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Noel S. Williams

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Noel S. Williams is an information-technology specialist for a Washington State agency. A native of England, he became a U.S. citizen in 1992 and served 12 years in the U.S. Navy. He has a master's degree in human-resources management.

Despite what the PC police may think, fuzzy notions of social inequity don't have much of a role in keeping the workplace safe.
Government-mandated multilingualism, such as requiring that official documents be translated into multiple languages, is not just expensive. It also divides us.
Giving public workers input into their managers' performance appraisals would be a big step toward the goal of employee engagement.