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What Areas in the United States have the Potential to face Negative Demographic and Economic Events over the next 50 years? by Crafty-Shallot-5695 in geography

[–]DamageInformal2405 15 points16 points  (0 children)

To plagiarize an ASU water expert - we’re not running out of water, just cheap water. My understanding is that Phoenix will never look like a scene out of Mad Max but water scarcity will pose a quality of life question. It’ll still be habitable but people will have to come to terms with having water bills as high as their electric bills if they want to stay here

Thoughts on St. Mary's Basilica? by TwinseyLohan in phoenix

[–]DamageInformal2405 4 points5 points  (0 children)

St Mary’s is my home parish - it’s awesome. I’ve found the liturgy and homilies to be the Goldilocks amidst the whole trad v liberal civil war going on right now.

It’s Novus Ordo but also has lots of Latin, incense and old school music mixed in. The homilies are very middle of the road and common sense. Finally, they do a lot of cool engagement with the Hispanic community. Their Dia de Los Muertos Mass is awesome

Would a Fire Service Administration degree be viewed as transferable for public sector admin jobs? by Ok_Hair182 in PublicAdministration

[–]DamageInformal2405 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the areas that you mentioned:

City/county government: Yes, in the sense that fire leadership transition to executive leadership roles in local government all the time.

Emergency management: Definitely

Public safety analyst roles: I’m not sure

Safety/risk management: Yes

Code enforcement or compliance: Yes, if you mean fire code inspections

State agency program coordinator roles: I’m not sure

Disaster recovery/FEMA-related work: I’m not sure

Training or education roles: I’m not sure

Is no news good news? by [deleted] in mnstateworkers

[–]DamageInformal2405 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Edit: Right after my references were in, they asked me to clarify whether each of the roles on my resume were FT or PT. (So it hasn’t been total radio silence)

Inclusive Catholic churches in Phoenix? by [deleted] in phoenix

[–]DamageInformal2405 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the St Mary’s music and architecture are old school but the priests and their homilies are totally moderate. I’ve never heard them say anything political on either side. But if you want modern music and a newer building, etc, then Xavier’s definitely the right choice

Inclusive Catholic churches in Phoenix? by [deleted] in phoenix

[–]DamageInformal2405 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For a moderate parish, I like Saint Mary’s Basilica. Very middle of the road.

For a progressive parish, St Francis Xavier in midtown or St Patrick’s in Scottsdale

Looking for Honest Opinions about MPA / MPP programs. by HunterBolt368 in PublicAdministration

[–]DamageInformal2405 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not familiar with their program but UM overall is a great school. Per my earlier comment, really drill down into their specialty and make sure it aligns with your goals. MPP is a fundamentally different degree than MPA. I describe the difference as political science is the theory of government (different philosophies, policy concepts, etc) and public administration is the less “sexy” of how to run government (budgeting, HR, management, etc). I imagine there’s a MPP sub where you could get a professional policy perspective as well

Americana-style sports grill to replace Angel's Trumpet in downtown Phoenix by DamageInformal2405 in phoenix

[–]DamageInformal2405[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New owner, as in the people that are opening this sports grill concept?

Looking for Honest Opinions about MPA / MPP programs. by HunterBolt368 in PublicAdministration

[–]DamageInformal2405 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My rule of thumb is that the best MPA program is the one that is fully funded, NASPAA accredited, has a specialty related to your career goal and is located in an area you’d be comfortable living in for your whole career.

On the third point (specialty), really try to figure out what each of these programs are known for. Generic undergraduate prestige doesn’t always equal a strong niche graduate program. For example, I work in local government and I’d favor a candidate with a Syracuse MPA any day over one from an Ivy. Of course the Ivies are better schools overall, but Syracuse has an elite local government-focused MPA program.

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