by admin | Sep 5, 2017 | Activism, Climate, Disaster, Disaster policy, Floodplain management, Floodplain management, Government, Infrastructure, Natural Hazards, Public policy, Public safety, Urban Planning
Justifiably, people and the news media have celebrated the heroes of emergency response in Texas during the week-long nightmare of Hurricane Harvey. Disasters often bring out the best in many people, a selfless commitment that inspires those capable to rescue...
by admin | Aug 30, 2017 | Climate, Disaster, Disaster policy, Government, Infrastructure, Natural Hazards, Political philosophy, Public health, Public policy, Public safety, Resilience, Social Science, Urban Planning
A few days ago, in my last post, I wrote that Hurricane Harvey would last a few days, but the recovery would last years. However agonizingly long Harvey appears to be taking to inflict its misery on the Texas Gulf Coast, and now parts of southern Louisiana, it will go...
by admin | Aug 28, 2017 | Climate, Disaster, Natural Hazards, Public safety, Urban Planning, Water
For the people of the Texas Gulf Coast, the rain and winds of Hurricane Harvey are just the beginning of a long journey. The storm will last a few days. The recovery will last years. I am not there, so I can only surmise, based on the news coverage I have seen, the...
by admin | Aug 17, 2017 | Activism, Blogging, Civil rights, Government, History, Political philosophy, Politics, Racism, Writing
Ignorance did not make America great. Ignorance will not make America great again. Let’s all vow to stop the glorification of #ignorance. Like millions of other Americans, I have been deeply disturbed over the past week by the comments of President Donald...
by admin | Aug 13, 2017 | Government, History, Recreation, Restaurants, Travel
Oslo is pleasant, scenic, historic, and modest enough in size to be easily navigated. You can learn a great deal about it quickly, but perhaps not as quickly as my wife and I were forced to do by circumstances. But we thoroughly enjoyed our short stay. Despite better...
