(By Matthew Wall & Gabriella Mulligan Technology of Business, BBC News)
December 07, 2015
When war or natural disaster causes havoc around the world and millions of people are displaced or rendered homeless, communications and power infrastructures are often damaged or non-existent.
Volunteers Answer the Call in Washington’s Empty Spaces
(by SUE LANI MADSEN, Spokesman Review)
December 06, 2015
After his first road trip across Washington, a Seattle relative once asked worriedly, "What happens if there's trouble in the empty space?"
He was concerned by long stretches of highway, beautiful open vistas and exit signs to only a handful of small towns.
It's a reasonable question: Who does come to your aid on rural highways?...
(by Matthew Diebel, USATODAY)
October 28, 2015
A New York City EMT who tried to save the life of a 7-year-old girl who choked on her lunch says he has been suspended without pay for making an unauthorized stop, according to local media.