Sentences with phrase «everyday citizens»

He has a passion for covering local politics and how it impacts the lives of everyday citizens.

They're really no good for everyday citizens as they promote a bigger and more expensive government and we all know what that leads to.

«As everyday citizens, we can say: ban assault weapons,» he said.

This year, environmental organizations gathered to raise awareness about how everyday citizens can reduce their plastic use.

They're about everyday citizens rising up to fight against people.

In fact, it's remarkable the impact that everyday citizens speaking out has already had on the trajectory of this debate.

It only affected government employees, not everyday citizens.

First they want to know whether everyday citizens are ready for anything from the storm of the century to an act of terrorism.

Schools are also the public institution that everyday citizens probably encounter most often — either as parents, students, teachers, or grandparents.

Everyday citizens showed interest in the idea of electric cars, but were more concerned about the cost than the hypothetical environmental benefit.

This has exposed everyday citizens to a diverse range of financial products and derivatives, from trading forex and currencies to exchanging carbon credits.

They are simply everyday citizens trying to survive and thrive in this world.

I was expecting her new video campaign to focus more on solutions to climate change for everyday citizen.

At the top of the list should be closing ethics loopholes, lowering contribution limits and allowing candidates to run competitive campaigns by matching small donations from everyday citizens.»

We are set to see a perpetuation of the addictive cycle that has led us to the mess we are in — that being the all - pervasive disposability practices that designers replicate, governments try to manage and clean up, and everyday citizens like you and me have to accept all of it as normal.

Yes, this is the result of the official «We The People» petition site, in which everyday citizens start petitions which the Obama administration promises to reply to if enough people sign.

A wise choice: the internet gives ANYONE — candidates, advocacy organizations, corporate interests and everyday citizens alike — powerful tools to mold...

But some pieces of content created or captured by everyday citizens DO score a hit — just ask Romney about the 47 %.

«The Lost Person Behavior app is designed to provide a step - by - step checklist for first responders as well as everyday citizens involved in search and rescue efforts,» said program manager Christine Lee.

Climate Reality Leadership Corps trainings are where everyday citizens become world - changers.

It started a number of years ago with platforms such as Kickstarter and Kiva, where everyday citizens could help others get their new idea off the ground.

He also runs a class called Financial Peace University that helps everyday citizens become debt free.

Look up hashtags for countries you're trying to find information on, and you'll usually find a wide array of bloggers, activists and everyday citizens letting you know what's happening in their area.

«When catastrophic hurricanes struck, first responders and everyday citizens dove into rushing waters to save stranded families from danger» he said.

People will come in to testify — commissioners of agencies operated by the state, but also everyday citizens and advocacy groups will come in and let us know what the impact of the governor's proposals are.»

The Freedom of Information Law allows everyday citizens, journalists, advocates, and others to seek and obtain information, like documents and communications, from government entities.

For many everyday citizens at home, there is only one question that matters this year in Albany: will lawmakers allow ride - hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to operate outside of New York City?

He discovered the abuse of surveillance over everyday citizens rubberstamped by a FISA court meant to provide oversight.

Soon, a state - wide movement was afoot, with fed - up everyday citizens donning the Autodefensas» uniform — a white t - shirt — and picking up machine guns to oppose an enemy that, as one woman horrifyingly recounts, has committed torture, murder, dismemberment and rape with narcotics - fueled glee.

Unnerving also are the shots of the plane flying over the sublime Pennsylvania countryside where people quietly live, unaware of the heroic actions of everyday citizens going on in the air above them.

Such activity fosters civic virtue and «habits of the heart» and encourages everyday citizens to take on necessary social tasks that in pre-modern society lowly subjects were not allowed to undertake, but were instead the duty of the aristocracy.

It's not okay to shame everyday citizens.

Those who wrote to Mrs. Kennedy included world leaders (Winston Churchill), political supporters and opponents (Strom Thurmond, Richard Nixon), Hollywood stars and grief - stricken everyday citizens, including one teenage girl from Connecticut:

By studying and living in the United Kingdom (or any other country), you'll get a greater understanding of the political and social structure and how everyday citizens feel about it.

The game looks like it is taking a step back to its original roots with the game possessing a Blair Witch feel and characters that appear to everyday citizens trapped inside a creepy building.

He portrays everyday citizens — in their coffee shops and soda fountains, their streets, their parks, and at state fairs.

Working with objects linked to potential violence, Lai produces a mixed media installation that conveys both this brutality and the futile frustrations of everyday citizens confronted with it.

With a renewable energy boom beginning and carbon pricing now coming into its own, we'll travel across the country to meet some of the incredible activists behind this shift, from former oil sands workers turning to solar to everyday citizens choosing electric vehicles.

The Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland airplane and aviation injury and accident attorneys at The Cochran Firm hold transgressors responsible for the negligent actions they perpetrate against everyday citizens.

And, they should institute comprehensive campaign finance reform, including establishing a program that allows candidates to run competitive campaigns by matching small donations from everyday citizens.»

These are everyday citizens who've cultivated an intimate community of 3,000 + followers around their passion for crafting engaging content on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter.

In the case of «Cartel Land,» it's everyday citizens rising up to fight the evil Mexican drug cartels, with guns and with violence.