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Disconnection from Local Politics

All politics is local, but

Newer suburbs don’t have the same types of community institutions as older, established neighborhoods. There also is more political isolation, less political participation.

Found in [To Sprawl or Not To Sprawl: A National Perspective for Kansas City, Dr. Robert H. Freilich, Charles N. Kimball Lecture, University of Missouri, Kansas City, April 21, 1997] while looking for something else.

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categories: Place, Politics

Thesis Topic

The Plains Indians, Bedouin, and Mongols originate in similar regions. Of the three, the Plains tribes were the most recently exposed to beasts of burden. Compare the experience of each, and how that relates to their history and current place in the world.

For extra credit, mention Dune.

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Get What You Need

The Accounting Department, that is, my wife, said, "Get what you need." Woo hoo! Discretionary spending account! Shopping cart ahoy!

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Reading Your Phone Bill

Somehow TeleTruth got a copy of my phone bill, before I switched to a Verizon Freedom package, and let some of the itemized charges disappear into the flat rate. [via BroadbandReports]

2:18:54 PM # Google It!
categories: Industry