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Mr. Wonderful's Citation de la Semaine: November 7
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This week's message board postings were powerful and plenty. #1 Groupie told the selection committee that the inspiring content of the postings reminded her of some words from the old World War II song "Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer," and she asked that her assistant r...
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SFT's Gatsby parties
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I have heard at least 5 people refer to these parties as Gatsbyesque. Daughter Dana has them too - all to further their positions at USM. Well at least that's one way he supports those of us in East Hattiesburg. Big white tents, lots of pretty people, lots of us needing to earn a buck although we lis...
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ED Chuckle of the Day
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top-ranked research university with...a football team?"
I swear I didn't make th...
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Austin Eagle
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Nov 7, 2004
by Quality!!!
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Giannini: City doesn't care about USM
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20041104/localnews/1537469.html
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Angeline
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Nov 7, 2004
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USM an unwanted stepchild?
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This sentence appears in Rick Cleveland's column in this morning's (Saturday, November 6)Clarion-Ledger:
"USM, far and away the largest economic provider for Hattiesburg and the Pine Belt Region, long has been taken for granted, almost as if it were an unwanted stepchild out there on...
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News Flash: A decline in ED in the 'burg?
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No, not thathttp://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20041105/localnews/1543780.html
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ED Research
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I put together some statements from the President's Council Minutes and the President's Update concerning the Economic Development Program. The story starts with a question of the credibility of the PR statements about the ED program and ends with...well, you decide.
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Dvorak gone to the ADP
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http://hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20041104/localnews/1537492.html
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Angeline
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Nov 6, 2004
by Anonymouse
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Contributions by the USM Prez?
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While we're discussing the dire university cash situation, here's another of my curiosity questions? If Shelby Thames is as rich as is rumored, or as he has reportedly claimed, and if he has an unabiding love for USM, then how generous has he been with personal contributions to h...
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Capricorn USM
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077294/
This is all making too much sense. The HA has bought into the myth. So has the ADP. So has the IHL. So has the silly man standing on USM's steps declaring that he'll run for mayor. So has the AD without the P. Does anyone else think that SFT re...
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Emma
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Nov 6, 2004
by Casting Agent
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Indications that things will only get worse
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Indications that things will only get worse:
1. Angie Dvorak becomes president of the Hattiesburg/Pine Belt ADP amid controversy about her involvement with Glasmer/Stringer termination hearing.
2. ADP board member resigns in protest of...
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Green Hornet
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Nov 5, 2004
by Green Hornet
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Cotten for Commish?
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I don't know Dr. Cotten, other than by reputation, but what do you guys think of him as a potential replacement for Dr. Potter?
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Chicken Soup Lady
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Nov 5, 2004
by Regal Eagle
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Today is a good day.....
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I was not suprised the Bond Issue failed. When Mayor Fairly foundout that there was no kickback in the Bond Issue he gathered his sheep and it was over. Throw in many of you guys who think that any kind of progress will be seen as a win for SFT and the State and UMiss folks who will never support anything remo...
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Nov 5, 2004
by Miles Long
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WOW!
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27 users on the board on a Friday afternoon! Howdy y'all!
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Davis announces for Mayor
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By Jenny Hunsperger
American Staff Writer
The failed University of Southern Mississippi $12 million bond issue was the center of attention Thursday when state Rep. Lee Jarrell Davis announced he is entering the 2005 Hattiesburg mayoral race.
"I want the message to be loud and clear," D...
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Lott Center: Will it be built or not?
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20041105/localnews/1543773.html"I would have never gone forward making the request if I had thought we would be $5 million out of the money," Thames said. "It would have been foolish to have done that. I would have never don...
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Nov 5, 2004
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PC Minutes 10-6-04
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COPIED FROM THE FACULTY SENATE LISTSERV:
President’s Council
Of
The University of Southern Mississippi
Minutes of the Ninth Meeting of the Council
October 6, 2004
The council was called to order by Dr. Bobby Middlebrooks at 7:12 am on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 in Room A of the C...
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Reporter
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Nov 5, 2004
by Shelboo's Bean Counter
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Big happenings
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http://www.usm.edu/pr/prnews/oct04/global.htm
A strategic alliance with Microsoft!!! Most universities have had this set-up for ages. But USM, being the innovative leader, that no one in the community cares about (RG), has done the remarkable.
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Emma
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Been too Quiet - Time to Stir the Pot
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Question: What do you call the off-cycle raises that occur after the university-wide raises but before the mid-year raises?
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Wraith Wrath
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Nov 5, 2004
by Questionnaire Flair
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Interim IHL Commissioner to be named
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Mississippi College Board set to discuss naming interim commissioner
11/4/2004, 8:22 a.m. CT
The Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi College Board is scheduled to meet today in Jackson to discuss naming an interim higher education commissioner.
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Nov 5, 2004
by A Turn of the Page
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Thames: ADP sought Dvorak
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20041028/localnews/1496531.html
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ram
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Nov 4, 2004
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Bond Issue
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With all 14 precincts reporting: 5,324 votes in favor, or 47.4 percent; 5,919, or 52.6 percent, opposed.
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Nov 4, 2004
by Split Vote
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Independent: ADP passes on General Blount
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From 10/21/04 issue: (a few words of "fair use")
" A year ago,Major General Buford Blount,III, an ROTC graduate of (USM) was commanding a 20,000-man strike force in Iraq.
He had been hand picked . . . to command the US Army's first assault on Saddam Hussein's Iraqi army.
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When he left that co...
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Vote or . . .
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Get out there and vote! And, I hope there will be someone reporting the local elections for those of us who are out of state or way too far up north in MS to hear the reports as quickly.
Thanks
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Nov 4, 2004
by Austin Eagle
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SFT's attitude
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20041103/southernmissnews/1530851.html
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Emma
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Nov 3, 2004
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Another excellent letter to the HA
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Academics must be main focus
LETTERS
Why should I vote for the bond issue? This bond issue will only help improve athletic facilities at the University of Southern Mississippi. It seems to me that we only care about USM athletics.
USM will go out of its way to be the best at every spo...
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South Dakot
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The Daschle/Thune race is truly unreal.
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Nov 3, 2004
by Higher Calling
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Prediction on H-burg/USM Tax Bond
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Given the recent decisions by voters in Laurel and Lamar County, I predict that the Hattiesburg/USM Tax Bond election will meet a similar fate. Any one with different thoughts on this prediction?
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Nov 3, 2004
by Eagle in Bondage
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A Classy Kind of Action
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Nina, tell Ed not to settle too soon. You may have some company and if you don't then you certainly sparked some interest with your little suit.
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Variation on a Theme
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Nov 2, 2004
by Long Distance from Nepal
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Kicking it up a notch!! BAM
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We talk and talk. Many of us have our hands literally tied - some of us have moved - others need to keep their jobs, but what is happening at USM is wrong. Obviously since we haven't seen any articles in the MS papers talking about cases USM is winning, we know that legally they are not winning. However, the...
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I understand why you guys oppose this Bond....
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I've been around long enough to know this group well. There are two basic reasons you oppose this bond issue.
1) This being the most important: You see the passage of this bond issue as a victory for Thames. You will in no way support anything that you think may be precieved as a victory for Thames. If...
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Vote 4 Bond Issue, where and when?
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I just voted for president. I thought the USM Bond issue was supposed to be up for vote today and had expected to vote for yea/nea when I voted for president. What happened? Where did I go wrong?
Thanks.
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Nov 2, 2004
by Double or nothing
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And now, a word from the humble Samwise Gamgee
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"It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo, the ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn’t want to know the end, because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thin...
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A Song For Shelby
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After following the adventures of your esteemed president, I've decided he reminds me of one of my favorite characters from southern folklore, General Jubilation T. Cornpone. And so, from the Ballad of Jubilation T. Cornpone, this one's for you Shelby...
"When we fought them commie &nbs...
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Al Capp's Lyricist
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Nov 1, 2004
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Excellent Letter to HA
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Medicaid, USM and more numbers
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Wondering if anyone saw today's - Saturday, Oct. 2 - article on Medicaid in the Hattiesburg American?
Why should you care and what does this have to do with USM?
Very simple. Barbour is quoting figures about the spending on prescription drugs of those poor souls he's shuffling off Medicai...
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The Question
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Nov 1, 2004
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Message to "Not a Bond Girl"
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Not a Bond Girl
(From an eariler post on another thread) A popular James Bond site acually remininded us of Mrs. Cooley in its description: "While it's a prerequisite that a Bond Girl does have to be gorgeous and look absolutely stunning usually wearing as little as possible, this does not make th...
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Nov 1, 2004
by Not a Bond Girl
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Univ. of Houston-Victoria Report
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In the base gossip category, I offer the following early assessment from my acquaintance who sits on the UH-V Board of Regents. While the honeymoon is far from over, early reports from faculty members and the UH Chancellor give the new UH-V prez rave reviews. He's s...
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I Belong
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Nov 1, 2004
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Ground Control to Major Tom
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Check out this news article -- surely the writer of the article is on to their crystal clear shallowness. I'm so glad that I no longer pay taxes in MS. What is the Shelby/Roy attraction
to attorney, Doogie Howser grad student, ADP wunderkind Dvorak???
http://www.hat...
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Swan Song
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Nov 1, 2004
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Nom d'Aplomb Award, October 31
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It's Halloween and Wraith Wrath was evident About Town as Feral Cat(s) played Hide & Seek with Dr. Guillotin around the Banned Wagon of USM discussions. Eagle With Scorched Tailfeathers must have gotten too close to a burning pumpkin (or a very hot topic). We hope the rest of you stayed safe.
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Nov 1, 2004
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See More #36
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This week's issue
geocities.com/seemore004
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Nov 1, 2004
by Bipolar Disorder
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More of the James
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James Bond: I trusted you, Alec.
Alec Trevelyan: Trust? What a quaint idea.
Emma - I want to meet YOU
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Bless her little plight
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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041030/NEWS01/410300328/1002/NEWS01
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Mr. Wonderful Citation de le Semaine: October 31
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The Halloween season, with lots of tricks and a limited number of treats for a selected few at USM, has been a long and scary one. Nonetheless, this week's postings on the message board reflected an unrelenting sense of community , camaraderie, and esprit de corps. The Cit...
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Oct 31, 2004
by Green Hornet
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HA ad supporting bond issue
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Sunday's Hattiesburg American contains a half page ad supporting the Southern Miss bond issue. Of the 120 names on the list, I recognize only one as a USM faculty member (a low-level administrator). The absence of faculty support for this bond issue is particularly notable for an issue that purport...
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Oct 31, 2004
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Potter resigns
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WDAM just now reporting resignation of David Potter from IHL. Wants to return to "campus."
Who wants to host the prayer service?
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New Adjunct
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we'll spend more than we think
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20041031/localnews/1509686.html
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Oct 31, 2004
by Bondage tax: tied to the cost of living
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USM Bond Issue--why two polling places?
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I just received a notice from the city clerk's office that to vote on the USM bond issue, I have to go to a second polling place. Are they actually setting up, staffing, and paying for duplicate polling places? What an incredible waste of money. Am I paranoid -- it seems to me that in doing this, they are as...
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Clio
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Oct 29, 2004
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Bond & money
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I am at a total loss as to how I will vote on the USM bond. I would appreciate some thoughtful, non-argumentative (if possible) comments from others on the board. It does concern me that the newspaper has abandoned any pretense of objectivity on this issue. It concerns me that there is obviously so much...
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Not a Bond Girl
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