SACRAMENTO – The National Domestic Preparedness Coalition, in cooperation with George Mason University Center for Justice Leadership and Management supported by the GMU Office of Contributing Professional Education, developed the Operational Value of Threat, Risk, and Vulnerability Assessment Course for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Under the 2007 Competitive Training Grant Program, the class is presented as a federally funded 3 day training course available throughout the United States. The course will be held in Sacramento, California on April 13th, 14th, and 15th, 2010 (8am-5pm) at the Sacramento Regional Office of Homeland Security. The Operational Value of Threat, Risk, a

Am I the only one? Okay. So I know what I am about to write may not have anything to do with Southside Park, or downtown. I don’t have a story about flooding on 9th and J Street, nor can I write about an old abandoned building that is scheduled for demolition in a few days time. I can, however, right about something that is truly going to affect everyone in this town and towns all across this nation. On Tuesday, November 4, 2008, millions of people will exercise the “hard-fought-for” right to vote for the President of the United States. I can’t control the excitement I feel inside. I have voted for a president four times in my life and only one of my guys won (two consecutive terms). Thi