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Perspective

May 13, 2014

It's a nice gesture, but a 'civility oath' is not going to change anything

Re: "Some lawyers say civility oath is a case of better late than never," May 6.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLUMN

First of all, I think civility is important in the practice of law, in politics and in life. ["Some lawyers say civility oath is a case of better late than never," May 6]. From the nonsense we hear on the cable and network stations every day, it is abundantly clear that our elected leaders don't practice "civility," the various political groups don't practice "civility," and our fellow citizens don't practice "civility." Don't ...

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