Word: public
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...basically was a real good-government thing," says Paige E. Bigelow of the Institute of Public Administration. "It basically meant that every person's vote really did count--that every member of the electorate had a person whom they really did vote...
...combination of Republican political skill and Democratic ineptitude. Two years ago, the Democrats blew a chance to win the race for town supervisor when incumbent Republican John Kiernan vowed to put a resource recovery plant in a location that was potentially hazardous to the population and the environment. Public opinion in the many areas surrounding the site was viciously anti-Republican...
...Flood says that as governor, his personal outlook would have little effect on public policy. He says the Massachusetts Constitution is written in such a way that it would require an amendment approved by referendum to restrict abortion...
Pierce, an anti-abortion candidate, says he has not yet formed a position on how his opinions would affect public policy, but says he will answer that issue during the campaign...
...result, a host of non-profit, voluntary Arab organizations have been formed in recent years to provide such diverse social services as public libraries, scholarships for students, health care, assistance to the aged, day-care centers, and sports groups...