Barbara Petersen
Barbara Petersen
Barbara A. Petersen is the administrator for Saint Thomas and Water Island, United States Virgin Islands...
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E-mail is a preferred form of communication for government agencies around the state now. We have problems getting access to e-mail all over the state.
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Our list is already three pages long, and we're adding on a regular basis.
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Actual cost of duplication (onto a CD) is probably less than a buck.
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They weigh the issues, the competing interests, and make clear decisions on what might be a good bill and what might be a bad bill. They pay attention. Most of the bad bills do die.
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We wanted to see what happened when the average citizen goes in and makes a public-records request.
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Women voting in the community outnumber the men. We have to realize that we hold the power.