Declarations

Cyber Education

“For us, it’s trying to keep up with the demand.”

—Derek Mohammed, chairman of the computer science department at Saint Leo University, one of several Florida schools rushing to offer programs to train cybersecurity specialists.

Hopeful

“We live in fear for ourselves and our little girl because we don’t have the same legal protections in Tennessee as other families. We are hopeful the Supreme Court will resolve this issue so we no longer need to live in fear.”

—Valeria Tanco, partner of Sophy Jesty, who were married in New York in 2011 before moving to Knoxville, on learning Tennessee’s gay marriage ban will be part of a U.S. Supreme Court review later this year.

Fracking Gaps

“The current regulatory framework has significant gaps in protection of landowners and the environment.”

—Tom FitzGerald, head of the Kentucky Resources Council, as the state begins a review of oil and gas regulations due to increasing interest in fracking.