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Fletcher, Canzone, Both or Neither? | FanGraphs Baseball

Many years ago, there was a bar in Columbus, Ohio. It's since been closed and razed after its owner, a serially corrupt lobbyist who later served time for his role in "a food service bribery scheme," went to jail for owing some $300,000 in back taxes. When I was a young man, my friends and I would descend on this bar once a week in order to wreck house at pub trivia under our collective nom de guerre: Gorilla Bizkit.

One of the recurring theme rounds for this trivia game was called "Paxton or Pullman?" The host would give the title of a movie, and each team would have to say whether the film featured Bill Paxton, Bill Pullman, both, or neither. I remember Paxton-Pullman confusion being a minor internet meme back in humanity's digital golden age, when we — green and callow as a budding flower — saw fit to spend our days determining whether a hot dog was a sandwich. (Among other questions of great teleological import.)

The joking-not-joking confusion of two men with similar names and similar jobs is a comedy gold mine. Consider the classic Saturday Night Live sketch "Dylan McDermott or Dermot Mulroney?"

Two years ago, I was in the Arizona Diamondbacks' clubhouse looking for Corbin Carroll, a small, dark-haired, left-handed-hitting outfielder playing his first full season in the majors. I eventually found him, but not before I bumped into Dominic Fletcher, another rookie who fit all the above descriptors.

Over the weekend, I was poking around the site when I saw Fletcher listed on a leaderboard with the 2024 rookie class. "That's odd," I thought. "I could've sworn he played like half the 2023 season."

Kind of. The Diamondbacks actually called up two dark-haired, left-handed-hitting rookie outfielders named Dominic in 2023, and between them they put together 284 plate appearances that year. But more than half of that playing time went to Dominic Canzone, who's a totally different guy.

Now, don't worry. I know Dominic Fletcher and Dominic Canzone are different guys. The problem is that I have trouble keeping them straight in my head. Last year, more than 1,400 players appeared in the major leagues. Then there are thousands more minor leaguers, retired players, college players, and so on who have to rattle around in this noggin of mine, along with essential information for my own life. (Did I feed the cat? Did I lock my keys in the car again?)

So one takes mental shortcuts. Normally, a first name, a position, a batting side, a team, a debut season, and a broad physical description are good enough. I have absolutely no problem keeping the Luis Garcias straight, for example. But not here. I can't even separate the Dominics easily by age; they were born just 16 days apart in 1997.

But this confusion has gone on too long. It's time to solve it, once and for all, with a trivia game. I'll list a series of attributes that fit either one Dominic, both, or neither. Just like Paxton or Pullman.

Question No. 1: I was drafted by the Diamondbacks in 2019 from a college whose baseball uniforms have some shade of red as a primary color. Am I Fletcher, Canzone, both, or neither?

Answer: Both! Fletcher was drafted 75th overall out of Arkansas (cardinal and white), and Canzone went in the eighth round, 242nd overall, out of Ohio State (scarlet and gray). Speaking of stuff that's just floating around in my head forever, Canzone faced off against Ben from Love Is Blind on several occasions in Big Ten play. I say this having attended not one but two universities that are extremely precious about what shade of red they are: Let's take it down a notch. It's red. You can call it red.

Question No. 2: I have a beard, and while my hair isn't especially long, there's enough of it to be described as "flow" or "lettuce." Am I Fletcher, Canzone, both, or neither?

Answer: Fletcher. Totally irrelevant in a baseball context, and this could obviously change in a moment. But vitally important just from a standpoint of telling these two guys apart.

Question No. 3: As a short fourth-outfielder type, you would think I can run. So I've posted either above-average sprint speed or multiple stolen bases in either of my seasons in the majors. Am I Fletcher, Canzone, both, or neither?

Answer: Neither! Looks can be deceiving. You'd think these guys could scoot, but no. Fletcher is 0-for-2 in his career on stolen base attempts, and his little legs can only carry him to a sprint speed of 26.4 fps, according to Baseball Savant. Canzone is 2-for-2, on one attempt per season, with a sprint speed of 27.1 fps last season. That's only good enough for the 42nd percentile.

Question No. 4: I was traded from Arizona to the White Sox last February for pitcher Cristian Mena. Am I Fletcher, Canzone, both, or neither?

Answer: Fletcher. Finally, we've got some separation. Canzone left Arizona at the 2023 trade deadline in what turned out to be a pretty consequential trade: Canzone, Josh Rojas, and Ryan Bliss to the Mariners for Paul Sewald. The Mariners got a starting third baseman, while the Diamondbacks got the closer who pitched an unheralded bullpen all the way to the World Series.

Question No. 5: You've been referring to both of us as "short," but I'm 5-foot-11, which is above average for an American man. That's close enough to 6-foot that it gets rounded up on most guys' online dating profiles. That's downright tall in certain parts of the country. Stop looping me in with a guy who's 5-foot-6. Am I Fletcher, Canzone, both, or neither?

Answer: Canzone. I apologize. At 5-foot-6, Fletcher was in a six-way tie for the shortest player in the majors last season. But 5-foot-11 is… I wouldn't call it tall — definitely not in a professional baseball context — but it's Not That Short.

Question No. 6: Neither of us have been that good offensively over the past two seasons, but I have at least a little power — 14 home runs in 370 career plate appearances, for an ISO of .182 — and a more-or-less respectable career wRC+ of 84. Am I Fletcher, Canzone, both, or neither?

Answer: Canzone. An 84 wRC+ is 5-foot-11 for hitters. Fletcher is a career .234/.281/.310 hitter, which is a wRC+ of 63. That's, well, closer to 5-foot-6, metaphorically speaking.

Question No. 7: Josh Rojas came up a couple questions ago. Irrespective of whether we were ever in the same trade, Rojas and I play together now. Am I Fletcher, Canzone, both, or neither?

Answer: Fletcher. Rojas signed with the White Sox in January, and at the time Fletcher was penciled in as a potential starting outfielder. Since then, Chicago has brought in Joey Gallo, Michael A. Taylor, and Brandon Drury. All of that's kicked Fletcher down the presumptive depth chart a few spots. But the one thing all three of those players have in common is that they're not as good as they were a few years ago. (I'll concede I had not realized how bad Drury was for the Angels last year: .169/.242/.228, which is -2.1 WAR in just 97 games played.)

Suffice it to say there's a path to regular playing time for Fletcher. Makes me want to ask Rojas if he can tell the Dominics apart, since he's played with both of them on multiple teams now.

Question No. 8: My first major league home run was off Spencer Strider. Am I Fletcher, Canzone, both, or neither?

Answer: Canzone. Even though he's out-homered Fletcher 14-3, Canzone's book, as it were, is not that long. But there are a few good names in there: Justin Verlander, Marcus Stroman, Erick Fedde, Chris Bassitt, in addition to Strider.

Question No. 9: I have a relatively upright batting stance. Am I Fletcher, Canzone, both, or neither?

Answer: Canzone, but this is a fairly new development. Here's Fletcher, who has a crouch and a flat bat, and every other attribute you'd expect from a short guy's batting stance.

In 2023, Canzone also hit from a pretty deep crouch, with his front foot way open, like if you were in the process of taking Jeff Bagwell out of your suitcase and unfolding him.

Last year, Canzone straightened it up.

Canzone almost doubled his walk rate from 2023 to 2024, but he's not really hitting the ball any harder. His GB/FB ratio stayed about the same, and his strikeout rate increased by almost half in 2024, while his batting average dropped 24 points. Canzone might be getting unlucky; he's suffered from moderate underperformance of his expected stats (xwOBA, and so on), and his career BABIP is just .234. Which is so low I thought it was an error at first; among active position players with 300 or more career plate appearances, that's sixth from the bottom.

One last question.

Question No. 10: As if it weren't confusing enough that the Diamondbacks brought up Carroll and the two Dominics in rapid succession, I'm a (looks sidelong at Dominic Canzone) relatively short left-handed-hitting outfielder who's one letter away from sharing a name with a professional hockey player. Am I Fletcher, Canzone, both, or neither?

Answer: Neither! That's Alek Thomas, who was also part of that 2023 Diamondbacks outfield, and while I never got him mixed up with his teammates, I did have to make a conscious effort to stop calling him Akil Thomas, who's a center in the Los Angeles Kings' system. There's no rest for the weary.

Michael is a writer at FanGraphs. Previously, he was a staff writer at The Ringer and D1Baseball, and his work has appeared at Grantland, Baseball Prospectus, The Atlantic, ESPN.com, and various ill-remembered Phillies blogs. Follow him on Twitter, if you must, @MichaelBaumann.

That Jeff Bagwell suitcase analogy was some of your best work, Davy.

If it was a Davy article I would of read all the way to the end rather than losing interest around question 3 and scrolling down to comments to see what everyone else thought! .

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Common New Home Construction Problems

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Common New Home Construction Problems

Moving into a new house is like buying a new car. Lots of anticipation and excitement. Occasional small or large disappointments. All the planning, oversight, and detailed decision-making can't overcome the human factor. People make mistakes and you should be prepared for construction defects and problems–some small and inconvenient and some large. Here are some of the more common defects to look for.

Common Outdoor Problems

Many common new home problems that occur on the exterior of the house are expensive and time-consuming to repair. They should be dealt with before taking possession of the house and you make the final payment.

1. Grading and Drainage

Water is the enemy of basements. Improperly installed weeping tile, gutters that do not drain water away from the house, and landscape grading that directs water toward the house instead of away all combine to increase the chances of water leaking into the basement or crawl space.

2. Exterior Finishing

Exterior finishes are not just aesthetic. They prevent water penetration and keep pests like rodents and insects out. Common problems include:

3. Roofing

Roofing problems cause expensive house damage. Things to look for include:

4. Concrete Cracking

Cracked sidewalks and driveways are annoying. Cracked foundations are expensive to repair. Inspect basement walls and floors before any finishing is installed to cover them. Small cracks in foundations, sidewalks, driveways, and patios do not repair themselves. If not dealt with early, they are expensive repairs later.

5. Windows and Doors

Defective windows and doors are some of the most common issues of new house construction. Some of the problems include:

Windows:

Doors:

Common Indoor Problems

Some indoor problems like drywall damage and substandard paint are relatively easy to repair. Others like plumbing and electrical can be very involved and costly.

1. Flooring and Wall Damage

Floor covering and walls are damaged regularly during construction. They do not always get repaired before the owners move in. Or a few problems may get missed.

2. HVAC Installation

HVAC installations are supposed to be inspected before the drywall is installed. Sometimes it is missed or skipped. Ask for a copy of the inspection report and evidence that any necessary repairs have been made and the system has been properly cleaned before taking possession.

3. Plumbing Pipes and Fixtures

Common plumbing problems include:

4. Electrical System Issues

Some common electrical problems final inspections encounter include:

5. Insulation Problems

All local building codes specify insulation R-value requirements for attics, walls, basements, and crawl spaces. Insulation may not meet code. It may be installed improperly–leaving cold spots in the house-building envelope.

6. Kitchen Problems

Kitchens are one of the most expensive areas of a home. Some problems that may occur include:

About 32% of new home buyers would not recommend their builder to others. There are multiple reasons for such a high number.

Building a house is a complicated process involving many different materials, people, and regulations–many of which are out of the direct control of the builder or owner. Regular communication, inspections, and having everything in writing help smooth the process.

Most builders provide warranties. Make sure you get yours in writing or spend the money to buy one. They usually cover the following:

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Art Is Everywhere In This Swiss Locale

Montreux, Switzerland

High in the sky in the Swiss village of Chexbres is Domaine Bovy. The family-owned winery has been making wine for centuries.

Set in what is called the Montreux Riviera on the shores of Lake Geneva, the area features a mosaic of landscapes. There's the hilly Lavaux vineyards which were deemed a UNESCO World Heritage site, picturesque towns that hug the coastline and cities like Montreux and Vevey. Domaine Bovy, in an area called the Balcony of Lake Geneva, appears to overlook it all.

The Bovy family purchased the vineyard in 1779. Its origins date back to the 16th century. Their veranda alone, which opens out to a breathtaking view of the sapphire lake and snow-covered peaks, is a showstopper. "The view can change ten times a day, depending on weather and the season," says the winery's co-owner Alexandra Bovy, "But my favorite moments remain sunrise and sunset."

And then there's the wine. Known for its excellent terroir, the iconic chasselas, the white grape grown in Switzerland that has a light, refreshing, subtle taste, has been grown in the region since the 12th Century. Also, Domaine Bovy produces new grape varieties, like pinots gris, gewürztraminer, viognier, gamay and gamaret.

In addition to all that Domaine Bovy has a long tradition of painting their giant wine barrels, turning them into works of art. Since the 1940s, inspired by the daily lives of winegrowers, Maurice Bovy painted elaborate tableaux on the barrels. After he died in 1995, Maxime Bovy, a forth generation family member, continued the tradition painting new barrels. "His first barrel depicted a portrait of Maurice Bovy to play homage to his grandfather," says Alexandra Bovy. "The paintings were all restored in 2024 in our desire to preserve our heritage."

Art and extraordinary experiences are everywhere in the Montreux Rivera. Since 1967, this Swiss enclave has been the home of the Montreux Jazz Festival. It's where guide Pascal Pouly takes people on adventures of a lifetime on snowmobiles and e-bikes meandering through vineyards and small charming lakeside towns. It's where Charlie Chaplin lived for 25 years at his 37-acre estate, Manoir de Ban.

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Freddie Mercury and the Queen escaped to the region and recorded their albums in Montreux. In their song, "A Winter's Tale," they wrote, "Tranquil and blissful. There's a kind of magic in the air. What a truly magnificent view. A breathtaking scene. With the dreams of the world. In the palm of your hand."

The sense of art is accessible to visitors who come from around the world. At Le Mirador Resort & Spa in Mont Pelerin where guests can arrive via funicular from Vevey, lifelike and whimsical John Seward Johnson bronze statues are sprinkled throughout the property. In one, titled "a little to the right," a life-size couple soaks in the panoramic view above the clouds overlooking Lake Geneva and the snow-covered peaks. Art is also in nearby Chillon Castle which dates back to the 12th Century and offers a window into life in the middle ages. And it's at Le Chalet du Mont Pèlerin, a cozy eatery which serves food grown and raised from the region's small producers.

Another treasure in the region is the restaurant Kaiseki by Manabu. Set in the Belle Époque Hôtel Des Trois Couronnes, the waterfront eatery offers authentic Japanese cuisine from chef Alastair Long. It celebrates the art of Kaiseki-ryori balancing the flavor, texture, and color of each dish. "We aim to explore the philosophy of Japanese cuisine, rather than imitate it. And we strive to be authentically inauthentic, through our dishes or the contrast of the Hotel's dining room with the food we offer," says Long who serves as chef de cuisine. "It shouldn't make sense. Yet somehow it does."

An eclectic dish at Manabu

Long is originally from Scotland and grew up in Manchester. He ultimately discovered his passion for Japanese cuisine when he was 18 and then trained with Gordon Ramsay at his Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant.

Devoted to creating unique experiences for guests that ignites curiosity, Long makes some bold flavor combinations, like the dish with scallop, pancetta and yuzu granita or grilled freshwater eel, caramelized foie gras, tarragon gel and oxalis. They also create their own house-pickled ginger and fresh wasabi.

Long fell in love with Japanese cuisine by accident. When studying German and European law at the University of Manchester Long was hungry to experience the city's vast cultural scene, but he needed money.

He saw a sign in the window of a small sushi bar near where he lived. "Help Wanted. £5 per hour, Cash Paid. "Needless to say, I took the job and very quickly fell in love with what would become my career," he says. "Japanese food illustrates how simplicity can give the guest the greatest complexity and plethora of feelings. I relish that paradox and the contrast to traditional gastronomy."

Long originally came to Switzerland to teach modern Japanese gastronomy at the prestigious Glion Institute of Higher Education, a top hotel management school. "It was a stark contrast to the career I'd had before, which was very fast paced, chasing stars and managing large teams," he says.

I took a real pleasure during three years of teaching students rather than professionals and noticed that when it came to thinking outside of the box, the students had a lot more to offer me than I to them." In fact, he finds it fitting that the name Manabu means "to learn." As Long explains, "That is where we are. We are still learning."

Living in Vevey continues to fuel Long's passion and curiosity. "It's a small city with a big city vibe, meaning we get to enjoy the best of both worlds," he says. Long shares that on the way to an art exhibition he can easily run into friends, colleagues and neighbors, stopping several times. And they can linger afterward at a cafe in the buzzy Place du Marché (or main square).

"There is something unique and inspiring in the very ambience of this place," he says. "I wake up with the same mountain view I saw almost six years ago. And when I remember to look, it makes me feel energized."

Chef Alastair Long

A table with a Lake Geneva view at Manabu

Domaine Bovy

Domaine Bovy has a tradition of painting its barrels in colorful detail

The vineyards at Lavaux. The ancient wine-growing region is also UNESCO World Heritage site.

Chillon Castle holds a treasure trove of Swiss and world architectural heritage.

A view from Le Mirador Resort and Spa. The bronze statue of the couple pictured at the railing was ... [+] created by artist Seward Johnson II

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A new nonprofit wants to be a soft (and sustainable) landing spot for local news outlets in transition | Nieman Journalism Lab

Among Ben Romo's core '80s memories as a kid growing up in Santa Barbara, CA: Placing third in a Big Wheel race on Leadbetter Beach.

That accomplishment was documented in his hometown paper, the more than century-old Santa Barbara News-Press. It was the first time Romo remembers making the paper, but not the last; the News-Press was a constant presence throughout his young life.

When the newspaper stopped publishing and filed for bankruptcy in 2023, and local journalists brought the historical value of the archives to his attention, Romo, now a consultant and a onetime News-Press paperboy, listened. And last year, when civic-minded cousins revealed that the newspaper's digital archive, trademark, and other assets were at risk of being sold to a Maltese company that would harvest it and turn it into an AI "zombie site," Romo felt compelled to protect those, too.

Romo — who has no background in journalism — partnered with Jason Yardi, a local developer, who provided financial backing ahead of the News-Press' bankruptcy hearing. (Yardi and Romo "are involved in a lot of different social impact investing stuff" on the local level, Romo said.) By swooping in to outbid "Weyaweya Ltd" for the digital archives, which they secured for $285,000, Romo and Yardi "inadvertently also ended up owning the assets necessary to restart the News-Press as a business: the trademark, domains, social media accounts, and copyrights to the digital archives," as Romo wrote in the Santa Barbara Independent. (The Santa Barbara Historical Museum later made a successful bid for the physical archives, an outcome Romo and Yardi fully supported.)

The News-Press "has not only reported on the news of our community for more than a century, but it's helped shape our community," Romo said. "I've heard from dozens of people who expressed a desire to see this thing come back."

When outbidding Weyaweya, "our goal was to keep those assets local," Romo said. Mission accomplished — but he and Yardi weren't interested in restarting and running a newspaper themselves, so they began exploring what to do with their new assets. They dismissed offers from (local) buyers to purchase the newspaper and act as for-profit owners; they wanted to ensure it would operate as a public good. Some Googling led Romo to the Knight Foundation, which led him to a conversation with director of journalism Marisa Kwiatkowski, who connected him with media consultant Caroline Porter, who told him about a potential answer to their predicament: a new nonprofit called Newswell.

Newswell, a nonprofit affiliated with Arizona State University, essentially wants to build up a nonprofit local news network with the backbone of a traditional newspaper chain. It formally launched early this year with $5 million in funding from the Knight Foundation. Its pitch to local news orgs like the News-Press (and their public-spirited owners, like Romo): Donate the publication to us, and we'll work toward long-term sustainability and provide back-end support like HR, accounting, IT, and legal support, as well as "audience, membership and advertising expertise."

In January, the News-Press became the third local publication to take Newswell up on its offer, joining Stocktonia and the Times of San Diego. (Beyond the Knight Foundation, other Newswell funders include Arnold Ventures, which is supporting investigative reporting in Stockton, and the Hewlett Foundation, which awarded a grant for misinformation-related work.)

At the helm of Newswell is executive director Nicole Carroll, who joined ASU after serving as editor-in-chief at USA Today. Back in 2023, almost a full year before Newswell incorporated, Carroll began by conducting a year-long study, including meetings and conversations with local editors and publishers, to determine what small local news organizations "needed to be successful and sustainable."

"We heard the same refrain," Carroll wrote in the statement announcing Newswell's formal launch. "We've got the talent. We're good on passion. What we need is operational support, audience and business strategy, innovation and experimentation, diversified revenue, and a path to sustainability." She decided to build up an organization that could provide back-end and business support to multiple local publications. (Coming from Gannett, for all its shortcomings, Carroll said she experienced the benefits of having back-end services and support of a large company.) Newswell's staff page currently lists eight people, Carroll included, with positions such as a director of product and innovation, a director of investigative journalism ventures, and a director of audience and membership.

At a time when many local newspapers are reducing frequency or getting out of the print business entirely, Carroll said Newswell expects to operate print publications in the future. She sees potential for AI to speed up and streamline the print production process, and said students at ASU have begun to experiment with ways to make that happen. "As unsexy as it may sound to talk about print, it still provides a lot of revenue for small, especially weekly, publications around the country," she said. (One recent estimate suggested print still drives nearly 75% of publisher revenue.) "Transforming the print process could be very beneficial to help them with their runway toward their digital transformation."

Carroll said she's met and "compared notes" with leaders at the National Trust. Relative to this and other organizations, "We are the same-'plus,'" Carroll said. "We do different things, and there's room for all of us, because there's so much need out there."

What makes a local news outlet a good candidate to donate to Newswell? The first key criterion: It can't have any debt. Carroll said debt must be resolved before a publication is donated.

Second, a Newswell publication must be "in a community that wants us and…values local news and has the capacity to support local news," Carroll said.

Beyond that, though, the nonprofit is open to local publications with different histories and business models. The previously for-profit Times of San Diego (founded in 2014) and nonprofit Stocktonia (launched in 2022) are both newer, digital-first startups, whereas the News-Press is a legacy newspaper — both types of outlet are a fit for Newswell.

The publications came to Newswell needing different things, Carroll said, but "they were all at transition points." Times of San Diego was a successful for-profit; Chris Jennewein, its editor, publisher, and general manager, after 10 years of work, was thinking about succession and "wanted a long-term place for his publication," Carroll said. (She also sees room for Newswell to support more investigative and enterprise reporting work at the publication.) Stocktonia, meanwhile, was a newer nonprofit in need of backup on the business side. And the Santa Barbara News-Press, as a legacy newspaper that Newswell plans to relaunch after some community listening work, was a "blank slate."

"When you think about it from a prototype perspective and trying to learn before we scale, these are three really good, different examples to help us learn what works best," Carroll said. (Times of San Diego has 13,000 daily newsletter subscribers, while Stocktonia has 1,700 subscribers to its thrice-weekly newsletter, according to their respective media kits. Both publications include donations and advertising in their revenue mixes, but their coverage is free to read.)

While Newswell is based in Arizona, all three publications serve communities in California. The concentration in California arose out of "a combination of need and opportunity," Carroll said. Stocktonia and Times of San Diego both formally joined Newswell around May 2024, and Carroll came to believe working with multiple publications in the same state made some sense.

"There's certain synergies and economies of scale by being geographically in the same state," Carroll said. She pointed to Newswell's California managing editor, who is based out of ASU's Los Angeles center, noting she can distribute content of statewide interest to, for now, two, and soon all three publications. "We don't intend to always stay in California," Carroll said, "but for right now, that's where we're at."

Newswell is also working on creating classes for online learners that they envision being embedded in partner organizations' news stories. Newswell is working with a partner on rolling out classes in its publications "in the next couple of months."

Newswell's ultimate goal is to help get its publications to sustainability (or remain sustainable) by diversifying revenue and drawing on a mix of advertising, memberships, and philanthropy. "We want the publications that we support to be self-sustaining," Carroll said. "We want them to be here for the long haul and serve their community for generations."

Since Romo donated the News-Press to Newswell, his only involvement has been introducing Newswell people to Santa Barbara community members as the organization conducts a listening study as its first step toward re-launching the News-Press. Under Newswell's stewardship, he's hopeful for the future of the local newspaper he read and appeared in as a kid.

"My biggest hope," he said, is "that we have a news source that is additive to our ability as a community to come together and have honest, meaningful conversations about difficult community challenges."

"Having grown up reading the local paper," he added, "at the local level, local news matters, and it's a place where people can actually come together as a community and feel that bond of a positive, constructive civic dialogue that is missing in such a profound way at the national level."

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