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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Health Care Town Hall—Building on a Proud Tradition of Respect
By Ned Helms
As I was watching the coverage of the health reform debate and some of the more outrageous fringe language and behavior at “town halls” around the country it reminded me, as did both President Obama’s and (for the most part) our own Congressional delegation’s recent town meetings here, of the New Hampshire and New England approach to that amazing institution. At its core, the Town Meeting relies on an abiding commitment to the responsibility of citizenship, the blessing of free speech and the value of civility.
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