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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Straight from the mean streets, Walk the Blue Line is a first-person account of the days and nights of America's brave cops"--Dust jacket flap.
America's cops are our eyes. Our ears. Our protectors. Those who wear a badge do their best to help people. These men and women serve their communities. They service their country-- even at the risk of their own lives. Here patrol officers, K9 handlers, sheriffs and detectives reveal what it's really like...
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Series
Language
English
Description
"There's a dark cloud over Sunny Jim's Safety First Parasailing and Stand-Up Paddleboarding business--especially after one of his clients is killed in a tragic paddleboarding mishap. Sunny Jim is sure it was no accident, and he hires Helen and Phil to find the murderer. But the sands of time are running out, and if they don't catch the killer soon, Sunny Jim won't be the only one to go under ..."--
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (157 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A new mockumentary that looks at the exciting world of local government. Examines the mundane but necessary ways that people interact with their government, and asks why it's frequently so complicated - standing in line at the DMV, applying for home construction permits, or trying to get the city to fix a pothole.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 280 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Get ready to say goodbye to Leslie Knope, the world's most dedicated government employee. The year is 2017, and Leslie's life has changed dramatically: she's now the mother of triplets and works for the National Parks Department, but, most shockingly, has become sworn enemies with her former friend and mentor, Ron Swanson. Join Leslie's final acts of determination (and sometimes desperation) to make Pawnee, "the greatest town in America," even better....
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (132 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"This hilarious and warmhearted mockumentary series focuses on the parks-department employees at the fictional Indiana town of Pawnee. While the department's workaholic deputy director, Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), fervently believes in the government's capacity to do good, her resolve is tested by a modest project that requires her to fight through endless layers of bureaucracy and red tape: filling in an abandoned construction pit and turning it...
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (447 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dedicated government employee Leslie Knope and her fellow colleagues return for big laughs from the small town of Pawnee, Indiana, in the hilarious third season of Parks and Recreation. Their funny antics continue as they ramp up for their most important civic project yet: the Harvest Festival. As Leslie Knope plans, prepares and publicizes, her colleagues take on other challenges such as a crippling flu, the statewide softball tournament, and more....
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (352 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Eternally optimistic government employee Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) sets her sights on a new goal in series 3: revitalizing the town of Pawnee by throwing a harvest festival. Meanwhile, there's love in the air for just about everyone in the cast: Ann Perkins (Rashida Jones) begins dating health-conscious city manager Chris Traeger (Rob Lowe); April Ludgate (Aubrey Plaza) and Andy Dwyer (Chris Pratt) enter into a whirlwind romance; and Leslie falls...
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 557 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Golden Globe winner Amy Poehler returns as Leslie Knope in the hilarious sixth season of Parks and Recreation. The citizens of Pawnee loathe their merger with the neighboring town of Eagleton, and blame all their troubles- both real and imagined- on Councilwoman Knope. The personal lives of those in City Hall are equally as tumultuous: Andy (Chris Pratt) must temporarily say "cheerio" to his wife, April (Aubrey Plaza), when he takes a dream job in...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xiv, 273 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
""Eat local" has become a popular marketing slogan in recent years, based on the idea that food grown or raised nearby is better for you and friendlier to the environment than similar products shipped in from many miles away. That slogan reflects a broader worldview suggesting that everything local, including government and knowledge, is better than what originates somewhere else. Small Isn't Beautiful acknowledges that some things that are local...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (484 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) runs for a seat on Pawnee's city council in Season 4, but she'll need every bit of help she can get from her friends to beat her opponent, local golden boy Bobby Newport (recurring guest star Paul Rudd). Even worse, Leslie knows that she has to break up with Ben Wyatt (Adam Scott) or risk a scandal, since government coworkers aren't allowed to date. Meanwhile, Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari) leaves the parks department to found...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (528 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The creative staff of 'Parks and Recreation' recalibrated the tone of the series in its second season, transforming lead character Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) from a hopelessly ineffective bureaucrat to an inspirational force for good who actually gets things accomplished. Meanwhile, her coworkers at the parks department slowly become a makeshift family who support each other. Over the course of the season, they cohost a telethon, collaborate on a...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (286 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The seventh and final season is set three years into the future. Leslie is now the Midwest Regional Parks Director, with April and Andy---who has his own TV show---reporting to her. Garry also reports to Leslie, but is known as Terry. Ben remains City Manager; Ron has left the Parks Department to start a construction company called Very Good; Tom is a highly successful business owner; and Donna runs her Regal Meagle real-estate firm. As the season...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (528 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) does her best to improve Pawnee as a member of the city council, only to face frequent resistance from unhappy citizens, corporate interests and rival politicians. Elsewhere, Ann Perkins (Rashida Jones) decides to have a baby; Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari) starts a new business venture; Chris Traeger (Rob Lowe) tries to get over his depression; Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) dates a single mom; and Ben Wyatt (Adam Scott) and...
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Pub. Date
1835
Physical Desc
volumes microfilm reels ; 35 mm
Language
English
Description
Documents the very first sale of public land by the government's various federal land offices operating in Wisconsin. They contain the date of sale, name of purchaser, legal description of the tract purchased, amount of acreage, price per acre, and receipt number given at the time of entry. They also show the manner of disposal -- credit or credit purchase, homestead application, or certificate of location in the case of military bounty land warrants....
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (557 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Season 6 finds Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) forced to make the toughest, most-unpopular decision of her political career: merging Pawnee with its hated rival town of Eagleton. The blowback from this choice causes Leslie to be removed from her position as city councilwoman, leaving her rudderless and unsure about her future. The show also deals with another major shake-up this year, as longtime cast members Rob Lowe and Rashida Jones depart halfway...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
352 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Decades of cuts to local government amidst rising concentrations of poverty have wreaked havoc on communities left behind by the modern economy. Some of these discarded places are rural. Others are big cities, small cities, or historic suburbs. Some vote blue, others red. Some are the most diverse communities in America, while others are nearly all white, all Latino, or all Black. All are routinely trashed by outsiders for their poverty and their...
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