During my time with the State Comptroller of Texas, I mostly did a lot of precise technical writing about fiscal management policies and procedures. But I was also allowed to go crazy and write some features, like this profile of a department and its manager. It ran in the quarterly newsletter.
Balancing change
Expenditure Assistance integrates technology, human touch
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
It’s a common technique — begin a story with an old saying, then deftly weave it into the topic at hand.
But how do you do that when you’re not entirely sure what the quote means? How can something change and stay the same?
And how many rhetorical questions can one article ask?
Perhaps we can find answers in Expenditure Assistance, a section of Fiscal Communications that has seen its share of change while adhering steadily to solid standards of excellence. Continue reading →