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...police had plenipotentiary powers? Certainly we would curb more crime if police could wander through our homes looking in closets and drawers or stopping and searching any person or car they chose. But the genius of American liberty is the recognition that public safety is not always the highest civic goal, and it may come at too high a price...
...look now, but this could be the year we witness somewhat of a rebirth in American civic involvement. Bucking the current pervasive anti-census sentiment, the nation's minority communities have posted strong returns this spring, helping to reverse a decades-long downward trend in response rates. According to Thursday's New York Times, census officials report that close to 66 percent of Americans have returned their questionnaires - yes, including the much-maligned long form - putting the nation on track to reach a return rate of 67 percent, or two full points over 1990's final count. The remaining, refractory...
...despite concerted and expensive efforts to increase returns, controversy over the questionnaire's so-called "invasive" nature had sparked concerns that this year's return rate would plummet. It's a welcome sign that ill-conceived paranoia is not strong enough to overwhelm even a long-dormant sense of civic duty...
...Then known as James Dick--he understandably had the name changed--he became a model scout, earning 30 merit badges as well as the coveted eagle scout rank. He was on a first-name basis with the older men who ran scouting locally, and he gladly gave speeches to civic groups extolling pinewood derbies and asking for donations. According to the rules, scouts stop being scouts at 18, but Dale quickly became an assistant scoutmaster...
...Vesna Pesic, vice president of the Serbian opposition group Civic Alliance for Change, said she agreed focusing only on removing Milosevic is counterproductive...