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Focus (Forum & Focus)

May 1, 2008

When Talks Reach An Impasse, Mediators Work Their Magic

Forum Column - By Victoria Pynchon - In a perfect world, our social evolution would keep pace with our technological progress, so that peaceful dispute resolution would be as commonplace as microwaves and PDAs.

FORUM COLUMN

By Victoria Pynchon
This article appears on Page 6

      How many times have you heard yourself say to a mediator - "go work your magic"?
      If the dark arts were available to us, you can be sure we'd use them. Still, there are days ...
      Not that long ago, I was driving downtown for day two of a mediation over a highly emotional landslide dispu...

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