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Examines the little-explored topic of relations between state governments and their respective local governments. Relations between state governments and their respective local governments are of crucial importance, yet they have remained largely unexplored by scholars. This neglect is all the more surprising in light of the fact that most public services are provided directly to citizens by general-purpose local governments, who are themselves subject...

A powerful force and yet the butt of humor, the coyote figure runs through the folklore of many American Indian tribes. He can be held up as a 'terrible example' of conduct, a model of what not to do, and yet admired for a careless, anarchistic energy that suggests unlimited possibilities. Mourning Dove, an Okanagan, knew him well from the legends handed down by her people. She preserved them for posterity in Coyote Stories, originally published in...

Highland Voices, the album being released, expresses our sense of place, conservation concerns, the value of clean water, and the beauty of our natural world. -- www.okanoganhighlands.org/music/highland-voices. The proceeds of this album will help OHA protect, restore, and enhance the natural places of the Okanogan Highlands that inspire so many. -- CD back cover.

Codebreakers #1 Busting foreign spies on domestic soil. Cracking the code on drug and human trafficking. Shutting down the mob. They are the elite Cryptanalysis Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, examining manually encrypted documents and records of illegal enterprises, providing expert testimony, forensic assistance, and identification of terrorism, foreign intelligence, and criminal activities in support of federal, state, local, and...