FLOOD CONTROL/Flood control project brings economic stability 1st June 2001 Prior to 1996, residents of Ewing Township, N.J., endured periodic flooding and watched nervously as erosion accelerated. I was losing a bit of my backyard
PUBLIC HEALTH/County acts to provide insurance for all kids 1st June 2001 Santa Clara County, Calif., started a program in January that is aimed at providing universal health care for all of the county’s children. As of April,
Device Addresses Sexual Abuse Problem In Nation’s Women’s Prisons 21st April 2001 In an effort to reduce incidents of sexual violence in women’s penitentiaries, Alanco Technologies has released a new component called PSD-II for its TSI PRISM radio frequency tracking system.
PUBLIC SAFETY/Fire department helps with runaway program 1st March 2001 The problem of runaway youth is a national one; every year, 1 million to 1.3 million youths run away from home. Chesterfield County, Va., has not been
City adds personal alarms to its domestic violence arsenal 1st January 2001 In October, the New Haven (Conn.) Department of Police Services (DPS) implemented a program in which victims of domestic abuse are issued devices that,
EMERGENCY RESPONSE/Reverse 911 system has broad application 1st October 2000 The Orange County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Department was looking for a system that would help it track missing children and issue hurricane evacuation notices.
Drill tests response to terrorism 1st August 2000 On May 20, runners gathered in Portsmouth, N.H., for a 5K road race that originated at the city’s Port Authority. As registrants waited for the race’s
EMERGENCY RESPONSE/Center prepared for multiple disasters 1st July 2000 Oakland, Calif., has become well acquainted with natural disasters over the past 10 years. The city felt the effects of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
PUBLIC SAFETY/Police map new approach to domestic calls 1st June 2000 Domestic violence affects one in every three women in the United States, according to the Family Violence Prevention Fund, San Francisco. In 1999, 24,000
DISASTER MANAGEMENT/Fort Worth manages tornado according to plan 1st June 2000 April 4 started like a normal day in Texas. By nightfall, however, as a tornado rolled into downtown Fort Worth, the once-calm land turned into a disaster
Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina 13th October 2020