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What to Do If You're Pulled Over By the Police and You're Legally Carrying a Concealed Firearm

If you don't want to accidentally get shot by the police, here is what you should do during a stop

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

10 Good People Who Were Punished For Helping Others

No good deed goes unpunished. The world has its share of heroic people who will risk their own lives to keep other people safe, but they don’t always get parades and trophies for their good deeds. In the name of bureaucracy, procedure, or just pure selfishness, some people get dragged through hell for trying to help others. Sometimes it’s out of jealousy, sometimes it’s for profit, and sometimes there’s a whole system in place designed to keep people from being extraordinary. Whatever the…

Why I Don’t Drink Budweiser…and Why I’m Not Alone

Budweiser has always been far more about marketing than beer. The founder of Anheuser Busch, Adolphus Busch, refused to drink his own brew, calling it “that slop” (he was German, of cou…

10 Things the United States Should Copy From Other Countries

The United States has a lot to recommend it, but there's always room for improvement. Let's look abroad for better ways of doing things and and start improving.

6 Tips to Control Crime

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How to Burglarproof Your Doors

Burglaries are always a concern for homeowners. But what's the best way to keep your house safe? Undoubtedly you've already installed an alarm system (if not, do so right away), and maybe you've got a guard dog patrolling your property...

How state governments are reimagining American public housing

States are remembering that they can own housing, too.

If you live on a snow emergency street, you must remove your vehicle to provide access for ......

If you live on a snow emergency street, you must remove your vehicle to provide access for emergency vehicles.<br>Please make every effort to utilize off street parking. Neighbors should cooperate ...

Due to significant snow accumulations, please remove all vehicles from roadway for snow removal....

PARKING AND SNOW REMOVAL INFORMATION;<br>Resident are asked to remove any vehicles from roadways to assist public works in keeping roads clear. Please use your driveway or a neighbors if ...

How security cameras can help police departments find suspects

Bring Solar to Your State's Government Buildings

To avoid catastrophic climate change we must keep fossil fuels in the ground and rapidly transition to renewable energy. A concrete step we can take toward a sustainable energy system would be installing solar panels on government buildings.

Do you have a good picture of your loved ones on your cell phone? It could be vitally important...

If a child or elderly member of your family were to ever go missing, one of the most important things that we in law enforcement need immediately is a picture of that person. We have the technology ...

Police Departments Deal with Distracted Driving Among Their Own Officers

The term “distracted driving” typically conjures images of drivers splitting their attention between the road and a cell phone, which they might be using to talk, text, or use the internet. These types of distractions factor into a significant number of traffic accidents. Recent investigations have shown that law enforcement, in addition to enforcing distracted …

Be careful who you identify on police department social media accounts

You could wind up in serious legal trouble, if you're wrong or right.

Police departments use new simulation tool to step up training

Officers come face to face with dangerous situations with a new tool, but they're not real. We learn how a virtual reality technology could help them in the field

Advertising for State Government Agencies: 4 Tips for Success

From public health campaigns to tourism advertising, local government agencies depend on ad campaigns as a critical channel for communicating with the public.

Hidden facts about sources of revenues

Financial policymakers face lots of challenges. They have to formulate various kinds of policies within a stipulated budget.

State government empowered to build new green energy projects

Language in the budget empowers the state Power Authority to get into the business of developing new renewable energy projects.

What to Do: Policy Recommendations for Entitlement Programs, on Pension benefits for full-career...

Not so modest: Pension benefits for full-career state government employees