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Article: Advisory council focuses on inclusive communities.(National League of Cities Advisory Council)

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June 27, 2005
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Religion. Income and class. Race and ethnicity. Gender. Disability. Sexual orientation. These are the fault lines in American society today--and they are not going away. Public debates around everything from tax policy and immigration to gay marriage and abortion continue to divide Americans into opposing camps.

Many of America's leaders are not leading, they are dividing. Can local elected officials help to heal the breach?

The members of the NLC Advisory Council think so, and they are working with NLC First Vice President James Hunt, councilmember from Clarksburg, W.Va., to frame an agenda that makes "inclusive communities" a priority for NLC and ...

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