Selected Publications

"The GFOA Budget Awards Criteria and Lehan's 'Budget Appraisal.'" Washington, DC: Public Budgeting and Finance, Volume 16, No. 4. Winter 1996.

Using Visuals In Presentations. Chicago, IL: Government Finance Officers Association. 1995. (Distributed to GFOA Annual Conference speakers for guidance in making presentations.)

"Thailand: Municipal Finance Reform and Training." Chicago, IL: Government Finance Review. October 1994.

"A Poor Person's Guide to the Internet." Cambridge, MA: The Active Window, Boston Computer Society Macintosh User Group. Part 1, February 1994, Part 2, April 1994, Part 3, May 1994.

"Envisioning Information." (A review) Chicago, IL: Government Finance Review. February 1992.

"Housekeeping Is A Dirty Job But Everyone Has to Do It." Boston, MA: The Active Window, Boston Computer Society/Macintosh User Group. February 1991.

"Fit To A T." (A satiric review.) Boston, MA: The Active Window, Boston Computer Society Macintosh User Group. October 1990.

"Data Desk: Ogling Your Data Is Easy Now." (A software review.) Boston, MA: The Active Window, Boston Computer Society Macintosh User Group. August 1990.

"Graphing to Understand Data." Boston, MA: The Active Window, Boston Computer Society/Macintosh User Group. June 1990.

"Establishing the Cost of Services." Washington, DC: MIS Reports, International City Management Association. May 1990.

"Using Graphs to Present Financial Information." Washington, DC: MIS Reports, International City Management Association. February 1989.

"A Short Glossary of Computer Jargon." Washington, DC: Journal of the Washington Apple Pi. October 1988. Also printed in the December 1988 issue of the Illinois Government Finance Review.

"Crafting Electronic Spreadsheets." Chicago, IL: Illinois Government Finance Review, Illinois Government Finance Officers Association. : Part I: December, 1987, Part II: July 1988.

"Microcomputer Miseries." Chicago, IL: Illinois Government Finance Review, Illinois Government Finance Officers Association. December 1987.

"Desktop Publishing in the Finance Office." Chicago, IL: Government Finance Review. August 1987.

"Desktop Publishing." Boston, MA: MGFOA Newsletter, Massachusetts Government Finance Officers Association. March 1987.

"Risks in Using Electronic Spreadsheets." Berkeley, CA: Using Personal Computers, Center for Community Resources. August 1986. (A partial reprint from "Crafting a Good Spreadsheet.").

"Untangling the Spreadsheet Blues." New York, NY: MacUser, MacUser Publications, Inc. August, 1986.

"Crafting a Good Spreadsheet." Washington, DC: Microcomputer Software Newsletter, International City Management Association. December 1985 to January 1986 (serialized).

Touching All The Bases: A Financial Management Handbook For Your Wastewater Project. (With J. Joseph and P. Shinn) Washington, DC: U.S. EPA. December 1985.

"Dos and Don'ts of Spreadsheeting." Washington, DC: Journal of the Washington Apple Pi. November and December 1985 (serialized).

"Financial Management for Wastewater Treatment Systems." Cedar Rapids, IA: Proceedings of the Second Annual National Operators Training Conference, the U.S. EPA and Kirkwood Community College. June 1985.

"A Theory of Budgets and Benefits." Valparaiso, IN: Proceedings of the Seventh National Conference and Workshop, the National Environmental Training Association. August 1985.

"Micro Security Issues." Washington, DC: Journal of the Washington Apple Pi. April, 1985. (Reprinted in Managing New Technologies, Washington, DC: International City Management Association. November 1985.)

Costing Government Services: A Guide For Decision Making. Chicago, IL: Government Finance Officers Association. April 1984. (Reprinted several times.)

"The Uses of Cost Analysis." Halifax, NS: The Boardroom Files, Volume 2, No. 2. June 1983.

"NCGA's Budgetary Reporting in State and Local Governments." Washington, DC: Public Budgeting and Finance, Volume 3, No. 1. Spring 1983.

"Costing Government Services." Halifax, NS: The Boardroom Files, Volume 2, No. 1. March 1983.

"The Boulder Decision Exposes Local Governments to Antitrust Challenges on Many Fronts." MASLIG Review, Volume 7, No. 1. Fall 1982.

Costing Police Services: Participant's Handbook, (with Joseph A. Kelly). Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice. September 1982.

"Introduction to Graphics," (with R. Russum), included in Effective Budgetary Presentations: The Cutting Edge. Chicago, IL: Government Finance Officers Association. May 1982.

"Contracting With the Private Sector: A Public Service Option," (with S. Gordon). Resources in Review. November 1981.

"Computer Security: The Hidden Risk." Chicago, IL: Governmental Finance. September 1981.

Budget Your Way, (with E. Lehan). Cambridge, MA: Cantabrigia, 1979.

"Allocation Criteria in Budgeting." Chicago, IL: Governmental Finance. August 1978.

Review of "Public Budgeting Systems, Fourth Edition" by Lee, Robert D. and Johnson, Ronald W. Government Finance Review. June 1990.

Review of "Public Budgeting Laboratory" by Rabin, Hildreth, and Miller. Resources in Review. November 1983.

Review of "Computers and Banking: Electronic Funds Transfer Systems and Public Policy" edited by Colton and Kraemer. Resources in Review. July 1981.

Also, numerous articles, highlights, and annotations for Resources in Review, March, 1981 to November, 1984 and Government Finance Review, April 1985 to February 1986.