Among special people, community builders are my favorite. These are people who, when they move into a new job or neighborhood, immediately begin to establish a community. They set about getting to know their new coworkers or neighbors and start to build relationships. Before you can blink an eye, they have assembled a group of strays to form a family of friends. Whatever remains of civility and good manners, I credit to community builders.
COLUMN: Community builders unite us better than online social networks
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 | 12:01 a.m. CST;
updated 9:50 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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