Word: voter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...reality, American political culture is stagnating. The 1988 election saw a voter turnout of less than 50 percent nationwide--the lowest since World War II. And no wonder. As political advertising costs and campaign expenses spiral to record levels, candidates must spend the bulk of their time on the phone with the rich and powerful, leaving just scraps of time for the citizens they supposedly represent. In order to finance the average campaign for the U.S. Senate, a senator must raise roughly $10,000 per week every week of the six year term of office. This system clearly favors incumbency...
...fans need not apply here. The college football title, like Miss America or the Oscars, is chosen by "experts." The 60 A.P. voters represent such influential journals as Pennsylvania's Tarentum Valley News Dispatch, Oklahoma's Enid News & Eagle and the Moscow Idahonian-Daily News, but no papers based in New York City or Los Angeles. The U.P.I. board comprises 50 college coaches, but its membership also borders on the capricious. Tim Rose of minor Miami (Ohio) is a voter; Dennis Erickson of major Miami...
...despite tight municipal budgets and cutbacks in state and federal aid, American public libraries are experiencing a spirited renaissance. From 1988 to 1989, 111 new library buildings went up around the country, the greatest number in one year since 1979. Many of these were underwritten by new bond issues, voter-initiated taxes and private donations. Borrowers and browsers are streaming into the nation's 15,215 public libraries. In 1987, 57% of the American public used such facilities, up from...