Word: kartwicki
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Like many new Cantabrigians, Kartwicki--a resident at Cambridge Hospital--works long hours. Like many skilled professionals and graduate students drawn to the city, he only plans to live here for a few years. And like most homeowners, he thinks life in Cambridge could be improved...
...past year that he has lived in the city, Kartwicki has not voted or been involved in local politics--and plans to stay on the sidelines in the future...
...Knowing that I won't be here for more than a few years after my schooling, [local politics] seems less important," Kartwicki says...
...Cambridge's ever-increasing number of transient residents, Kartwicki represents a part of Cambridge's changing political landscape--a demographic change that has been accelerated by the end of rent control in 1995 and the economic boom of the past decade...
...many, like Kartwicki, this is because they do not plan to stay in the city very long. And others say they just cannot find enough time in the day to concentrate on local politics...