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A major national survey being released today shows that the average number of people with whom Americans discuss important matters has dropped from three to two in just two decades. The study is a vindication for the Harvard author of "Bowling Alone," Robert D. Putnam, who published a similar theory six years ago based on trends from the decline of dinner parties to lower voter turnout and falling participation in bowling leagues

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The authors found that fully one-quarter of Americans say they have no one with whom to discuss their most important personal business.

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-Al

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Al,

How are things?

- Concerned