If you are from California, and find yourself lonesome for the passionate politics of, say, Berkeley, you only have to go and spend some time in Cary, North Carolina to feel like you're home in Southern California.
Of course, this East Coast lo-cal is not as extreme as the West Coast city. On the plus side, Cary's policies aren't quite as politically one-sided as Berkeley's are. However, these southern town powers-that-be do love them some government action. On one side, you have those who enjoy poking into your wallet; on the other side, you have those who enjoy poking into what you do with your free time.
In spite of these two faces of the same coin, there is an amazing amount of fighting between these "representatives". So, with some major shake-ups threatening the elected officials, we should be in for entertaining battles on TV, radio, and news media. All of which will culminate on that fateful day in November – or as they call election day in this quaint little town: "cary cleaning services" day. The question is will anything really change ...
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