How should US protect privately owned facilities?
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The disruption of an alleged plot at JFK airport reveals a broader and complex homeland-security challenge.
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By The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 8--There is no such thing as a private beach in California. Beaches  are public, but some owners of coastal property apparently aren't above lying  to try to keep away the huddled masses.
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By Bangor Daily News, Maine  Sep. 23--A compromise bill on chemical security would allow the federal government to shut down plants that don't meet security requirements, but doesn't require companies to stop using toxic chemicals.
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Government buildings are to be provided with defences to stop them being rammed by cars or trucks packed with explosives.
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By The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Jun. 13--When it comes to natural resources, whether the issue is endangered species, air, water or federal lands, the unfailing response of the Bush administration has been to seek fewer protections.
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Every property owner in the state should be alarmed that the New Jersey  Supreme Court decided today that government has the right to take  ownership of your land under the guise of preserving open space, whether  you want to sell it or not, according to the Builders League of South  Jersey.
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Congress ought to write a detailed prescription for change in US oversight of drug safety. The public deserves better protection from potentially dangerous new medicines.
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By Mike Ekey, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Sep. 16--Residents want protection from unwanted development. City Hall wants options that will keep growth alive.   But both sides recognized the importance of maintaining high standards in the Cedar Creek neighborhood.
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BELGRADE, Aug 26  (IPS) - Privatisation has brought in "private  armies" to protect Serbian businesses facing  growing threats.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - A key U.S.  anti-terrorism law threatens the privacy of Canadians and  rigorous steps are needed to protect private medical and  financial information, a government study said on Friday.
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WASHINGTON -- You may lock your doors and windows -- and maybe even activate an alarm system to keep your home protected. But a new study indicates that most of us haven&#39;t taken the equivalent of those basic
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By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Feb. 14--There is a slope. And it is slippery.   Especially, it seems, regarding issues of public health.   Lawmakers in North Dakota and Minnesota have spent lots of time on health  proposals -- bills that protect us from ourselves.
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Information about potentially dangerous people should be shared among those who protect the public, Acpo says.
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Viewpoint: Can security be increased without turning schools into armed camps? An expert on disaster preparedness tells how it can be done
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Don't under-protect yourself, or you may end up very sorry.
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By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  Jun. 23--Destin beachfront resident Kathy Wright says allowing the public to walk across private beaches allows "violent men" to threaten her family.
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BAGHDAD -- Private security companies, funded by billions of dollars in U.S. military and State Department contracts, are fighting insurgents on a widening scale in Iraq, enduring daily attacks, returning fire and taking hundreds of casualties that have been underreported and sometimes concealed,...