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This has been my home for over sixty plus years. Time Check and the area around Ellis Boulevard, the schools, …
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The month of February has Presidents Day and Valentine’s Day, but this year the month also marks the anniversary of …
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President Donald Trump reaped bushels of votes in rural America, but the early weeks of his second term have created …
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On Feb. 3, Republican state Sens. Mike Bousselot and Tom Shipley successfully advanced a bill limiting the “civil liability associated …
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