Word: localism
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...meaningful professional sports league in America. It means that we are important in the lives of our fans. Our teams resonate in their communities and have a deep connection to the local fan base. We have a presence on television for all our games. Most importantly, soccer will have become an important part of the lives of many Americans, and MLS will have been a big driver of that. (See TIME's Pictures of the Week...
...Public Enemy, who discussed how loving hip-hop is about knowing the facts behind the music. The thirst to learn these facts and to share knowledge, according to Morgan, is part of hip-hop’s motivation, which facilitates the exchange of ideas on both a local and global scale. “Hip-hop is an ideal place to start thinking, making sure we are socially responsible,” said Morgan. “It’s just about the everyday, and the beauty of the everyday, the frustration and hope of the everyday...
...During her two-plus decades in Minnesota, Olson revealed little about her past but made no attempt to alter her appearance. She threw lavish parties, became a noted social activist, and even appeared in local productions of Shakespeare. But her past lurked beneath the veneer of normalcy: during the 1990s, the FBI began to close in, and Olson began attempting to contact authorities through a San Francisco reporter to discuss terms of surrender. In 1999, after the TV show America's Most Wanted profiled Soliah on the 25th anniversary of the California bank shooting, she was pulled over by police...
General Abbas says the former Kurdish-dominated local government did not encourage the promotion of a Sunni Sahwa movement but hopes that will change when the new government is seated. The additional hope is that community-based job-creation projects like trash removal and electricity restoration will lessen the temptation of unemployed men to drift toward insurgents who pay them to join their ranks. Still, members of an intimidated population must also feel secure enough to know that if they turn in an insurgent, they won't face revenge attacks. "You can go kill and capture [insurgents] all you want...
...seven children by her, one of whom he is accused of murdering. But lest the journalists grow tired of focusing on the ugly details of the case, folders handed out in the press tent helpfully list gourmet restaurants and fashionable new nightclubs in town and include brochures from the local tourism board. At a lavish media reception in the town hall on Monday, Mayor Matthias Stadler sought to promote his town as a tourism and cultural center, enthusing, "Sankt Poelten has never been in the spotlight like this before, and I hope to use this opportunity to make good contacts...