Word: ruralization
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...when Clinton proposed to ban future road construction on 43 million acres of national forests, the locals took it as a declaration of war. For the past several years, rural groups have managed to halt virtually all environmental initiatives, including a master plan for the Ozarks devised by the Missouri Department of Conservation. The situation became so tense that workers were ordered not to wear uniforms; one was found gagged, with a Sierra Club video tape in her mouth. Says Ray Cunio, of Citizens for Private Property Rights: "No one is talking black helicopters or U.N. troops anymore. What...
Most Cubans adore Felix--one reason that Fidel Castro tapped him to carry the Cuban flag at Sydney. Savon, from the rural town of San Vicente, is regarded by Cubans as a ninote (big boy), a gentle giant with a fierce family loyalty and a punishing work ethic. Savon's address is kept secret to thwart money-waving promoters like Don King. On flights, at hotels and around Havana, though, they find him. Yet he echoes Stevenson (and many Americans, for that matter) when he calls pro boxing "dirty and exploitive." "He is a real asset to Cuba," says Vice...
...north in rural western Maine, the Sugarloaf/USA resort gives ski lessons to students in the first through eighth grades of nearby Stratton K-8 public school. For Stratton's middle-school students, the resort offers golf lessons and environmental field trips and provides opportunities for job-shadowing and work-study. "It makes education more relevant when children can have a hands-on experience outside the classroom," says Stratton principal Lorrie Arruda...
...While Dragila won't be competing against men this summer, it is men she has to thank for getting her to the vaunted position she holds. "Growing up in rural Idaho, I had to keep up--and put up--with my brother and all his friends. I got tough physically and mentally, and it's one reason why I'm so aggressive and competitive." It was also her male coach, Dave Nielsen, who first suggested she try the pole vault. "I admit the women aren't anywhere near the men in height [the men's record...
OHIO Gore needs Cleveland's blue-collar families to offset rural conservatives in the Southwest who favor the G.O.P. But so far, Bush has an impressive 9-point lead statewide...