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We have always held students accountable to all state requirements. We believed this would be a consistent message to the community.

There are some similar aspects to all these communities. There is a robust economy in a couple of key areas -- tourism is a key driver as well as professional services. We view this as yet another external validation of the strength of the Florida economy and, therefore, the strength of our strategic plan to develop the economy.

Everything depends on a good job - strong families, strong communities, the pursuit of the American dream, and a tax base to support schools for our kids and services for our seniors.

The Afghan people demand and insist on disarming and demobilizing private militias, ... Only with your support, and that of the international community, can we achieve this necessary goal.

As an outsider you hear about how much passion there is in the community, but until you're in the spot it's hard to imagine there's a community that cares more about girls basketball than this one. I embraced it. What more can you ask for You have kids who want to get better, and I can't think of any better spots to be in.

For a community to be whole and healthy, it must be based on people's love and concern for each other.

There's something about being in a community and feeding off of them. After five decades, it's all still worth it and ... well, fun.

We think this makes our community a healthier community. I wish we had more residents here.

In Sudan, the estimate is that over 89 percent of women have gone through some form of FGM. These women deserve the right to be whole and complete women within their communities. Female genital mutilation is a violation of that right.

We are a school of choice. We receive more applications for students than we can select. Parent involvement is part of the mission of our school. The community of learners includes the parents.

The persistent, toxic chemicals we identified in this study are important, heavily used industrial substances, some of which are produced in quantities up to 500 million pounds a year. At the very least, Americans have a right to know if companies are releasing these pollutants into their communities. In fact, we should have begun tracking these pollutants years ago. Instead of curbing reports on the most worrisome pollutants to please industry, the Bush Administration should be expanding the tracking system to inform and protect the public.

They're part of the community.

If you have a privately owned system, there's going to be monies leaving the community that will go towards shareholder dividends and high salaries. If you have a community owned, municipally owned facility, those extra resources are being reinvested in the community and they can be going to weatherization and other projects that are vested in the community.

Well, we look forward to explaining to (people) exactly what going to be done in the building and having the scientists go out in the community and talk to folks and explain what will be done in the building.

There is a risk that only 95 percent would be removed, ... You would bring a sense of complacency to the community and increase rather than reduce the chance of injury.

That's great news. The governor welcomes his support. We hope and, ultimately, believe it's indicative of the level of support Gov. Sanford will receive from the larger business community.

To be honest, Dr. Bull's presence just helps me feel more optimistic about our school system. He has brought a new energy to the community and certainly to the staff and teachers.

I remind them of a few games that got away from us and the mistakes we made in those games. I remind them of the three years we worked to get to this point and the sacrifices they made over the summers and everything the team and the community did for us and we don't want to have brain freezes once we get out there. They have never backed down from a challenge since I've been there.

I think residents need to perceive the value of having a business community,

The fact that home sales were up, while mortgage rates also climbed bodes well for the real estate community.

As you look at this campus, one thing it doesn't do is integrate with the community very well. Either you're on campus or you're not. We're looking to change that.

Basically he's been a terror in the community and a pussycat in custody,

I wanted to have a public-access channel run by the people in Los Banos. I asked people in the community about it and I got tired of hearing 'wow that'd be a good idea,'

If our city officials would pull together, it would create excitement. Excitement is magnetic. People need to feel that they are part of a program to rebuild our community.

The conversion of the existing plant will provide for the retention of a skilled and experienced group of employees, thereby avoiding a plant closing and the loss of well-paid jobs in the Columbus community,

Many in the scientific community are concerned that the president's decision will delay development of cures for dread disease for many years, at the cost of countless lives and immeasurable suffering,

That prospect is deeply troubling, because infectious illness is a genie that can be very hard to put back into its bottle. It may kill fewer people in one fell swoop than a raging flood or an extended drought, but once it takes root in a community, it often defies eradication and can invade other areas.

I applaud Blue Cross' efforts to help communities consider the health implications of their municipal planning decisions. Community designs that accommodate more active lifestyles will be better for all of us.

A march is not a movement. It's a barometer for the passion. The community needs mobilization. We're in it for the long haul. If we really want successful integration, we have to do much more than march.

Accessibility will be improved in terms of holding meetings and being more openly visible to the community. It will be a great addition to the downtown and a cornerstone for the Garlic Festival and the city.

My goal is to have more than one shop. The heart of our company is to a make an impact in the community.

I consider myself a sounding board for the community, I'm not somebody who has an agenda. The community has been very supportive of the district and Bismarck remains a progressive community.

We'll be able to open a new channel through our other Arabic and Islamic and international community, to help the Palestinian people without condition. We are looking for this money, but this money should not be conditioned.

Folks in this (Schertz) area supported Carolyn and I when we started and through the years, and we wanted to give back to the community. Supporting a new library seemed like the best way to help the whole area. A lot of people use a library.

Median home prices within the district are high for a rural community, reflecting the district's attractiveness to buyers of second homes and telecommuters. Residents of the largest town also have access to job centers in the Fresno region, albeit via a one-hour drive to the south. Separately, the district recently lost about a third of its students and will lose about a third of its tax base in fiscal 2007 due to an annexation vote that removed a portion of the district's far southwest territory. This has been incorporated into the rating and we expect continued property turnover and new construction will translate into a growing property tax base within the school's new boundaries.

I would like people in the community to know that we aren't just the school on the hill. We have a lot of things going here, and they're positive.

This approach reflects the fact that ageing issues will affect every member of the national community, old and young alike.

Thanks to the business-friendly environment Mayor Daley has created, Chicago's business community is thriving. The Mayor's unique vision for the city has provided Chicago with the infrastructure, workforce and quality of life that are crucial to keeping existing companies here and bringing in new ones.

Alysha is a fine example of how young people can make a huge difference in their community,

The result of the intense orientation toward those English tests is that some schools that have or are near Native American communities are tending to drop native language programs because they feel they don't have the time or resources.

He has to respond to his base, accommodate at least certain elements of the elite, deal with a devastated country, and get the support of the international community. He may have a window of opportunity if he plays his cards well.

It makes me feel much more secure. I feel like I already have a little sense of community, or actually have one,

You always want to do things in your hometown. The kids feel more a part of the community when they do.

The government doesn't really want to win this case because the government wants to curry favor with the Cuban community.

I am acutely aware that this organization needs to demonstrate to all the communities and business in this entire region that this is a Major League Baseball franchise and will be treated as such.

This act is in stark contrast to the governor's record of support for the LGBT community, which includes signing five pieces of pro-gay, pro-family bills in his short time in office,

The majority of them are operating under deficits, so our situation is not unique. . . . But our situation is exacerbated here because we're a small community. And what will differentiate us is how we're going to go about maintaining our high-class standards.

People ought to tithe because they belong to a community that they believe in and they want to see prosper. Tithing is a form of voluntary taxation. In our culture, we should spend more time thinking in communitarian terms about taxation.

It's a King Kong, ... For a community like us to play an ace of spades, it's pretty cool. It's a trump card.

We know people in the Triad have been anxiously awaiting Ben Jerry's for years. Like the philosophy of Ben Jerry themselves, our local Scoop Shops in the Triad will emphasize product quality and commitment to the community.