Word: civics
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...chasing frenetic actor ANDY DICK down an L.A. street last week was not looking for an autograph. After Dick crashed his car into a utility pole and fled the scene, a civic-minded bystander chased, caught and restrained him until police arrived. Dick was later charged with driving under the influence and possession of marijuana and cocaine. The arrest came hours after NBC announced it would not renew Dick's series NewsRadio and capped a troubled season for the comedian who can charitably be called eccentric. After a stint in a rehab clinic last year, Dick was threatened with arrest...
...speech before the packed audience, Gephardt listed three main obstacles to democracy that could lead to a "decline in civility." He cited the troubled American public education system, the poor relationship between employers and employees and the lack of civic participation...
...been the glue that holds the council together," said Preceptor in Mathematics Robert Winters, the publisher of the Cambridge Civic Journal, a monthly political newsletter...
...material that Milosevic's minions need to win over even die-hard skeptics. NATO, the propaganda insists, simply wants to kill Serbs at any cost. "Most people--myself included--see this as an aggression against Serbia, not just against Milosevic," says Goran Svilanovic, 39, the chairman of Civic Alliance, a once ardently critical anti-Milosevic party...
DeKalb officials urge kids to warn them about troubled classmates, and a civic group gives $100 rewards for students who tattle on weapons violators. Counselors look for bullies; dogs hunt for guns. DeKalb has this success to report: five years ago, it confiscated 76 weapons; this year, it confiscated "only" eight...