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All Together Now!

Philip Reid’s small dog, Paolo, is hardly the kind of animal to strike fear in the hearts of children.  Yet two African Muslim girls were anything but delighted as Reid walked the Boston terrier-pug blend on a leash at his culturally diverse, mixed income neighborhood. 

“The girls were running by, and they screamed when they Saw him, and I said ‘He’s not going to hurt you'” recalls Reid.  “They said it’s a religious thing, and I was kind of Shocked.” 

Reid did his homework and learned, sure enough, many Muslims avoid dogs, believing them to be unclean animals.  In fact, Muslims who come into contact with dog saliva are obligated to go through elaborate cleansing rituals. 

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It Came from the CC&Rs

All too often, those of us involved in community associations at either the professional or the volunteer level become bogged down in the everyday stresses of our efforts. We try to address homeowners’ service requests, mediate neighbor disputes, pressure a contractor for quicker response, collect a delinquent assessment, prepare a budget, enforce a deed restriction, or gently encourage a hesitant board member–all the while making sure that we’re keeping current with the laws and regulations being imposed on associations at the local, state, and federal levels.

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