Michael Dowling: This Labor Day, let’s give civil servants the respect they deserve — and encourage young people to pursue public service

Like many who have fallen victim to stereotyping and falsehoods, public servants have found themselves on the defensive in recent years, forced to push back against perceptions that they are unproductive and an unnecessary burden on taxpayers. No workforce has faced more unwarranted scrutiny than the 23 million local, state and federal employees whose jobs […] The post Michael Dowling: This Labor Day, let’s give civil servants the respect they deserve — and encourage young people to...