Word: servants
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...seemingly taking into account public opinion even as it increasingly calls the shots. In March, the Chinese leadership nudged Hong Kong's aloof and deeply unpopular Chief Executive, Tung Chee-hwa, into resigning. That paved the way for Tung's No. 2, Donald Tsang, a gregarious, astute career civil servant with the common touch. Beijing has publicly backed him as the best man to run Hong Kong-even though some of the city's pro-China leaders openly question his "patriotic" credentials. Last week Tsang, 60, stepped down temporarily as the acting Chief Executive so he could run on July...
...certain parts of Sydney parental complaints about teachers peak during rainy spells - the mothers have missed out on their tennis so they gossip about teachers over coffee instead. Stavert credits most teachers with enormous restraint: one, she recalls, barely flinched when told by a mother: "You are a public servant and I expect you to serve...
...more passion for redistributing money to the poorest than Blair, and is concerned that injecting more choice into public services will lead to unacceptably different standards of quality. But these disputes have always been "pretty subtle - the sort of thing you have to be a senior civil servant or a think-tank person to put your finger on," says Sunder Katwala, general secretary of the Fabian Society, a Labour advocacy group. As the two men face tough choices this term on pensions, taxes, and benefits for the disabled, they can certainly bridge any gap between them - if they truly want...
...commend TIME for its outstanding article on America's top five large-city mayors [April 25]. Too often we must confront the unethical or outright illegal conduct of our politicians. Those five individuals truly represent what it is to be a public servant by putting the needs of their constituents above their own. I am particularly impressed with mayors who voluntarily cut their salaries at a time when our representatives seem to be giving themselves big pay raises and our schools and the infrastructure crumble from lack of funding. Please continue to highlight true American heroes...
...ninth year, The Children’s Theater delights its young audience with modern adaptations of classic tales. Past shows include the 2003 production of “The Princess and the Pea,” also written by Kline, which introduced Pea-Ditty, a rapper-servant who found himself under the princess’s mattress in place of the vegetable...