River” — and the beginning of the end for the Corps channel
widening plans.
There’s a lesson there for everyone: nothing brings a community to life like a tangible demonstration of its own latent power.
Like it or not, if you’re involved in local politics you will have to deal with the press. Whether you want publicity or need secrecy, at some point the newspapers and broadcast media will become a factor in your plans.
In any community with a population of more than about 500 people
situated within a half-day’s drive of a modern metropolis, newspapers and TV will be the dominant means of political