61.   In the short term, Carpenter is competing by stressing the freshness of his trees and urging civic groups to buy local.

62.   In recent days, however, the government has begun a crackdown on the few independent newspapers and civic groups that have expressed support for Goncharik.

63.   In San Francisco, by contrast, an underground civic group called the San Francisco Print Collective has distributed posters calling for arming the homeless.

64.   It has a well-organized network of civic groups, which were essential to building support for the program, designing it and making it work.

65.   Korean-Americans, feeling powerless and misunderstood, have become more active in city politics and joined multi-racial civic groups.

66.   Liberian civic groups and foreign donors have been demanding that the electoral commission be disbanded and replaced with a totally independent election authority.

67.   Local civic groups have said such brutality and cover-ups are routine.

68.   Local councils published notices in newspapers inviting suggestions from the public, political parties and civic groups.

69.   Local residents and civic groups have demanded the range be moved.

70.   Leaders of civic groups applauded the measure, even though they faulted the council for excluding itself from the disclosure requirements.