A narrower neutral ground, particularly one cut in half by a wall of trees, would disrupt that dynamic, she said. Staci Rosenberg, captain with Krewe of Muses, agreed.

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"Common ground" may be increasingly difficult to find when everything seems political. Instead, David Litt suggests finding ...