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Joel Abrams ? (bostonabrams@newsie.social)'s status on Friday, 30-Dec-2022 22:31:22 JST Joel Abrams ?
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- Jeff ( #TeamNormal )
- Melanie Sill
@jeff @melaniesill Two thoughts on this: 1. The sadness of the George Santos affair, that no local journalist was around to even do the most basic background check on him - not once, but twice. And 2) politics is less partisans and more civil and more productive with our neighbors. When people think of politics as just what goes on among elites in DC, things gets worse https://theconversation.com/local-newspapers-can-help-reduce-polarization-with-opinion-pages-issues-158834
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  Local newspapers can help reduce polarization with opinion pages that focus on local issues
  
  from Matthew P. Hitt
  
  The best op-ed pages operate like a town square, allowing readers to discuss and debate issues important to their communities and beyond. But many now focus on divisive national political issues.

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