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Madison trip shows importance of attitudes (Lexington Herald-Leader)

We learned a lot about Madison, but we also learned a lot about Lexington, each other and maybe ourselves.

About 260 Central Kentuckians spent three days last week on Commerce Lexingtonâ??s 70th annual Leadership Visit. Like many others I spoke with, I left Wisconsinâ??s capital city thinking the same thing I did last May when we left Austin, Texas.

Metro Lexington is a more beautiful place, with better year-round weather, than either of those cities. So why do they rank higher on national surveys of quality of life and economic vitality?