BY A VOTE of 183-50, town meeting members in Middleborough, Mass., last week approved a bylaw <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/06/13/middleborough_profanity_ban_touches_a_nerve/">making public cursing a civil offense</a> and authorizing police to enforce the ban by fining offenders $20.
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