Word: civic
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...nine-member council also chose longtime member Alfred E. Vellucci as vice mayor. Known as the city's most colorful political figure, the 70-year old Vellucci aligns himself with neither the Independents nor the more progressive coalition of the Cambridge Civic Association (CCA). The 38-year council veteran has been mayor three times and vice-mayor four times...
...mayor--whose post is largely ceremonial but includes a vote on the School Committee--is selected from among the nine city councillors. Cambridge's council is split between four liberal Cambridge Civic Association members, four more conservative Independents, and the non-aligned Vellucci, who typically sides with the CCA on rent-control and housing issues, which are among the thorniest the council deals with...
...Walsh is the only major candidate who did not file on time in defiance of the law," said Clarey, who is vice president of the Cambridge Civic Association...
...doubt whether a federally-funded incentive program would inspire much of a change. Such a program would probably be handicapped by limited resources and faced with economic competition from other sectors. The use of economic incentives would attract only the less-advantaged and again not provide for the common civic effort that would undermine the psychological bases for bigotry, sexism and class divisions. Incidentally, I find it puzzling that the editors who argue that citizenship should be motivated by altruism would advocate economic incentives for its exercise...
...national service would increase participation by enlisting all citizens in the implementation of public policy and training them in civic competence. Moreover, it would not violate our basic rights. It clearly falls within the normal responsibilities expected of citizens in modern democracies. The editors say nothing of responsibility. Peter F. Cannavo...