Category Archives: Public Administration

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 [...]

You Can’t Republish Oregon’s Laws

The State of Oregon believes that it has a copyright on its own laws. Specifically they believe the “arrangement and subject-matter compilation of Oregon statutory law, the prefatory and explanatory notes, the leadlines and numbering for each statutory section, the tables, index and annotations and other such incidents” are under copyright. See the [...]

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 [...]

Illegal Use of Redlight Cameras

I know there has been a lot of talk about redlight cameras and their use to increase roadway safety or their use to make a profit.  I have always heard redlight cameras were for safety and not profit.
Slashdot linked to an article about 6 cities tampering with the length of the yellow light in order [...]

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.