Word: civic
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...Their apathy is not because of ignorance but because of despair. "Students today feel very alienated from the traditional political system," says Beth Pardo of the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MassPIRG) "They see themselves not as citizens but as students, so they don't have to fulfill their civic responsibilities...
...Odessa Bronchos. The head coach at Permian earns $43,000 a year, a whole lot more than the average Permian teacher's salary of about $24,500. Says Charles Broughton, principal of Permian High: "Some communities choose to build a $10 million library or a $20 million civic center. This community chose to build a sports complex for its young people. A winning football team and a strong academic program are not mutually exclusive...
...transit, like a football team or a domed stadium, bolsters civic pride...
...Angeles police department has long been the very model of a modern constabulary: efficient, dedicated and incorruptible. But that image is being dealt a severe blow by allegations that from 1970 to 1981 the department ran a domestic spy operation, infiltrating more than 200 political, religious, labor and civic organizations and amassing information on thousands of Angelenos. Most of the snooping was illegal and politically motivated, charges the American Civil Liberties Union, whose suit on behalf of 131 victims is scheduled to go to trial next month. Says A.C.L.U. Attorney Paul Hoffman: "The targets were critics of the department, people...
After eight years of disastrous and sometimes murderous rule by the military, Argentina had officially returned to democracy. That was reason enough for celebration. But the smashing victory by Alfonsin and his centrist Radical Civic Union party in elections six weeks ago amounted to a stinging repudiation of the once dominant Peronist party. Peronism's authoritarianism, irresponsible economic programs and obsessive devotion to the memory of its founder, the late dictator Juan Perdn, had exhausted the Argentines' patience. Now, in a remarkable display of confidence, they have pinned their hopes on Alfonsin. In a poll published...