| Manhattan, KS - Social tragedies are
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| | never been easier or more affordable,"
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| transforming American society, leading
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| | states Ward Morgan, CEO/Co-Owner. "Our
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| government and school authorities to
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| | tools are easy to use, which is
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| question the old methods of emergency
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| | especially important in reacting during
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| communication. One innovative website
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| | times of crisis." One such tool,
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| company is creating technologically
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| | CivicPlus' nationally known Notify Me
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| advanced methods to connect with an
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| | system, has set the standard for
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| increasingly mobile society during an
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| | emergency communication management.
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| impending crisis.
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| | Maximizing institutions communication
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| Beyond the traditional media such as
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| | capabilities, the system allows staff
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| newspapers, TV, radio and websites, other
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| | members to update the system using their
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| solutions are keeping the public
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| | handheld PDA devices. Once those updates
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| informed. Many states, cities, counties
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| | are made, community members are instantly
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| and even schools have discovered
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| | notified.
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| emergency technologies that automatically
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| | "Access to your website is as close as
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| notify their community of public service
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| | your Treo or Blackberry," explains Tony
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| announcements by both e-mail and text
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| | Gagnon, President/Co-Owner. When website
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| messages.
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| | updates are made, the public can receive
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| These institutions are utilizing the most
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| | text message or e-mail notification of
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| advanced technology available, yet only
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| | the changes and easily view the updated
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| spending a fraction of a penny per person
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| | website using their PDA devices, such as
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| to keep their students and residents
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| | Treo phones or Blackberries.
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| informed. Some of them invest as little
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| | In the wake of every tragedy is the
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| as $5,000 to set-up this potentially
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| | potential to learn from the past and
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| life-saving technology and then a mere
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| | create a society that is prepared for the
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| $100 to $250 per month.
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| | future.
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| This highly efficient means of
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| | "The technology to keep citizens abreast
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| communication can keep constituents
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| | of situations is already available, but
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| up-to-date on any kind of situation -
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| | communities must take ownership in their
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| from a trivial broken water pipe or road
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| | safety and communication needs. We need
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| closing to the unthinkable tragedy that
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| | to push for this technology to be
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| recently struck Virginia Tech.
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| | available to our communities and
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| CivicPlus co-owners, Ward Morgan and Tony
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| | effectively utilize it once it is in
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| Gagnon have devoted their careers to
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| | place," said Morgan.
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| enhancing citizen communication. The
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| company they founded is dedicated to
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| | If you would like more information about
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| helping cities, counties and schools
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| | this information or to schedule an
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| maximize their communication with
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| | interview, contact Shannon Krueger at
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| constituents.
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| | 1-888-228-2233 ext.
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| "Effective citizen communication has
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