Dexter Nelson of the Oklahoma City Police Department drove me through the wreckage.
Mike Wilson of the state fire department drove through to check on his team.
By pinpointing neighborhoods — even stretches of blocks within police precincts — and positioning extra officers there, the department drove crime down 30percentt in some places, anchoring overall annual reductions.
The head of research at Lillys combinatorial chemistry department drove the point home when he held up a big flask and said: Were going from this — to this, and pointed at a computerized chemistry machine.
Often the legal department drives the culture.
Wal-Mart's supercenters, warehouse-size stores with full grocery departments, drove its fourth-quarter results.
They were subjected to racial profiling by police departments ("Driving While Black"), faced being punished for being "uppity" or "too prosperous" if they were seen driving a car (regarded by many whites as a white prerogative), and risked harassment from arrest to lynching.
"But you mustn't sing into my ear," says Zuckerman, who, once he is dancing, adds, "I hope nobody from the volunteer fire department drives by".
When the people of the department drive the change themselves, they develop personal interest in the success of initiatives, and this is often a strong motivator.
In order to put forth the premise of Morgan's rant, one must not only be willfully ignorant but also noticeably lacking in the common sense department and driven by some motive to deny the existence of people L, G, B and T. This apparently, however, describes about a third of the US population.
At the University of Zimbabwe, the establishment of the department was driven by a need to provide institutional support to ongoing curriculum reform.
