Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, October 06, 1999, Page 40, Image 40

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The Twenty-First Century City
RESURRECTING URBAN AMERICA
Regnery Publishing, Inc.; 1997
By Mayor Stephen Goldsmith
America’scitiescanbesaved- sosays
Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith.
AstherruiyorofAmenea'stwelfth
•Mayors JohnNoiquistofMilwaukee
and Michael White o f Cleveland pio­
neered the movement toward school
c h o ic e
an d
sch o o l
voucher
programs.M ayors Edward Rendell o f
largest city heeliminatedcity defi­
cits, cut the city payroll enhanced
Philadelphia and Susan Golding o f San
Diego spurred economic growth for then-
cities by slashing red tape and taking on
the special interests in order to elim i­
nate unnecessary regulation.
C o u p o n S p e c ia lll
services, rebuilt infrastructure, re­
vitalized neighborhoods, and re­
duced crime Andhediditall while
cutting taxes! Now, in The Tenly-
First Century City, Goldsmith
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shows how he did it
This book comes at a crucial
time, when govemmentpowerand
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responsibility arebeingretumedto
state and local levels. America’s
decaying urban areas are being
held responsible for solving their
own problems. Andmeeting these
challenges isanewbreedofmayor
- Democrat and Republican alike
C R E D IT C H E C K S
D E P O S IT S
TURNDOW NS
- resurrecting urban A m erica
•MayorsRudyGiulianiofNew
York City and Richard Daley o f
CTucago launched successful wars
Limited Time Only
against crime ending fear, clean­
ing up graffiti, and rejuvenating
C onnections in 2-3 days
communities.
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THE QUICKENING OF AMERICA
Jossey-Bus, Inc.; 1994
By France! Moore Lapp* and Paul
M a rtin D u Boil
Q u ick en in g ... first stirrings o f
life , en terin g a p h ase o f a c tiv e
grow th and d ev elo p m en t.
C H A N G E is the w atch w ord
o f th e n i n e t i e s , an d T H E
Q U IC K E N IN G OF A M E R IC A
is fir st and fo r e m o st a b o u t
ch a n g e. Lapp6 and D u B o is
criss-cro ssed the country to w it­
n ess the stirrin gs o f a g ra ss­
r o o t s m o v e m e n t . R e g u la r
A m erican s are co m in g togeth er
to change their w ork places, their
c o m m u n it ie s , th e ir s c h o o ls ,
their liv e s . T h is d e e p ly p er­
son a l, in sp irin g and in tera ctiv e
b ook is fu ll o f p ractical a d v ice
on how to g et in v o lv e d in d e ­
m ocracy. T ranscending the tired
p o le m ic s o f the past - le ft and
right, lib eral and c o n se r v a tiv e ,
rich and poor - THE Q U IC K ­
E N IN G OF A M E R IC A d em o n ­
strate« the p o w erfu l e ffe c t in d i­
vidual c itizen s have in our co u n ­
try.
Part O ne d istills
the k ey in sig h t o f
F R A N C E S M t t O R b L A P P I:
su cc essfu l citizen s.
P A U L M A K I IN 1)1 R O IS
T hrough the v o ic e s
o f ev ery d a y A m eri­
THF
ca n s, y o u ’ll under­
stand w hy rethin k ­
in g s e lf - in t e r e s t ,
p ow er, and p ub lic
life is the k ey to
OF
bringing new m ean­
ing and e f f e c tiv e ­
ftC M J II D I N G O U R N A T IO N .
n ess into our liv e s.
R E M A K IN G O U R L I V I S
In P a rt T w o
y o u ’ll meet effective
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citizens who are suc­
c e ssfu lly tackling
— fy x I " V
A m erica ’s b ig g est
problems - from edu­
cation and government
to human services and jobs and
the media. How are they succeeding in
changing their lives and improving
their futures? From a factory in Massa­ o f democracy’s development
chusetts to a classroom in Ohio and a through another lens. Here we
radio station in Texas, regular Ameri­ ask, what are the skills we
cans are applying the lessons we all Americans need in order to
need to learn in order to create the lives be effective? How can w e
b eco m e problem so lv e rs
we want... and a country ffiat works.
Part Three looks at the quickening ourselves?
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