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Full-Text Articles in Urban Studies and Planning
Time To Trade In Our Island Mentality For A World View, Chester Smolski
Time To Trade In Our Island Mentality For A World View, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"The 836 residents of New Shoreham (Block Island) don't leave that island very often because of the expense and inconvenience. And some say that there is no need to leave that 10 square miles of beauty because they have everything there, so they are happy to stay.
That type of mentality, of feeling isolated and different from other places, may also be true of the state which, coincidentally, has the name "island" in its name. The reluctance to leave or move across the minuscule box of orders that define this smallest of states means that we turn inward and don't …
One Grim View Of Life For The Aged Is Disputed, Chester Smolski
One Grim View Of Life For The Aged Is Disputed, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
""The way the United States treats their elderly is a total disgrace... they cant live on the amount of money from Social Security... It's even worse than the poverty level." Thus spoke a Cranston senior citizen when Vice President Gore was in town recently to discuss the future of Social Security."
Before The Census 2000 Is In, The Flak Begins, Chester Smolski
Before The Census 2000 Is In, The Flak Begins, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"They're getting ready for the 22nd decennial count of the people of this country, which takes place in just two years. Right now the U.S. Census Bureau is running field tests in three areas on which method is to be used to accurately determine the number of residents in the year 2000."
Politics--Once Again--Threaten To Mar Census, Chester Smolski
Politics--Once Again--Threaten To Mar Census, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"It may seem like a simple operation--count the number of people in the country so that the 435 members of the U.S. Congress may represent equal numbers of persons throughout the nation, but what should be a simple matter of number crunching has turned into a political quagmire."