipality has its own governing board.