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...dozen performers toss batons 30 feet into the air and catch them at precisely the same instant a foot from the ground, I?m pretty darn impressed. "Blast" probably belongs more in a Las Vegas showroom than a Broadway theater. But if you can set aside your civic concern for the proper uses of New York City real estate (as the critics haven?t), you should have a good time...
...There's no civic duty more important than voting," said Paul Heintz, a student at CRLS. "Voter turnout is incredibly low, so we're trying to find a way to get young people more involved in the political process...
Perhaps the greatest challenge facing the new authorities is building democratic institutions and civic society from scratch after 40 years of communism and 13 years of Milosevic. In a country where those who ruled have always been above the law, it is difficult both for the new rulers and the nation to fully understand the nature of a democratic system, its emphasis on public debate and its respect for legal procedures. A highly publicized trial in Yugoslavia would expose the full extent of Milosevic’s totalitarianism, establishing for good its legacy of violence and fear. More importantly...
...thousand years ago, the man in the middle of this potentially deadly tug-of-war was the high priest. The position, ritually paramount at the Temple, had been politically hobbled by Herod. Nonetheless, as head of the Sanhedrin, a Jewish religious and civic body, and a key participant at city council meetings, the officeholder still had great power and responsibility...
When plans were first submitted, the Brighton Allston Task Force, which includes members of the Harvard community and other City departments as well as members of the civic and business communities of Brighton and Allston expressed concerns that the building did not incorporate enough green space, that it was too large, and that it needed a distinct entrance off of Western...