The following is part of blog series highlighting communities profiled in “Bright Spots in Community Engagement,” a report authored by the National League of Cities with support from  Knight Foundation.  It is written by Matt Leighninger, executive director of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium. It originally appeared on the National League of Cities’ blog citiesspeak.org. Related blog posts include in-depth looks at Philadelphia, Detroit, Macon, Ga. and Charlotte N.C. Photo […]