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ArchivesEssay: Town Meeting--It's Who We areBy Lois Shea on Monday, February 24, 2003.IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, MUCH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT TOWN MEETING. THIS UNIQUE NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTION PROVIDES LESSONS IN PATIENCE, DIPLOMACY, AND LOCAL DEMOCRACY. BUT TO WRITER LOIS SHEA (SHAY) TOWN MEETING ALSO GIVES US INSIGHT INTO OUR IDENTITY. Manchester Seeks ExemptionBy Dan Gorenstein on Monday, February 24, 2003.The Manchester City Council and Mayor?s office have big plans to develop land along the Merrimack River. The well-publicized project includes a baseball stadium, a hotel, condos and retail shops. In an effort to keep the plan moving quickly, city leaders are seeking an unprecedented exemption to the state?s Shoreland Protection Act. That decision has raised a number of eyebrows in the environmental community. NHPR's Dan Gorenstein reports. |
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