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		<title>Freedom</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the 4th of July we celebrate our country and its Constitution, and the many freedoms its gives us.  And referring to the sacrifices our military makes, we say  &#8220;freedom isn&#8217;t free&#8221;.   Freedom isn&#8217;t free, although our military cannot bear the burden of maintaining our freedoms on its own.  Part of the price of freedom [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=americanvaluesare.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4885694&amp;post=192&amp;subd=americanvaluesare&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Speak Your Mind (and Be Civil)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On September 28, 2010 I had the privilege of helping to moderate a unique civic education program at Hickman High School in Columbia Missouri &#8212; the &#8220;Speak Your Mind&#8221; forum.  This program, now in its 21st year, allows students to hear from, and then discuss controversial topics with, community members.  The students choose the topic, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=americanvaluesare.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4885694&amp;post=179&amp;subd=americanvaluesare&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Running For Office &#8211; Lessons Learned/Confirmed</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year I took a break from this blog while I ran for a seat on our local city council.   Going door to door,  I met many thoughtful and politically active people, several of whom expressed discouragement over their ability to be heard or to &#8220;make a difference&#8221;.   I also talked to many [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=americanvaluesare.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4885694&amp;post=165&amp;subd=americanvaluesare&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Metaphor from the Midwest</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Civic engagement cannot simply be demanded from citizens, it must be cultivated among them.  In this presentation (pdf), we offer a few of our favorite quotes as guidelines for understanding civic engagement as an ongoing process through which citizens gather skills and become more aware of and more involved in the issues that impact their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=americanvaluesare.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4885694&amp;post=155&amp;subd=americanvaluesare&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Civic Engagement Falling</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest Civic Health Index report from the National Conference on Citizenship indicates that 72% of respondents reported a reduction in civic engagement even though the need for engaged citizens is greater than ever.  In fact, there is very little good news for the world of civic engagement in the report.  The report suggests that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=americanvaluesare.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4885694&amp;post=95&amp;subd=americanvaluesare&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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