Word: civic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...know we should vote. We understand what our civic obligations are and what government "of the people, by the people and for the people" means. Yet finding a compelling argument to move us from "should vote" to actually voting is tough. Guilt, by itself, is a weak motivator because it fails us if there are other things we feel more guilty about not doing. For example, one could rationalize: "They might have died on the beaches at Normandy for my right to vote, but I'm going to fail if I don't write this paper...
...wheels of the democratic process in our glorious land. From cockfighting to criminal attorneys to titillating lawn trimming to dead candidates, our famous republican experiment rolls on. I'm not saying we shouldn't be proud of ourselves in these days following the mid-term election. A little civic solemnity is most certainly appropriate as we observe another peaceful changing of the guard. But, if you consider the people of Missouri, who took the time to debate and then vote on a ban of bear wrestling, you have to wonder if King George was really so bad after...
...Thomas M. Scanlon, Alford Professor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy and Civic Policy, takes just as strong a stance on the opposite side. "I'm a supporter of [affirmative action]," Scanlon said. "I don't think it's unfair...
...Civic journalism," which Fouhy defines as providing citizens with information to make informed decisions, is a goal of the service, Fouhy said...
...need for civic journalism in state politics arises from the decreased coverage of state politics by major news organizations such as Gannett and Knight Ridder, Fouhy said. More and more newspapers are passing from local to corporate ownership, he said...