Word: civic
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...that they disdain the First Amendment. As a result, they see their ascendancy as more than a chance to democratize Miami's discussion on how best to democratize Cuba. It's also a bid to reconnect the city--plagued by voter fraud and rampant official corruption--to mainstream U.S. civic values, as well as to its potential as the hemisphere's trade, tourism and cultural nexus...
Harvard's contribution to America's count will end tomorrow. For first-years, U.S. census forms were due last Friday. But upperclass students still have one more day, and we urge those who have not filled out their forms to do so in the name of civic duty...
...Beat is less about crime fighting than peacekeeping, civic and personal. Its hunky heroes spend more time wrestling with internal demons than with crooks; on the job, they report pigeon murders and settle traffic disputes. These are sensitive cops for the post-Diallo era (and shadowing their actions are protests over the death, in custody, of a black suspect...
...only common civic institution," she says. "All classes, all racial groups [participate]. The census makes no distinction if you are a citizen...
...already knew my father was important. He had been president of the Memorial Meadows civic club, commanding a legion of wild-eyed lawn care fanatics and armed elderly. But I never heard of him doing something like this. I wouldn't be surprised if dad puts out cigars on Neil L. Rudenstine's arm or has his carpets shampooed by state representatives. Most of all, I was hurt that the writer of this letter knew that my father was a Captain of Industry before...