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The Water And Breath Of Life
03/18/2010 COLUMNIST
Mountain Mail / STPNS
Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- This year’s Summer Reading Program at the Magdalena Public Library will include not only the usual activities for kids but an adult program as well. The topic for both programs this year is “Water.”...  View
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Spring Breathes In New Life
03/18/2010 COLUMNIST
Mountain Mail / STPNS
Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- It’s the time of year when the spring sun and warmer days makes us all feel a little younger and gives us a feeling that anything is possible. Maybe it’s the flowers and the trees that keep waking up and finding a reason to keep going each spring that keeps us moving ahead. Maybe it’s the birds, be... View
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Between the Lines
04/14/2010 COLUMNIST
Sentinel Tribune / STPNS
Westbrook, Minnesota (STPNS)- One of my favorite golf tournaments is the Masters, there is nothing quite like it in golf. In racing it’s the Daytona 500 or the Indy 500; in football it’s the Super Bowl; in Hockey it’s the Stanley Cup; but in golf it’s hands down The Masters. The Masters at Augusta National in Georgia... View
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Plans surface to resurrect McKenzie Gateway Arch
04/08/2010 COMMUNITY
McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- SPRINGFIELD: St. Louis, Missouri, marked the start of westward expansion with a 630-foot stainless steel Oregon Trail Gateway Arch in 1965. Now a new group near the other end of that emigration route hopes to resurrect another symbol that hasn’t been seen since the Roaring Twenties – an arch that g... View
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Between the Lines
07/14/2010 COLUMNIST
Sentinel Tribune / STPNS
Westbrook, Minnesota (STPNS)- For some time now there has been a movement to get McDonalds to remove the toys from their happy meals. The organization claims the advertising targets young people and makes them less healthy as a result. ... View
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McKenzie Fire & Rescue seeks lower 10-year levy
03/25/2010 LOCAL GOVERNMENT
McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- WALTERVILLE: A new local option levy will appear on this year’s May 18th ballot to upgrade emergency equipment as well as two fire stations over the next ten years. Unlike many other units of government, the McKenzie Fire & Rescue District’s request would result in a nearly 50 percent decrease from... View
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Between the Lines
04/21/2010 COLUMNIST
Sentinel Tribune / STPNS
Westbrook, Minnesota (STPNS)- It seems lately a lot of people are very angry. They are angry because they are losing jobs, losing their homes, and the American Dream seems to be moving further into the distance.... View
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Between the Lines
05/12/2010 COLUMNIST
Sentinel Tribune / STPNS
Westbrook, Minnesota (STPNS)- In the last legislative session the legislature and the governor came to an impasse on the state budget. So after vetoing the budget submitted by the legislature the governor decided to use a seldom used rule to balance the budget. He took an axe to the deficit - cutting som... View
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Between the Lines
07/21/2010 COLUMNIST
Sentinel Tribune / STPNS
Westbrook, Minnesota (STPNS)-
By now you probably have heard about the Earwig infestation. Perhaps you have probably even encountered the dastardly insects.
My first thought when I heard the name was - “earwigs” that sounds like something Andy Rooney ha... View
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Canal leak floods Leaburg yard
04/08/2010 DISASTER AND ACCIDENT
McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- LEABURG: Ducks moved in and lawn mowing was put on hold last weekend when a small pond flooded a Leaburg couple’s front yard. Carole and Michael O’Brien have lived on their 1.2-acre parcel for four years but were surprised when water started bubbling out of the ground just below their driveway. View
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EWEB okays 1.9% rate raise
03/25/2010 LOCAL GOVERNMENT
McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- EUGENE: Eugene Water & Electric Board commissioners last Tuesday night approved to increase electric and water rates. The utility supplies power to homes in Vida, Leaburg and Walterville, as well as the metro area.... View
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