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From:School Arts (Vol. 103, Issue 7)What Kids Have Written on Tests "Iron was discovered because someone smelt it." "A census taker is a man who goes from house to house increasing the population." Heart and Soul "A liberal education is at the...
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 319, Issue 7224) Peer-ReviewedAuthors acknowledge Cochrane Collaboration EDITOR--It has been brought to my attention that we omitted some key acknowledgments in our recently published systematic review of glucocorticoids for the treatment of...
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From:National Civic Review (Vol. 92, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedOur brief acquaintance with the twenty-first century already indicates that all our institutions--public, private, and nonprofit--need to reexamine the role they play in the broad processes of strengthening democracy,...
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From:National Civic Review (Vol. 85, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedRegionalism has been a pressing concern of the National Civic League (NCL) since it published a study in 1930 called 'The Government of Metropolitan Areas' where it was claimed that urban populations must seek political...
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From:National Civic Review (Vol. 89, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedOver the past ten years, the healthy-communities movement has gained momentum in the United States. In the arenas of health care and public health, its proponents have, to an impressive degree, succeeded in broadening...
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From:National Civic Review (Vol. 86, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedAS A PARTICIPANT in the recent President's Summit for America's Future, I was struck by the number of foundation executives who not only agreed to fund this important effort, but who took an active role in its planning,...
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From:National Civic Review (Vol. 85, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedCivic or public journalism has become an important force in communities. Although it is mostly controlled by media professionals, this kind of journalism is attracting the support of community activists. Developments...
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From:National Civic Review (Vol. 88, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedIssues concerning preparation for the transition to the year 2000 are examined, focusing on what possible computer problems say about citizen relationships. Topics include the necessity for citizens to band together to...
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From:National Civic Review (Vol. 88, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedLOOKING BACK over the past ten years, the practice of consensus building and collaborative problem solving has undergone significant transition and change. Specific methods for addressing public and private conflicts,...
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From:National Civic Review (Vol. 87, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedThe role of philanthropy in building community was addressed at the National Civic League's 103rd National Conference on Governance. Community, nonprofit, foundation and public sector leaders exchanged ideas on community...
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From:National Civic Review (Vol. 100, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThere is a growing spirit of voluntarism and service in this country. Not only has Congress passed legislation to substantially increase federal support for the infrastructure of public service, more and more colleges...
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From:National Civic Review (Vol. 88, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedNational Civic League Created to Rebuild America's Democracy When the founders of the National Civic League (NCL) first convened in Philadelphia on January 25, 1894--at the time (and until 1987) known as the National...
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From:National Civic Review (Vol. 89, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedThe National Civic League's 105th Conference on Governance was entitled "New Politics for a New Century." As one might expect, the discussion was partly about the need for specific political reform, but there was a...
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From:National Civic Review (Vol. 86, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThe National Civic League (NCL) has been promoting healthier communities throughout the US since 1988. In partnership with the US Public Health Service, NCL has been developing the US Healthy Communities Initiative with...
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From:National Civic Review (Vol. 88, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedEvery community has a civic infrastructure: formal and informal processes and networks through which communities make decisions and attempt to solve problems. The quality of a community's civic infrastructure determines...