In Newcastle, a growing Seattle suburb, the situation is emblematic of the struggles confronting towns and school districts across the country.
At the time, federal and state bank regulators, worried about the struggles confronting ShoreBank's customers, told the bank to improve its financial footing by trimming its loan portfolio and bolstering its capital.
He approached me after the taping and told me that he appreciated my comments and, by way of a compliment, suggested that I start writing about race and the struggles confronting black people in the United States.
Although New York City has fared better than the country as a whole, recording smaller increases in poverty and smaller declines in household income, more subtle indicators, like the rise in the number of New Yorkers living in homes without kitchens, underscore the struggles confronting many.
He is an immigrant from Honduras himself and identifies with the struggles confronting his students as they try to learn English, complete school, and help support their families.
Start informing yourself about the scientific realities of race, the minority experience in your nation, and the struggles confronted by people who are victims of prejudice.
But a perhaps tougher struggle confronts Chinese film executives who dream of making movies that will be seen not just at home, but also by a measurable number of viewers in the United States and elsewhere.
In both Knausgaard and Ferrante, this writerly struggle of confronting the past is superimposed over the youthful struggle of oppression and resistance.
But a different survey in the Labor Department's report found that the economy lost 20,000 net jobs during the month, muddying the picture and underscoring the formidable struggles still confronting millions of Americans.
