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Video: Local Leaders Come Together for Civility

Call for respect in public discourse and everyday life sounded from town hall steps.

Local leaders stood on the steps of Friday morning to mourn the victims of the shooting in Arizona last Saturday and to vow to be civil and respectful in how they conduct themselves and treat others. The event was titled "."

Speakers included the Reverend Allison Cornish of the , Superintendent J. Richard Boyes, Superintendent Lars Clemensen, Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst, State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. and . Civil rights activist Bob Zellner's speech was cut short when .

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