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First round of grants total more than $370 million; more than 55,000 to get high-speed internet
Read moreThe Hennessey Farmerettes met Jan. 11 at the home of Dot Miller.
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Elks Lodge makes multiple donations
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Republican presidential candidate (and now presumptive nominee) Donald Trump won the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary in the past week, breaking records in both contests. In Iowa, Trump received an unprecedented 51% of votes cast -- more than 30 percentage points ahead of the runner- up, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (who has since left the race and endorsed Trump). In New Hampshire, Trump received a record 175,000-plus votes and beat former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley by 12-plus percentage points.
Read moreOklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small has urged lawmakers to cut Oklahoma’s personal income tax to help struggling families and encourage job growth.
Read moreI was born and raised in hamburger heaven. Four hours away was Lodi, California, where the oldest restaurant chain in America was founded by two guys named Allen and Wright, hence the name A & W. Supposedly, they were also the first chain to introduce car hops and root beer served in frosted mugs that came straight from the freezer. In 1926 the chain evolved into a franchise operation and in the same year they invented the bacon double cheeseburger. For that I think we can all be eternally grateful. They were also the first, I’m pretty sure, to open a franchise in Bangladesh! Really.
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