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Soil, water district candidates being sought
(Community News ~ 04/05/13)
Soil, water district candidates being sought The Butler County Soil and Water Conservation District will hold an election for one supervisor each in Area I (Black Creek) and Area III (Gillis Bluff/Coon Island) May 31. Supervisors of the district manage the administration of district policies, programs, personnel, and funds made possible by the one-tenth-of-one-percent parks, soils and water sales tax. ...
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Food stamp application assistance
(Community News ~ 04/05/13)
Food stamp application assistance Need help applying for additional money for groceries? Bring your driver's license or picture ID at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 11, to the Qulin Nutrition Center. Teresa, with Southeast Missouri Food Bank, will be there to assist you with your food stamp application...
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Plant cabbage in early spring
(Features ~ 04/05/13)
Home gardeners get ready to plant cabbage and similar vegetables. Cabbage has a lot of relatives that are planted during early spring. Cabbage belongs to the large Cruciferae family. The cousins include kale, broccoli, collards, Brussels sprouts, salad Savoy, Chinese cabbage, cauliflower, Savoy cabbage, sea kale, and kohlrabi...
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What really happened in Jerusalem?
(Column ~ 04/05/13)
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER "I honestly believe that if any Israeli parent sat down with those [Palestinian] kids, they'd say I want these kids to succeed." Barack Obama in Jerusalem, March 21 WASHINGTON -- Very true. But how does the other side feel about Israeli kids?...
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Northside Center needs assistance
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/05/13)
To the Editor: This is a letter to the community. My name is Connie Larrew and I am the administrator at Northside Nutrition Center on Garfield Street. We need the help of the community. At this time we are serving 195 to 200 home bound meals a day. That is 200 people that would not have a hot meal if we did not exist. This year we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Older American Act. We receive some of our funding from the OAA and without them we would not be able to do what we do...
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Giving special honor to Iraq vets
(Column ~ 04/05/13)
While many may not realize it, this week marked the first observance of Veterans of Operation Iraqi/Enduring Freedom Day. The day was created with the passage of legislation last year that designates March 26 as the day to give special honor and recognition to veterans who have served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Desert Storm...
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Wappapello Eagles 4066 says thanks
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/05/13)
Wappapello Eagles 4066 says thanks To the Editor: To those who made the Easter egg hunt possible: Wal-Mart, Bill's Market--Lays, Holloway Distributing, Food Rite, Flowers Bakery, Dollar General Store and MoArk Provision Company, Inc. To the community and all volunteers who made this possible. Thanks!...
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Martin, Carter lift Tigers in 9th
(High School Sports ~ 04/05/13)
BERNIE -- Mason Martin and Steven Carter poked out conesecutive RBI hits in the top of the ninth Wednesday as the Clearwater Tigers moved past Bernie, 7-5. The Mules (4-2) had two runners in scoring position but were stranded in the bottom of the ninth...
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