Word: grassed
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...abuse specialist who was Jimmy Carter's Assistant Secretary of State for international narcotics matters, has written a new book, The Making of a Drug-Free America: Programs That Work (Times Books; $22). A consumer guide to the most promising and cost-effective efforts in antidrug education, treatment and grass-roots action against dealers, Falco's book argues for giving drug education and treatment priority over law enforcement because, she insists, those approaches work better than most people realize. "We know that drug abuse is driven largely by demand, not supply," Falco writes. "And we have learned to reduce demand...
...grass roots campaign by people who have been victimized taking on the most powerful companies in the world," Gray said...
...pretty damn grass roots," gnarls Korman,the jewelry store owner. "I'm looking at afireman, an out-of-work computer guy, some highschool students. It's an incredibly interestingmix of people. It's an unbelievably diverse crowdof volunteers. If there's one area that's lacking,there's not as much minority involvement as Iwould like...
They hold at least one thing in common: Theydislike the two major political parties. For them,"populism" and "grass roots" aren't aboutcoalition-building, the traditional job of apolitician. For them, grass-roots "Perotism" meansvitalizing new groups of Americans...
...more top-down now," Hubbard says."But," he adds quickly, "it's still a bottom-upmovement. It's 98 percent grass roots...