(Photo: City of Laurel) The “public hearing” component of council meetings is the most important, in my opinion, because it’s the opportunity for you to share your voice. But unless you’ve done it before, it can be a big question mark of how to actually accomplish it. There’s no need to be nervous, however. Here are tips I like to share with folks to help get them comfortable: The meeting cycle for the City Council typically follows the monthly pattern of (a) 1st Wednesday, a

Photo: John Floyd/Laurel History Boys Collection Each of us starts life in a “community” called family. And as we grow, we naturally...