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Originally Posted by Steven Donow
$ee, there are plenty of rea$on$ a$ to why the di$trict $y$tem i$ better for the MAR region.
Also more play/many (myself included) love that a district system drastically "seasonizes" FIRST.
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However, $ome team$ near the population center of the di$trict have to $hell out quite a bit more ju$t to afford going to all three of their event$ in one $ea$on that are all over an hour away. The decrea$ed co$t of running di$trict$ has now in$tead been put on the team$ for their travel expen$e$, and I'm not $ure that'$ worth it.
I think the Mid-Atlantic Region has a lot of growing pains to attend to as far as their events go. Fortunately, the President of MAR, Gene O'Brien, has been very receptive to suggestions recently, and I'm looking forward to see what improves for 2015.
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