System upgrade?
Published: Thu, Dec. 11, 2008 12:30AM
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closeI was shocked to read the Dec. 9 article "State shut off info that might have saved lives" [part II of the Losing Track series]. To learn that Eve Carson was among hundreds of victims of serious crimes that might have been prevented had the Wake County probation system been equipped with up-to-date technology instead of technology from the 1980s sent chills down my spine.
I hope Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue took note, because our state is about to receive an infusion of funds from the federal government. The funds, as part of the new administration's stimulus package, are meant to put people to work in the midst of rising unemployment in a weakening economy.
According to a news account, "On 'Meet the Press,' President-elect Barack Obama explained his economic stimulus program will include: 'Making our economy more energy efficient -- school construction, laying broadband lines, instituting medical information technologies that could drive down costs.'"
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Obama's plan, including the creation of millions of jobs through investments in national infrastructure, will not only help the economy. If spent wisely, it will also save lives.
Kitty Shanahan, Raleigh
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