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You have to evoke a sense of responsibility in the townspeople to participate in the government. But the bottom line is that it's an individual choice. An open town meeting is more time-consuming than other types of government we conduct, but I don't think it's too much to ask residents in towns that still have a town meeting to participate.

Michael Starn

It doesn't seem like there's a rivalry here. I know our townspeople get up for it, but our kids don't. (The rivalry's) not there like it used to be. It's just a phenomenon I've never dealt with. I've been upset with the kids because they haven't been too excited about it.

Butch Ford

Most of our townspeople know better than to go anywhere on the weekend. If they do, they go out really early in the morning or real late at night.

Helen Brandt

The townspeople have been very generous in supporting our fund-raising effort.

Scott Andrews

The hotel was once where things coalesced, where you could meet both townspeople and travelers. Not so in a motel. No matter how you build it, the motel remains the haunt of the quick and dirty, where the only locals are Chamber of Commerce boys every fourth Thursday.

William Least Heat Moon

When the students leave for summer break it actually does not hurt our business. We sometimes have more crowds because a lot of the townspeople come around during the summer.

Terry Stralow

It's a good thing. It gives the townspeople confidence in emergency medical services in the town.

Scott Andrews