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First Priority? The Neglect Of Rural Development By Federal Agencies, And How Arkansas Could Respond, Steve Sheppard
First Priority? The Neglect Of Rural Development By Federal Agencies, And How Arkansas Could Respond, Steve Sheppard
Steve Sheppard
Rural areas are given first priority as prospective locations for new federal facilities pursuant to the Rural Development Act (“RDA”), which requires federal agencies to adopt policies that give first priority to rural areas when setting up facilities in new locations. While Congress has demanded this development scheme for the benefit of rural areas, few federal agencies have conformed to it. The term “rural area” is defined under § 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, which specifies a rural area is not a city or town that has a population of more than 50,000, or an urbanized …
Performance And Music In The Poetry Of Ciaran Carson, Seán Crosson Dr.
Performance And Music In The Poetry Of Ciaran Carson, Seán Crosson Dr.
Seán Crosson
Ciaran Carson has established a reputation as one of Ireland's most important poetic voices. However, Carson is also an accomplished musician whose work reflects the liminal borderland that has always existed between Irish music and Irish literature. Music is a prominent theme throughout Carson's work with songs and musical allusions frequently a feature of his poems. While music has influenced Carson's work thematically, it has played a formative role in one of the most distinctive features of his poetry until recently - that is his use of the long line. This paper argues that it is even possible in some …