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Agreement in state legislature
Members of the budget-writing Ways and Means Committee have arrived at an agreement regarding the state’s budget late last week. You read right: Democrats and Republicans in the state capitol agree on something! It’s good to know that elected officials in Salem can do more than bicker across party lines.
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Radio thieves hamper Florence fire department
Officials in Florence are offering a $100 cash reward for anyone who brings in any of the 10 missing handheld radios utilized by the city’s fire department that went missing earlier this month. Fire Chief John Buchanan says that as long as the radios are returned, there will be no questions asked. We’re sure whoever saw fit to steal fire department radios is also prone to burglarize workplace refrigerators, so keep your eyes peeled.
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Following @BronxZoosCobra
I feel great. Just take a look at this Twitter feed and you’ll feel the same. The cobra that escaped from a New York City zoo late last week has apparently got an iPhone and she’s downloaded the Twitter app.
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We’re at war. Again.
Which first-world country has more than 300 million residents, spends more than the the other top 14 countries in the world on its military and is at the helm of yet another conflict in the Middle East? Hint: You’re standing in it. Unless, of course, you took your issue of The Torch overseas, in which case you owe us a present. No matter how much the Obama administration denies we’ve entered another war, we’re sure Col. Moammar Gadhafi (or is it Qaddafi? We gave up trying to figure it out years ago) sees it a bit differently.
