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The dry, wide plains of the high desert are a mirror to the barren
places in Jean McAllister's heart. With a new home in southern
Colorado, and an ideal job as a Deputy County Attorney, she hopes
to overcome a painful past. Jean meets the dedicated yet charming
Sheriff Lea Hawkins when she defends the Sheriff s Office in a
lawsuit. Just as Jean begins to wonder if love can thrive in the
desert, the murder of a colleague shatters her cautious happiness
and casts doubt over everyone, including Lea. Caught between a
scorched past and the dangerous heat that Lea awakens, can Jean
find the truth and save their chance for a future together?"
Alex Ryan is happier than she believed possible and her
relationship with fellow police officer CJ St. Clair is the reason.
But in the blink of an eye her world falls into darkness. An
accident leaves her injured and sidelined-and suspicious about the
circumstances. Then tragedy strikes at the heart of her family. It
seems like random violence until the worst blow falls, leaving Alex
devastated. Alex has no proof that there is more than terrible
coincidence at work, but she can't accept that her life is fated to
be filled with shadows and pain. She must unravel the mystery and
motive behind the tragic changes in her life-and fight to regain
her love. Brainy is the new sexy in Erica Abbott's celebrated,
reader favorite series.
Essays, based on five years of survey research in Iowa and case
study examples from across the United States, examine the
implications of telecommunications technologies for rural community
development. Supported by data from five years of survey and case
study research, telecommunications adoption and use is explored in
nine sectors of the rural community to determine the influence
these organizations and institutions have on telecommunications
development within the broader rural community. These sectors
include local government, economic development, business,
newspapers, library services, health care, university extension to
communities, and farming. Also considered are the factors that
promote and retard telecommunications development, particularly the
impact of telecommunications policy, the availability of
state-of-the-art infrastructure and service, and the involvement of
telephone companies in local community development. Using a
community development framework, this work discusses the physical,
financial, human and social capitals necessary for holistic
community development and the significance of critical mass, the
roles of internal and external networks, as well as vertical and
horizontal linkages, and the importance of visionary leadership and
the championing of telecommunications.
Social Science and telecommunications scholars will appreciate
the interdisciplinary approach these case studies represent. In
addition, this research is intended to assist local leaders,
community service providers, businesses, community officials, and
state policy makers in capturing the potential benefits of
innovative telecommunications technologies for local economic
development, while avoiding potential problems and pitfalls. Essays
are organized in three sections. The first presents theory, policy,
and issues within a community development framework. The second
discusses perspectives and actions of community sectors in their
adoption and use of telecommunications. The third examines what
occurs within an organization as it implements a new
telecommunications system. Charts and graphs enhance the text and a
glossary of terms is provided.
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