Collaboration and unity isn’t a slogan but a practice. In this era of toxic divisions and discourse fueled by endless election cycles, national media and the politicization of everything, we often lose sight of the skills we have to work with folks who don’t agree with us.
It is easy to throw our hands up in the air and say it can’t be done as the anger and outrage in communities is palpable. The pain folks are experiencing includes inflation, energy, food and housing costs, the economic and social disruption caused by coronavirus shutdowns. Social media tunes up every crisis folks are grappling with into an “outrage addiction” where we blame those different than us for our problems round the clock.
With little fanfare local government, small business and community leaders prove they can partner, work across party lines and deliver results. At this year’s LI Smart Growth Summit over 140 speakers from the…
