Word: civic
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...Clinton era that men who spent their careers undermining human rights, international order and social justice made their names in Congress by positioning themselves as defenders of a morality defined exclusively by sexual conduct. These cannot be the boundaries of morality. There is such a thing as civic, public morality, and it belongs in the vocabulary of any serious politician because there can be no more serious motivation for public service. Because it is characterized by real compassion and strength, public morality includes acknowledging the humanity and rights of homosexuals, though peddlers of hate invoke it to do the opposite...
...moment, $2-per-gal. gas has sent the sale of hybrids zooming like a roadster. April was Honda's best month for its hybrid Civic (3,341 sold), and that followed a record-setting March. Toyota has a 20,000-order backlog for its critically acclaimed Prius and predicts a 50% sales increase over last year, to 50,000 units. All told, hybrid sales are expected to more than double this year, to 100,000. That's a tiny fraction of the U.S. market for new-vehicle sales, forecast to be around 17 million this year. But it's still...
Hybrids have plenty of detractors. Critics point out that after paying the extra cash for one, say a $2,500 premium for a hybrid Civic, it will take about a decade to recoup that amount at the pump (at 15,000 miles a year and with gas at $2 per gal.). They claim that if fuel economy becomes an even more important consideration, there are already plenty of fuel-efficient cars and smaller SUVs that are less complex and easier to fix than hybrids...
...Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston coordinates a broad agenda of research, training and public service, focusing on the major issues facing the state and region. The Institute is primarily funded by a multi-year grant from the Jerome Lyle Rappaport Charitable Foundation, whose namesake has been a prominent Boston civic and business leader for the past half century...
...David is well qualified for this position because he combines a deep understanding of the university with a strong commitment to the civic and public sectors,” he said. “Besides being an extremely gifted academic and scholar, he also has the presence and popularity needed...