This just in: "Citizens" is not synonymous with "residents."
And sometimes, just sometimes, it is OK to say "people."
posted by Nicole @ 9:29 PM
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Tuesday, August 26, 2003
And sometimes, just sometimes, it is OK to say "people."
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