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6. I liked everything about the way this was handled.

I already knew the Watertown police to be remarkably competent and organized, especially for a small town. They've long had a "robo call" system that sends out alerts for everything from water-supply issues to notifications about robberies in a particular neighborhood; I imagine that the system came in very handy this time around. Even the traffic cops -- as I once had a chance to learn : ( - are civilized and polite. It seemed like the FBI and the Boston police and the local Watertown and Cambridge police were all very well coordinated.
Obama was pitch-perfect, and Patrick and Menino and associated police reps offered just the right amount of information at just the right time.
It felt like everyone had their act together, focusing on working together to just get the job done, and getting it done right.
I felt proud of Watertown, or Boston, of Massachusetts and our president.
A horrifying and disturbing event, but also , in the way everything was handled, reassuring.