Category Archives: Professional

First Day of Master’s Classes

I finally made it out to Kansas and got moved into my new place.  I drove out last week with my parents and we moved in over the weekend.  Here’s a couple of photos, including one of my new Nissan Versa (hatchback):

I love this picture that my mom was able to snap while I was [...]

Becoming a Jayhawk

Finally I know where I will be after graduating in May from the University of Georgia.
I am going to be a University of Kansas Jayhawk!

photo credit: Hometown Invasion Tour
Friday afternoon I was informed that I had been admitted to the Master’s of Public Administration program at the University of Kansas.
And I couldn’t have been [...]

Intersection of Public Administration and Technology

An article by Time Magazine online describes how the town of Nanaimo, British Columbia, has integrated lots of information with Google Earth and Google Maps.

US 78 Suicide Lanes Gone on Thursday

For any of those in the Stone Mountain, Snellville, and Loganville areas, the reversible lane system on US Highway 78 will be gone this Thursday morning. Here’s a little more information, from Brett Harrell’s blog:
Sometime after 7 p.m. and before 5 a.m. on Wednesday evening, February 13, 2008, C.W. Matthews Contractors will begin re-striping [...]

US 78 Median Construction Groundbreaking

The groundbreaking for the US 78 median construction and the beginning of the end for the reversible lane system on Stone Mountain Highway was held this past Friday along Highway 78 in Stone Mountiain.
Aiding the businesses through the Georgia Department of Transportation construction is the Evermore Community Improvement District, a group of business owners along [...]

Government Sliding Downhill

Recently, Time magazine had a great article about New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and California Govenator Arnold Schwarzenegger. Both are working on issues that the federal government has yet to provide viable solutions for: fighting global warming, fighting disease (through stem-cell research), illegal gun sales and illegal guns, affordable housing, tobacco, poverty on [...]

Summer Internship

I haven’t told that many people, but this summer I am interning with Gwinnett County Government. In fact, I started this morning with orientation.
I am working in the Department of Planning and Development, with a cool group of planners on rezoning applications and long-term planning.
I think I am going to enjoy working at Gwinnett [...]

Daily Show Interview with Andy Card

I am a huge fan of Andrew Card, President George W. Bush’s campaign manager and first Chief of Staff. He served as Chief of Staff to the President for over five years, and was the second longest serving Chief of Staff.
Last week, Card was interviewed on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. It [...]