Word: ruralism
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...campaign denies equal protection of the law to voters in counties where no recounts have been ordered. In their briefs, the Republicans cite one-person, one-vote cases like Baker v. Carr, which struck down apportionment schemes that gave heavily populated urban districts the same representation as less populated rural ones. Here the Republicans flip the doctrine, saying that by ordering recounts in populous counties, the Gore campaign is depriving less populated counties of their right to equal representation...
...move to Loeb House, a three story mansion that came complete with three maids, a cook, a housekeeper and a chauffeur, was a big one for the head of a liberal arts college in rural Wisconsin with 700 students and 53 faculty members...
...road-building project in the Amazon rain forest [ENVIRONMENT, Oct. 16], and though I would not deny that human penetration of the rain forest is a major cause of fires, people need to realize that the Amazon is a rich undeveloped area. There are millions of people living in rural Brazil, where slash-and-burn agriculture could be prevented if farmers had economic alternatives. Brazil may wisely use the Amazon rain forest to increase the living standards of millions. So long as we respect the environment, I don't see any reason we shouldn't pursue this course. Today...
...take part in the "Wired Village Warana," a $600,000 information-technology project initiated by the federal government. All the villages in the area have computer kiosks that are linked to a central network, and training centers have been opened in six villages to impart computer education to rural youth and provide access to the Internet...
...take part in the "Wired Village Warana," a $600,000 information-technology project initiated by the federal government. All the villages in the area have computer kiosks that are linked to a central network, and training centers have been opened in six villages to impart computer education to rural youth and provide access to the Internet...