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New position, new responsibilities. Taxes make the difference. The complex history of a long-ignored region. From dependency to autonomy. Building local government from the bottom up. The economics of decentralization.
What can be done to save the lobsters? Sidebar: 'We know our land best.' Sidebar: Decision making for social improvement. Sidebar: The frustrations of being governor. Sidebar: Tale of two islands.