According to the Los Angeles Times, Fluor is a "major corporate citizen" that supports local charities and civic groups.
But most of this modest film's flavor comes from its supporting cast, which includes Paul Stewart, the unctuous major domo of "Citizen Kane"; Jan Sterling, the raspy-voiced bottle blonde of "Ace in the Hole"; and as a pair of gunsels, Jack Webb and Harry Morgan, who would reteam in the '60s as crime-fighting partners in Webb's revival of "Dragnet," his police procedural television series.
The creation of a sustainable community of inquiry is one of the major challenges of citizen inquiry.
A major factor is citizen journalism, set to explode with increased adoption of smartphones and content-sharing apps.
But it is difficult to project much progress given the present context which is characterized by government gridlock, political partisanship, mistrust of our major institutions, diminished citizen optimism, heightened individualism, increased inequality, and less overall concern for those in tough socio-economic circumstances.
Elfrink's warning also comes the year after two companies received major backlash when citizens learned their movements were being tracked.
No great harm was done on this occasion but the phenomenon of errors being republished over and over does cause a major problem for citizens in our democracy.
And the checks and balances — a village legislature to sign off on major decisions, a citizens' accounting committee to watch over the village books — have turned out to be easily manipulated by those who really hold the power.
Since Wednesday, workers have been clearing storm drains of snow, gassing up portable pumps, preparing search-and-rescue boats along major rivers, urging citizens to be prepared, and watching the skies.
Digital technologies, including the advent of the internet, have had major consequences for citizens and institutions like political groups, schools, etc. (Narayan and Narayanan 2016).
