February 08, 2010 02:34 pm
February 05, 2010 02:31 pm
February 05, 2010 02:28 pm
What will you be known for? Will you leave a significant mark on the
world? One person can make a big difference, as a Union third grade
teacher proves.
The best legacies are self-perpetuating. Such is the case of the one
left by Union’s Judy Thomas, who taught at the elementary school for 30
years ending in 2001 and died in 2004. She believed all children should
know how to swim by third grade and left in a family trust money for
grade school swim lessons that are now providing Union third-graders
this opportunity.
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February 04, 2010 06:04 pm
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The governor has proposed, and many people are talking about, the need for the state to revamp its tax kicker program, which returns revenue in excess of what was budgeted to the taxpayers in the form of a rebate. In 2000, voters put the kicker into the state Constitution. Any changes proposed by the Legislature would need to be ratified by voters.
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February 04, 2010 06:03 pm
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Letters and Comments for February 4, 2010
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February 03, 2010 03:02 pm
In a key, closely observed U.S. Senate race recently, Massachusetts voters chose Republican Scott Brown over Democrat Martha Coakley. People say the balance of power is shifting in Washington. If so, it doesn’t come as much of a surprise.
There’s been a lot of debate on whether the GOP victory was a referendum on health care reform, or on the economy. Probably it was something of both, though it is a little hard to understand voters choosing a Republican based on the economic question. Our economy went to hell under a Republican administration, and is showing some signs of recovery under a Democratic one.
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February 03, 2010 03:01 pm
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Letters and Comments for February 3, 2010
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February 02, 2010 03:22 pm
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Letters and Comments for February 2, 2010
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February 02, 2010 03:20 pm
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Union has a lot going for it: low crime rate, natural beauty, Buffalo Peak Golf Course, the historic Union Hotel built in 1921, Victorian-era architecture, a Main Street commercial area that has acquired National Historic District status and many new businesses, and friendly and enterprising people.
The recent addition of a doctor to the Union Family Health Center helps the town build on its strengths. The announcement that family practitioner Kim Montee is giving up his private practice in La Grande in favor of public health work is good indeed. Dr. Montee already works as the medical director of the Elgin Family Clinic.
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January 29, 2010 12:05 pm
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