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In the scandal-ridden world of public service, let’s honor the good ones

Nationwide contests in developing countries turn honest public officials into celebrities. Let's convince the D.C.-based group behind the project to bring it here.

Integrity Idol is an annual contest to find and celebrate the best, most honest, most helpful public servants in countries that are often rife with corruption.
Integrity Idol is an annual contest to find and celebrate the best, most honest, most helpful public servants in countries that are often rife with corruption.Read moreScreenshot
    by Roxanne Patel Shepelavy, For The Philadelphia Citizen
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"Ideas We Should Steal" is a regular feature of the Philadelphia Citizen, which will be holding an Ideas We Should Steal Festival on Nov. 30.

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Roxanne Patel Shepelavy is executive editor of the Philadelphia Citizen, where a version of this piece originally appeared.