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Politeness pleas

It's not exactly a citywide movement. But there are signs, literally, that people are sick of bad behavior.

By Ric Kahn
Globe Staff / December 23, 2007

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The message leaps out like a string of swear words interrupting a prayer service. "THIS IS A PROFANITY FREE ZONE!" reads the handmade sign in the window of the North Suffolk Mental Health Association office in East Boston's bustling Maverick Square. (Full article: 1427 words)

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