Etc.

The big story in this itty-bitty town (well, not that little anymore with around 80,000 people) is a proposed Indian-operated casino complex being built on South Pacific Highway in the old Kim's Restaurant property. Naturally, the tribe that operates the Seven Feathers resort near Canyonville, Oregon, opposes it.

Well, don't be so tight on the slots and perhaps you wouldn't have to worry about the "competition."

Nevada is a lot better if you want to throw away your money. At least there is some chance you walk away with something.
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Talk about going off half cocked.
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Bill Clinton has a lot to answer for with his or rather Robert Rubin's neoliberal economic policies.

Clinton's retreads wormed their way into the Obama administration, making any real change in economic policy remote.
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This is the future of education in the United States--outside of the elites--if it isn't the hell stopped.
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Obituary: Dorothy McGuire Williamson of the McGuire Sisters fame has died. She was 84 years old.

McGuire Williamson had suffered from Parkinson's disease and dementia in recent years.

The McGuire Sisters earned six gold records for hits including 1954's "Sincerely" and 1957's "Sugartime." The sisters were known for their sweet harmonies and identical outfits and hairdos.

They began singing together as children at their mother's Ohio church and then performed at weddings and church revivals. They got their big break on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts show in 1952 where they continued to perform for seven years.

The group made numerous appearances on television and toured into the late 1960s, making a last performance together on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1968. Dorothy stepped back to raise her two sons, Williamson said. Christine also raised a family while Phyllis pursued a solo career, according to a 1986 profile in People Magazine after the trio reunited and began doing nightclub and Las Vegas performances again.

She was the middle of three sisters. Christine, 86, and Phyllis, 81, both live in Las Vegas.

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