Editor’s Column: It’s time to learn (or relearn) civics

I blew it last week. I neglected to explain the parameters of a “workshop” meeting—which is a public

meeting, but one not open to public comment or questions and answers. I knew this, but only because someone explained it to me in a meeting once upon a time. How is it that we think we understand the intricacies of our federal government and yet we don’t even understand the workings of our local…