1.0The Providence Eyehttps://pvdeye.org/es/Cynthia Gibsonhttps://pvdeye.org/es/author/cynthia-gibson/PVD’s Post-Storm Civic Engagement Reflected Our Community Strength. But It’s Not a Substitute for Competent Governance.rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1zD4LqiqZm"><a href="https://pvdeye.org/es/pvd-post-storm-rv/">PVD’s Post-Storm Civic Engagement Reflected Our Community Strength. But It’s Not a Substitute for Competent Governance.</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://pvdeye.org/es/pvd-post-storm-rv/embed/#?secret=1zD4LqiqZm" width="600" height="338" title="«PVD’s Post-Storm Civic Engagement Reflected Our Community Strength. But It’s Not a Substitute for Competent Governance.» — The Providence Eye" data-secret="1zD4LqiqZm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://pvdeye.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/EYE.jpg20001429Sam Howard’s recent Readers Voices piece —“In Providence, the Blizzard Was a Reminder of the Power of People, Not Politicians”— offers a romanticized view of civic resilience that mistakes emergency improvisation for effective governance and celebrates mutual aid that sidesteps accountability. While the volunteerism he describes is genuine and inspiring, the reality is that, in [...]