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“I’m
from the government and I’m here to help you.”
This is not the punch line of a joke. It’s what
I believe. This is the message of many real people who
hold positions as government employees whose job it
is to help people with problems in their life. This
is why we have a government and this is what it is for.
I want more people to know that there are real government
offices where this is actually happening.
So
I’m running a contest with a prize of $500
for the person who submits the best story on how a government
bureaucrat has helped you. You get the money if we pick
your story, and the bureaucrat gets a plaque for their
wall saying that they received the “My
Favorite Bureaucrat Award For 2005.”
We will also print your story in a future edition of
“Lesko’s
Lessons.” |
Maybe there was some government employee who:
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improved
your life by helping you take advantage of a government
money program |
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provided
a service for you or a family member that really made
your life easier |
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did
something for you and your community that improved our
quality of life |
It
may be the person at your local office of economic development
who helped you or a friend get money and help to start a business…
It may be a person at your local division of motor vehicles
who saw that you could not wait much longer in line to renew
your driver’s license because you had a colicky baby
and moved you to the front of the line… Or it may be
a paper restoration expert at the Library of Congress who
told you how to preserve your comic book collection…
Use
250 words or less explaining the circumstances why they deserve
the award. Be sure to give as much information about the bureaucrat
as possible. Also include your name, address and phone number.
Entries are due by May 15, 2005
We
will award $500 to the winning story and
$100 each to 2 runner-up stories.
Send
your nominations to matthewlesko@msn.com.
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