Getting involved in a local music scene DIY punk, country, jam, wedding cover band, whatever builds community, the bedrock of civic life, and it happens to also be a good way to kill time before we all die in nuclear hellfire, in addition to being pretty fun.
The civic-minded Franklin knew how to foster communities, the bedrock of a nation.
Fortunately there's a tiny community known as Bedrock on the valley floor and its general store is a thing of beauty.
But real neighborhood schools, freely available to any child in a community, are the bedrock of public education.
Dr. Dean, for his part, described the anger and hostility toward civil unions as the phenomenon alien to Vermont, saying: "Our fundamental trust and respect for each other is the bedrock of any community, any community".
Community colleges are the bedrock of American higher education.
Some political veterans speak with wonder about private polls showing Mr. Trump leading even in bedrock Democratic communities.
We are resolute in our determination to build a flourishing modern business but one that remains the bedrock of communities across the country.
Finding people, building an organizational identity and taking action together are the bedrocks of community organizing.
Women are the first educators of children, pillars of their families and households, and the bedrock of communities and countries.
