The assigned topic: the challenges of restoring economic prosperity in America.

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Even when she has assigned you to research a topic, she winds up brushing off your counsel and doing her own thing.

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As the leader of the City of Atlanta's plug-in electric vehicle readiness strategy -- and an officer currently assigned to the Inactive Reserves -- I was honored to be recognized and to engage in a conversation on this topic.

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