The Column: Robert's Rules or anything goes?

AFTER LISTENING to Tuesday’s meeting, it appears that the Lowell City Council and Norma von Fricken have more in common than meets the eye. Yet, only the latter is sanctioned for her rule breaking by a body that routinely ignores its own rules of order.

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