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Drugs ruin peoples lives, break up families and have disastrous effects on our communities.

Where there is a sufficient social movement of self-reliant communities, there can be political change. There must be political change.

Given the damage that just one oil spill or wrecked rig could do to shore communities that are heavily dependent on clean beach and ocean environments, it seems to me that undoing coastal moratoria is simply not worth it.

Major dams occur above many communities in this state. Giving people information can help them tie into what they should do to help themselves.

We can have environmental justice and positive economic development that generates jobs for communities, but at the same time fosters a cleaner environment. They are not mutually exclusive.

I really love the people I work with, love the work and serving the communities we work for, so it's a decision that's made with a heavy heart to leave the people here.

Technology tools such as laptops are the kind of help that we need. A program that provides laptops for all youngsters would close a gap that most of us are not aware of, or will not admit to, which is a tremendous gap in the poor communities.

Every big city has its little communities, but they don't have the quaint, small-town charm.

We told them [IDP communities in Khartoum] assisted returns would start in November, but people are coming on their own, they are not waiting.

poverty, mental health problems and 'lifestyle' diseases have come to pose a far greater threat to affected communities than radiation exposure.

I'll be able to do a lot more at City Hall for the communities than I was able to do at the hospital.

I think we've had enough consolidation. Let's what happens. Schools are the central focus in so many communities and they're key to a community's viability. I think we need to implement those policies that ensure that every child, regardless of what school they go to, gets at least what is constitutionally required and hopefully much, much more than that.

This is a fine example of why people live in small communities. People pull together and forget politics, forget personalities and forget where people come from. They pull together in a time of need. It's just been an amazing thing to see.

After submission of the list of barriers by the business communities, both the governments will take appropriate steps for the removal of the barriers.

For a long time the Orthodox community has found opportunities to work on common goals with faith communities across the spectrum. We work on an array of issues, and also have our disagreements with evangelicals -- and with Reform Jews, for that matter.

Congressman Salazar strongly believes that our public lands are a resource for our communities, and public lands should not be sold off to justify misplaced budget priorities. We need to directly address our budget problems and put money to what matters most to rural communities.

But kids who don't have positive real-world relationships will use online social communities to find those kinds of relationships. They're more vulnerable to the dangers present there.

We need to support communication between communities while protecting large companies' confidential directory information. That's what it takes to make this technology fit for business.

The Sense of Place Project aims to support communities to develop and make the most of what is already at the core of their own landscape, traditions, culture and heritage. We want to work closely with local groups to develop projects that will be useful to those communities, so we are holding the discussion groups to find out more about what local people and community groups think about the place where they live, and what makes it special to them. In other words, what gives them a 'sense of place'.

Also, children are growing up in mixed race communities, so they are influenced by their peers and what's available.

I was moved by these scenes to show the injustices that befall our communities, when the government decides to crack down on the whole community in New York.

One of the things that makes tourism work is when you create bonds among communities that take visitors from one place to the next. You have to create a visitor experience.

What makes this announcement significant is the fact that we have the leading communities on the Internet supporting VIP.

They should be fighting the effects of flood waters at home - helping people in the communities they know best - not battling Iraqi people who want them to go away.

We want to preserve and protect Mississippi's rich architectural and archaeological heritage as communities restore and rebuild.