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Submitted by bwheeler on 11/20/2008 - 15:01
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Our civics test for the day:

Compare and contrast the following quotes from Wake County school parents:

'We've been extremely happy with year-round, and we hope that Leesville Middle will convert. We've accepted as a family that we'll have strange schedules for a few years.' -- Mary Deverter, a Leesville Road parent

"Leave us alone. I think you can find some happy, unsuspecting school down the road to convert." -- another Leesville parent

Students, which speaker best exemplifies what we call the NIMBY viewpoint? Describe how that philosophy affects a community as a whole.

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