Cheryl Phillips, Steve Miletich, and Ken Armstrong."Airline Insecurity Insecurity Inseparability (See FRIENDSHIP.) Insolence (See ARROGANCE.) Hamlet introspective, vacillating Prince of Denmark. [Br. Lit.: Hamlet] Linus cartoon character who is lost without his security blanket. " Seattle Times July 11-13, 2004 In a comprehensive, sobering so·ber adj. so·ber·er, so·ber·est 1. Habitually abstemious in the use of alcoholic liquors or drugs; temperate. 2. Not intoxicated or affected by the use of drugs. 3. look at the Transportation Security Administration's handling of airline security, the Seattle limes limes plural limites (Latin; “path”) In ancient Rome, a strip of open land along which troops advanced into unfriendly territory. It came to mean a Roman military road, fortified with watchtowers and forts. found that luggage routinely goes unscreened, and even when it is, the screening equipment is often so poor that workers can't even decipher Same as decrypt. the results. Most of the agency's front-line workers are overworked, and morale is low. Instead of addressing these problems, the Times charges, TSA's senior leadership has spent most of its time putting out public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most flyers and has yet to systematically review its airport security procedures. The Monthly Journalism Award is presented each month to one or more newspaper, magazine, radio, or television stories (or series of stories) that demonstrate a commitment to the public interest. We are particularly interested in reporting that explains the successes and failures of government agencies at all levels and of other institutions such as the media, corporations, unions and foundations that contribute to the existence or solution of public problems. Please send nominations (including a copy of the article or broadcast text) to The Washington Monthly Journalism Award, 733 15th Street, NW, Suite 520, Washington, DC 20005. Or email us at editors@washingtonmonthly.com. |
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