Town Clerk Sandra Lacasse, places a sign outside the town office as polls opens Tuesday, March 5, 2024, for Super Tuesday and when the town holds its annual Town Meeting in Elmore, Vt. Across the United States, people are disgusted with politics. Many feel powerless and alienated from their representatives at every level. The tone long ago became nasty, and many feel forced to pick a side and view those on the other side as adversaries. But in pockets of New England, democracy is done a bit differently. One day each year, townsfolk gather to hash out local issues. They talk, listen, debate, vote. And in places like Elmore, once it's all over, they sit down together for a potluck lunch. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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