Who SHOULD write a govt g'ing blog?

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Since I just found this posting on the list serve I feel I  must reply. I 
wear two hats as so many of us do. I am a garden writer with a  book soon to 
be published, a columnist, lecturer and a radio personality. My  main job 
that has the health care, etc. is the greenhouse manager/horticulturist  for 
our county parks which include over 12,000 acres of parkland. We do have  
limited space on our server but I do have my own webpage on our site and try to 
 educate the public about things such as invasive species or how to figure 
out  how much mulch to buy for the landscape. 
   Everyone is complaining about their taxes and  don't want them to go up 
but if you want certain things, you are going to have  to pay for them. 
Besides  what I have mentioned so far as my regular job I  also do the grant 
writing, research contracts, answer public comments and  whatever else comes 
down the pike. There simply isn't the money to support  someone else on the 
staff when they already have someone.  Now whether or  not they are competent 
is a different story. I have an A.S. in horticulture, a  B.A. in Liberal 
Arts, 25+ years in the business, a pesticide applicators license  and a food 
handlers license. (Don't ask) If we were to start a blog, am I  qualified for 
the job? Yes I am.  There just aren't enough hours in the day  to do 
everything. So I sympathize with your view but I work in the reality of  government.
denise schreiber
Greenhouse Mgr.
Allegheny County Parks
Pittsburgh, Pa. 
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