Bee Editorial
Town's mistake shouldn't cost the school districts
      No comment at this time. That's basically what Supervisor Satish Mohan told us when questioned about the increased school taxes that resulted from the reduced equalization rate. He had no comment for the residents who will now see an increase because the town couldn't return to 100 percent assess...
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Spindle items
JESSICA FINCH Associate Editor
      • TWO MORE WEEKS - On Monday it came to my attention that the public hearing for the Maple Road project had been moved to Sept. 4. At the time I wrote the article, headlined "Theater, restaurants, shops - Public hearing Aug.
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Out of the Past
      125 Years Ago Aug. 24, 1882 Last Saturday morning as one of Poormaster Dauman's boys was passing John Snyder's store, Mr. Snyder informed him that a boy had arrived at his house in a nude condition. Young Dauman at once started for his father, who gathered up such garments as he could find.
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Correction
      In the Aug. 15 edition, the article, "Dancer wins national title," should have read that Neil Haskell was the first student from David DeMarie to win at the American Dance Awards. He was a finalist of the TV show, "So You Think You Can Dance.
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Program allows Byron Brown to perform Trump impersonation
DAN MEYER Political Columnist
      It's something that hasn't gotten very much attention despite the fact that it's a program that allows residents to actually feel more connected to their local government. Just think of Donald Trump and the reality television show "The Apprentice.
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Reduce health care costs to increase level of coverage
TODD STOTTLEMYER NFIB President and CEO
      You've probably heard a saying that goes something like this: When California sneezes, the rest of the country catches the flu. The metaphor describes how the Golden State frequently sets trends that sweep across America like a virulent infection. Sometimes the trends are harmless, even fun, such...
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