Word: local
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...contemplated since childhood: finding her mother. Adopted in infancy, Szymczak, a reporter with the Chicago Tribune, attacked the task as if on deadline. She knew the woman's name and hometown from a 1953 Illinois adoption decree, obtained when she turned 18 from her adoptive mother. Szymczak called the local post office, found a retired mailman and got him talking about the family -- her family. She contacted old neighbors, who led her to friends. Some had seen the woman, who now lived out of state, at a recent high school reunion. Finally, she got her phone number...
...Marfa installation alone will cost $18 million. Its benefits include some 30 new technical jobs, an annual payroll of $1 million and perhaps a few carloads of tourists drawn to the remote prairie for a look at what townsfolk fondly call the "big, pregnant whale." Says local newspaper editor Robert Halpern: "This is a real shot in the arm for retail sales and real estate -- and community pride too. We used to get attention for our cow pastures. Now people know we're doing all we can to fight the drug...
...Governors were able to reach an unprecedented agreement to set national performance standards and goals for the schools and to measure each state's progress. Only a few years ago, such a step would have provoked loud complaints against federal encroachment on the traditional autonomy of states and local school districts. Now, however, the idea of national standards is supported by solid majorities in opinion polls. "Bold action is what we need," Bush told the Governors. "The American people are ready for radical reforms." Despite the high- flown rhetoric, however, the summit's achievements were not so much radical...
...Ulicks, like so many couples, have had to look elsewhere. Some go to countries where local custom discourages adoption. In the past, South Korea was the prime source; in the '80s alone, more than 40,000 Korean children have been brought to the U.S. But in recent years Koreans have begun to question the propriety of shipping so many infants abroad. The government has stepped up its promotion of birth control and urged Korean families to adopt. Last year the number of children coming to the U.S. fell 18%, and prospective parents must find other channels...
This is precisely what seems to be happening. Abortion, which was thrown out of the judicial closet by last term's decision granting states more regulatory power, is fast blossoming into a major electoral issue in state and local races around the country. The matter is expected to play an important role in the gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey this year. State legislatures, meanwhile, are being hit with a flood of pro-choice and pro-life proposals...