Thursday, August 2, 2007

What creates a sense of community?

Boston Globe
The quality of life in a community is difficult to measure. After all, who can put a number on the pleasure that comes from sitting on the town common on a lazy summer night with your family and listening to a concert? Or how do you gauge the importance of a walk around the block and casual chats with neighbors?

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