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...decline in volunteerism faced by PBHA was the last thing expected by some social commentators, who speculated soon after last year’s terrorist attacks that overall civic participation would increase...
...that could be taken to bring peace to the region. Although violence has come from both sides of this conflict, the positions of Israelis and Palestinians are not symmetrical. Millions of Palestinians are living under Israeli occupation, not the reverse. The Israeli government destroys Palestinian homes, schools, hospitals and civic institutions. It imposes curfews and checkpoints on Palestinians, and it has explicitly endorsed torture, assassination and deportation as acceptable actions against those it suspects have engaged in acts of violence. Most important, American government and businesses have not played symmetrical roles in the conflict. Israel receives enormous U.S. military...
After serving as president of the Fenway Civic Organization, Barton was appointed chair of the Fenway Planning Taskforce. It was his job to serve the interests of both the residents of the Fenway area and the owners of the Red Sox. This proved to be an impossible task, his wife said and Barton resigned after many years of service...
...settlement of the lawsuit cleared the way for Pi Eta to sell the house to the Foundation for Civic Leadersh...
...Nationwide polling of those 18 and older initially showed a big rise in civic attitude and trust of the government, with no big change in civic behavior,” he says. “But by March there was some decline in trust of the government...