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Can There Be Peace In The Holy Land?, Lawrence Raful

Scholarly Works

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The Constitutional Duty Of A National Security Lawyer In A Time Of Terror, James E. Baker

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

National security lawyers are probably not in the forefront of the public’s mind when one refers to government lawyers, but they serve a vital mission within the public sector. This article explores the duties and responsibilities inherent in that mission, and discusses the continuing role of the national security lawyer after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001.

Annual Report Of The University, 2001-2002, Volumes 1-4, University Of New Mexico

UNM Annual Reports

VITAL ACADEMIC CLIMATE* by Brian Foster, Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs A great university engages students and faculty fully in important ideas and issues ... not just to learn about them, but to take them apart and put them back together, to debate, deconstruct, resist, reconstruct and build upon them. Engagement of this sort takes concentration and commitment, and it produces the kind of discipline and passion that leads to student and faculty success and satisfaction in their studies, research, performance, artistic activity and service. It is also the kind of activity that creates a solid, nurturing spirit of community. …

Welfare, Work, And Well-Being In Metro And Nonmetro Louisiana, Joachim Singelmann, Theresa Davidson, Rachel Reynolds

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This paper examines the extent to which persons in the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) have been able to leave the TANF program. The analysis is based on the Louisiana Welfare Survey which is a panel study of 1,000 persons (500 in New Orleans and 500 in two labor market areas in northeastern Louisiana) who in 1998 and 1999 had been on welfare. The original respondents have been reinterviewed annually, with the fifth and final wave currently (May 2002) in the field. The findings reported in this paper are based on the first three waves of the panel survey, …

The Impact Of Welfare Reform On Rural Alabamians, David L. Klemmock, Lucinda Lee Roff, Debra Moehle Mccallum, John T. Stern

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This exploratory study compared Alabama welfare leavers from two types of rural counties with those from two types of metropolitan counties. It was based on telephone interviews conducted during the summer of 1999 with a random sample of 4 16 people who had left TANF between July and November 1998. There were no statistically significant differences among leavers by county type in the likelihood they were employed and, if employed, in the rate of pay, number of hours worked weekly, or the types of benefits available at the job. Although many respondents no longer received benefits they had received while …

The Regionalization Of Poverty: Assistance For The Black Belt South?, Ronald C. Wimberley, Libby V. Morris

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Rural poverty is largely regional. The nation's primary region of rural poverty is the Black Belt South that stretches through 11 states from Virginia to Texas. In this area, like in other rural expanses of the United States, urban places typically fall within state lines while rural areas run across state lines and create multistate regions of rural poverty. The federal government provides block grants to address many of the public assistance needs of state populations. State-level block grants may be appropriate for serving urban areas within states, but they do not address regional-level poverty and welfare requirements across multistate …

Contextualizing Cash Assistance And The South, Julie N. Zimmerman

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

In 1996, the U.S. Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act creating the most recent welfare reform and the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program. Unlike Aid to Families with Dependent Children, which was an income-based entitlement program, with TANF came time limits, sanctions for noncompliance, and requirements that recipients participate in "work or work-related activities." TANF is also a block grant program. As a result, not only did program requirements change, but they can now vary from state to state. This article provides a regional context for this special issue of Southern Rural Sociology by …

Food Security Of Low-Income Single Parents In East Alabama: Use Of Private And Public Programs In The Age Of Welfare Reform, Patricia A. Duffy, Ginger Grayson Hallmark, Joseph J. Molnar, Latoya Claxton, Conner Bailey, Steve Mikloucich

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Despite a strong economy, the use of private, nonprofit food assistance is increasing. To determine how single parenthood affects the use of both public and private food assistance, a sample of food bank clients and low-income, food-needy non-clients in East Alabama was interviewed. Overall, single-parent food-pantry clients indicated higher levels of food insecurity than other groups, but the non-clients who were not single parents also indicated high levels of need. Although 42 percent of food bank clients were single parents, results showed that married couples with children were more highly represented among the food bank clients than among food-needy individuals …

Racial Disparities And Welfare Reform In Mississippi, Curtina Moreland-Young, Kristie Roberts, Jody Fields, Royal Walker Jr.

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This research is a part of a much larger study which has been conducted on the implementation of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Welfare Reform in the state of Mississippi. The study on the implementation of TANF employs qualitative and quantitative approaches to data collection and analysis. One of the quantitative components of that study is a statewide survey of former and current TANF and Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients which includes 1688 respondents. This number represents roughly 10 percent of the 15,000 families on welfare in the state of Mississippi (the most available data). …

The Promise And Peril Of Charitable Choice: Religion, Poverty Relief, And Welfare Reform In The South, John P. Bartkowski, Helen A. Regis

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This study analyzes narratives of welfare reform and faith-based poverty relief articulated by religious leaders in rural Mississippi congregations. These congregations are situated in and around Mississippi's Golden Triangle Region, a locale that includes a diverse group of small and mid-sized towns, as well as remote rural areas. As a state with entrenched social disadvantage, a thriving religious economy, and the nation's first faith-based welfare reform program, Mississippi is an ideal locale to study this important issue. We begin by discussing the charitable choice provision in welfare reform legislation. This legal provision bars discrimination against religious organizations as social service …

Southern Rural Family Economic Well-Being In The Context Of Public Assistance, Bonnie Braun, Frances C. Lawrence, Patricia H. Dyk, Maria Vandergriff-Avery

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

As Congress considers reauthorization of public assistance legislation in 2002, researchers are challenged to provide data about the economic well-being of rural, low-income families. This paper provides findings from three southern states (Kentucky, Louisiana, and Maryland) currently participating in a 15-state, longitudinal study monitoring the economic well-being of rural families in the context of welfare reform of cash and food assistance. Initial findings reveal that even families using assistance to supplement their earned income fall short of self-sufficiency. These families are at-risk of living in economic crisis, or critical hardship, with inadequate earned and unearned income to meet their basic …

Tanf/Welfare Client Decline And Community Context In The Rural South, 1997-2000, Domenico Parisi, Diane K. Mclaughlin, Michael Taquino, Steven Michael Grice, Neil R. White

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This article examines the extent to which declines in welfare rolls relate to five major dimensions of community: (1) local demographic composition, (2) local labor market conditions, (3) local civic capacity, (4) local spatial characteristics, and (5) changes in local economic opportunities. Results based on data from the Mississippi Department of Human Services indicate that demographically, economically, and socially advantaged communities were more likely to experience high declines in welfare rolls. Rurality was associated with lower likelihood of high declines in welfare rolls across Mississippi counties. Clearly, a combination of a stronger local economy and social support in a local …

Time Limit And Sanction Effects Of The Texas Tanf Waiver, Tami Swenson, Steve White, Steve Murdoch

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Key provisions of the Texas TANF waiver, Achieving Change for Texans (ACT), allowed the state to implement variable time limits, sanctions, and geographically-targeted work assistance programs. An innovative aspect of ACT was the provision that the state's variable time limits did not begin until a case was notified of an available slot in the job assistance program. Thus, state time limits were directly linked with the provision of job services while sanction penalties were applicable to the entire caseload. In this paper, we examine the time limit and sanction effects on the duration of cash assistance for all families that …

Raising A Flag Of Caution In The Race For Community-Based Approaches To Rural Welfare Reform: Early Findings From Texas, Miguel Ferguson, Dennis Poole, Diana Dinitto, A. James Schwab

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

President George W. Bush's executive order establishing the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives heightens expectations that local organizations will provide superior services to support the objectives of welfare reform and address poverty. However, this expectation raises concerns about the capacity of community-based organizations (CBOs) to effectively implement reform projects in nonmetropolitan areas with limited access to important support services. This paper addresses these questions using early findings from an evaluation of four locally-organized welfare reform projects in rural Texas. We find that the reform projects experienced shortcomings in management, funding, and community involvement that appear to limit …

We Are…Marshall, June 28, 2002, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

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Concentration Of Wealth In Nebraska:, John C. Allen, Randolph L. Cantrell

Cornhusker Economics

The concentration of people, jobs and earnings in Nebraska’s metropolitan counties has been well documented. In the year 2000, the state’s six metropolitan counties were home to 52 percent of the population, while generating 57 percent of all jobs and 63 percent of all earnings in the state. This trend toward geographic concentration has been very pronounced in the last twenty years, with the gap between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan portions of the state growing at an accelerating rate. This trend implies broad implications for rural development in the state.

The Eastern Echo, June 26, 2002, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

Towards An Understanding Of Church Social Work Practice, Luann K. Hanson

Theses and Graduate Projects

Four social workers, employed by Lutheran churches in the Twin Cities area, were interviewed using an interview guide. The outcomes of the interviews are discussed. Out of these interviews, and the literature review, an understanding of church social work practice, roles, and models used arose. Analysis revealed that the role of social workers in church-related employment was defined by several factors, which in turn shaped job satisfaction and the types of models used in their ministry. Similarities were seen between all the church social workers interviewed and their desire to approach clients holistically. However, the environment and the vision of …

Daily Eastern News: June 24, 2002, Eastern Illinois University

June

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Extent Of Digestion Affects The Success Of Amplifying Human Dna From Blood Meals Of Anopheles Gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae), W. R. Mukabana, W. Takken, P. Seda, G. F. Killeen, W. A. Hawley, B. G.J. Knols

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

The success of distinguishing blood meal sources of Anopheles gambiae Giles through deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profiling was investigated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification at the TC-11 and VWA human short tandem repeats (STR) loci. Blood meal size and locus had no significant effect on the success of amplifying human DNA from blood meals digested for 0, 8, 16, 24 and 32 h (P = 0.85 and 0.26 respectively). However, logistic regression found a significant negative relationship between time since ingestion and the success probability of obtaining positive PCR products among meals digested for between 8 and 32 h (P …

Western News, June 20, 2002, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: WMU archaeological team finds evidence of multiple area locations for Ramptown, GOP primary debate will be held July 2 on WMU campus, DeVos pediatric specialist named director of Sindecuse, Bedrosian gets three-year NIH grant to study communication theory, ACA is University's newest aviation partner, Four Staff Service Excellence winners named, Mangla's trip to Pakistan falls victim to political unrest there, Wireless education; University's use of technology are engineering conference topics, On Campus with Ray Wolfram, More than 1,500 will get degrees in June 29 ceremonies at Miller, Juneteenth celebration slated for June 23, WMU professors chronicle rise and …

Ua68/13/4 Limited Edition, Wku Journalism

WKU Administration Documents

Newspaper created by students participating in the Minority Journalism Workshop hosted by the WKU Journalism Department.

• Sebastian, Kandace. Shake Rag Preparing for Revival
• Clark, Ashlee. Concerts in Park Sizzling
• Byrd, Candice. Actor Relives Washington's Brave Legacy - Josephy Bundy
• Clark, Ashlee. Multi-faceted Clemette Haskins Returning to Start Foundation
• Davis, AnCharlene. Uncle Merv Aubespin Tells Students To Make a Difference
• Relerford, Patrice. Sullivans Share Success to Support Scholarships
• Long, Michelle. Teacher Trying to Draw Minorities into Profession - Leislie Godo-Solo
• Tucker, Harold. Army Sets Up Quarters on Hill
• Belcher, Tammy. Shake Rag Deserves Support
• Clark, Ashlee. Teach Black History Year Round …

June 19th 2002, Hispanic News

Inland Empire Hispanic News

UC, RIVERSIDE LEADS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IN DIVERSITY OF TRANSFER STUDENTS FROM CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES PAGE 3

HEALTHY FATHERS ARE TOBACCO FREE PAGE 4

A SAN BERNARDINO CHIEF OF POLICE WITH A NEW APPROACH PAGE 4

BACA JOINS FIGHT FOR BRACERO JUSTICE PAGE 5

LUIS ENRIQUE PAGE 5

FATHER OF THE YEAR-SAL VALDIVIA FAMILY MAN/ROLE MODEL/HOMETOWN HERO PAGE 6

LOS ANGELES RESIDENT AND CAL POLY POMONA STUDENT SELECTED FOR PRESTIGIOUS SHELL LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM PAGE 7

FRAMING CONTRACTORS HELPS NEEDY FAMILIES PAGE 9

CORPORATE SUPPOSRT VITAL IN EDUCATION TODAY PAGE 10

Interview With Rodney Foil, Robert Rodney Foil

CHARM Oral History Transcript Collection

Oral history; Interview conducted with Rodney Foil on June 18 and 25, 2002 at Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University. Robert Rodney Foil was born in Bogalusa, Louisiana in 1934. He received his B.S. (1956) and M.S. (1960) in Forestry at Louisiana State University and completed his PhD in Forestry at Duke University in 1965. Foil also served two years in the Army and was for a short period, an industrial forester in Georgia. Before coming to Mississippi State University (MSU) in 1969, Foil worked for Louisiana State University, first at the North Louisiana Hill Farm Experiment Station and then …

Ccu Newsletter, June 17, 2002, Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University Newsletter

A newsletter for faculty, staff and friends of Coastal Carolina University. Volume 12, Number 11

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 026, Number 41, June 17, 2002, Grand Valley State University

2001-2002, Volume 26

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

06/17/2002 - Several Eiu Students Recently Received Grant In Aid Awards.Pdf, University Marketing And Communications

2002

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06/17/2002 - Eiu Students Recently Received Grant In Aid Awards.Pdf, University Marketing And Communications

2002

No abstract provided.

Current, June 17, 2002, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2000s)

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June 17, 2002 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.