2015 Weekly Snapshots: Spring

Realizing that governments serve many purposes for their citizens, it is often difficult to fully understand the scope of the possible vectors that are vulnerable to cyberattack. Governments must place cybersecurity on their lists of priorities for funding, often competing for attention with schools, police and public safety, sanitation, parks, roads, and water delivery. It […]

Voters in Kansas City, Mo., overwhelmingly approved the renaming of a 10-mile stretch of road that had previously been called Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. About 65 percent of voters approved the name change on Nov. 5, according to CNN. The new street name is The Paseo, the original name of the street after it […]

On Monday, the Trump administration announced it would formally begin the United States’ withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, the international agreement of nearly every country on earth to reduce the emissions that contribute to global climate change.  President Donald Trump said in 2017 he intended to withdraw from the agreement, in part of a […]

When my complaint about the historical plaques at Indian Springs State Park landed on Park Manager Katherine Darsey’s desk, she was more than a little surprised. “I’ve been [in my position] for over 5 years, and in that time no one’s said anything about [the plaques],” she said. “A lot of people overlook them and […]