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Globe blogger visits Duxbury

article imageRobin Abrahams, who writes the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for the Boston Globe Magazine, recently returned from a visit to Duxbury and posted a  blog entry about her visit on...
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Nice article on Mr. Moderator PDF Print E-mail
Written by Josh Cutler   
Thu, Mar 27 2008 07:55

The Globe has a nice article about Town Moderator Allen Bornheimer today. Here's an excerpt:

While "it's not the most efficient form of government," Bornheimer said, the quality of the system's decision making is good. "I think the decisions reflect by and large the aspirations and the attitudes and the goals of the people who are affected by them."

Town Meeting works because the people who come to the meetings not only talk, they're willing to listen, learn, and be influenced when they see neighbors they respect take a certain position, he said.

After all, Bornheimer said, "There are a lot of smart people in Duxbury."

For the complete article click here 

Last Updated ( Thu, Mar 27 2008 07:58 )
 
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