MISSOURI COMMENTARY: SYMBOL OF GREATNESS, AND FAILURE
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Sunday, February 12, 1995
Washington, D.C., is simultaneously a symbol of our nation's greatness as a democracy and a frightening example of the failure of local governance. Those who fervently believe that turning our social problems over to governors and mayors is a panacea might take a closer look at Washington's flirtation with bankruptcy.
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