Thoughts on Labor Day
According to the United States Department of Labor, “Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It […]
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Digital Clutter
I read an interesting statistic the other day and it got me to thinking about all the clutter thee is stored digitally. The statistic is that there have been over 220 billion photos uploaded to […]
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Is Big Brother Watching? (Part 2)
In previous blog articles I discussed camera technology as it is being used for speed and red light enforcement and surveillance cameras. A third camera technology came on the scene several years ago and is […]
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Is Big Brother Watching? (Part I)
It is hard to go anywhere that you are not being video recorded. Between private camera phones, police dashboard cameras, body cameras, neighbor surveillance cameras, and private security cameras, the chances are very good that […]
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Cincinnati Police Uniforms
Okay, I tried. I gave it a long time and really tried to like the new look of the Cincinnati Police Department Uniforms. I tried, and I failed. It is not that I do not […]
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Who Is Watching You?
Recently there has been some controversy regarding the use of electronic surveillance by various government entities. Here locally, the Village of Elmwood place has been in the news due to their spitting contest with Judge […]
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Farewell To Chief Craig
It is hard to believe that I published a blog article on August 4th, 2011 welcoming the new police Chief to Cincinnati. Now after just over 22 months I am writing another article to say […]
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Budget Bludgeoning
It is over. The City of Cincinnati has a budget. Not necessarily a good budget. Not necessarily a structurally balanced budget, but a budget non the less. It was an interesting process to watch it […]
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