"We believe that forests and trees are really critical parts of building healthy communities, both in larger landscapes as well as the urban environment." @AmericanForests https://t.co/c0NTzqeFZm https://t.co/Awhz3PuP1i https://t.co/db6BCZbb22

"Government is just basically people taking their thoughts, putting them on paper, and trying to formulate plans and get something done." Amy Bublak, Mayor of Turlock, CA https://t.co/4laOiLyZ5C https://t.co/3fabXTSI2i https://t.co/Mc9EruixUM

"The most basic thing you can do is become an informed voter. Go out and vote, and then make sure that your friends and neighbors are also participating as well." - @CitizensUnionNY, Grace Rauh https://t.co/I8P0V60lA5 https://t.co/iSyJyfY2hs https://t.co/YbdOk7RYRG

"I love what happens in cities. It is beautiful and you can touch it and see it and feel it and know that you're making a difference for people." - Elise Partin, Mayor of @CityofCayce SC. https://t.co/yRPtsmW0aq https://t.co/Y67PInohqr https://t.co/DvIcJk4EYx

Libraries "are an American tradition and I think there's a reason for that." YouTube https://t.co/hosqEGGmV4 Spotify https://t.co/9CakipUY8R Apple Podcasts https://t.co/UlPJwCPTOZ

"It's not about being mayor. It's about doing things as mayor." @CityofSaratoga Mayor Belal Aftab. https://t.co/bvqE9rxtfu https://t.co/q6grkYmuNe https://t.co/ktFt3vIBxe

A New Look at Old Coal Communities... They're actually working together YouTube https://t.co/mB3F63YKck Spotify https://t.co/NFgCXDDJIg Apple Podcasts https://t.co/PUCjenqN8B

"I think it's amazing how we are a huge country, and yet many of us are dealing with so many of the same issues." YouTube https://t.co/CSZ5eUIOzp Spotify https://t.co/Rsouryn8fM Apple Podcasts https://t.co/0TCJlQJkIm

"We're fostering hope in these communities that that need it very badly." - Gabriel Peña of Fayettville, WV YouTube https://t.co/LxhO4mxUq4 Spotify https://t.co/FThsxEovhx Apple https://t.co/UlExGfgscc

"Good government is being transparent to the people you represent, whether it's bad or good." @CityofFontanaCA Mayor Acquanetta Warren https://t.co/ZBfSIi3QN6 https://t.co/6AsvPxRg2L https://t.co/9klFsprhmO

"Go do something... You'd be surprised when you get pulled into that. How rewarding when you have a real win, how rewarding that is." @Hennepin Co Commissioner, @HennepinDebbie YouTube: https://t.co/cown3KjgEh Spotify: https://t.co/D6BqawzGGZ Apple: https://t.co/HmkTOa0x2o

The first counties were called shires, where our country was just fledgling and coming forward. So counties have always been there and they always will be there. - James Gore @NACoTweets @CountyofSonoma https://t.co/Bb4PwQLx1u https://t.co/rnJZY2XRuC https://t.co/vVRFeFLfSw

"The people that work here truly, truly love what they do. They love the mission." Josh Geiger on @DeptVetAffairs YouTube https://t.co/zJxe4Hefza Spotify https://t.co/uTM17GOOIL Apple Podcasts https://t.co/V27WDtiBy0

"You know, mayors are our focus, regardless of how big or small our cities may be. The problems that we face are pretty similar." - @CityofTampa Mayor @JaneCastor https://t.co/3tId6GthLt https://t.co/OGTCajuosQ https://t.co/J96DlR7dkH

"Instead of working in silos, we have to move towards more of an ecosystem type of approach..." @dupont_donna futurist and founder of Purple Compass https://t.co/UiaXa2C30S https://t.co/H4fZKXG9F4 https://t.co/qNe2S12Laa

"Our sole purpose in life is to ensure that folks have safe, clean drinking water." Joe Tackett, CEO of @Veolia https://t.co/nijGZyrPPl https://t.co/qNlFNsKjTS https://t.co/FEcb8eyUpt

Today on the show, we discuss @GilesCoVa known as Virginia's Mountain playground with Tourism Director Cora Gnegy. YouTube https://t.co/8bpJEsDAdn Spotify https://t.co/t5C3WsyyMO Apple Podcasts https://t.co/7jV8r5cFj9

"Good government falls on three basic tenants. Transparency, accountability and excellence... Every policy, every budget, every action should withstand public scrutiny." YouTube https://t.co/0hiQKrBmB2 Spotify https://t.co/yFJA2VIDhd Apple Podcasts https://t.co/g8qu00B29m

"There are many ways to give back to a city, right? This isn't the only one, but this is the way that works for me " - Molly Rawn, Mayor of @FYVgov https://t.co/qhSW3vVLLZ https://t.co/rXBoQ1cXIR https://t.co/2oHsArumCU

111 years ago, one man was murdered, needlessly sparking WW1. It is one of the worst examples of poor governance in human history. @JimLudlow1 wrote a story imagining what would happen if three royal cousins banded together to keep the peace. https://t.co/1trZrpGMl0