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ksmithishere's avatarLife in the Word

Cities have their unique character. Flagstaff, at 7500 feet, surrounded by pines is no exception. A small (by some standards) university town with a large tourist industry, this city faces its own challenges as well as possessing singular charm. We naively thought that we were moving to small town life, with low crime, and no drug influence for our children when we moved here in 1990. (We had watched too much Little House on the Prairie, OK?) While the crime statistics are lower in Flagstaff, than where I grew up in Oakland CA, it is still a city. The administration of justice is one of the things we hope to find in city life.  We come to city life expecting  that traffic disputes, and neighborhood drama can be dealt with through just laws. We hope that barking dogs, and property line disputes can be settled without guns. We hope that Hatfield and McCoy…

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