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FSA County Committee elections open; return ballots by Dec. 4
November 26, 2023
The USDA began mailing ballots last week to all eligible agricultural producers and private landowners across the country for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) committee elections. Elections are occurring in certain local administrative areas for these committee members who make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally.  Producers and landowners must return…
Now is the time to shake hands, roll up our sleeves and get to work
November 07, 2016
The political campaigning is now over and it’s time to pull together. We need to gather those good ideas and actually accomplish some legislative good for our communities, our state and our nation. We also need to set aside blatant disrespect, finger pointing and general negativity of the presidential campaign and mend fences. What better place to start than in our own backyards? Take the time to…
'The sun will come out tomorrow'
By Brenda Winter, columnist
November 07, 2016
It’s Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, and the sun is rising over the bike path in my back yard. I’ve had my first cup of coffee and fed the stray calico kitty who now lives on our deck. (Because we are clever we have named her “Deck Kitty.”) I haven’t yet cast my ballot for oatmeal or scrambled eggs, but there will be a winner. Oatmeal is pulling ahead in the polls because it comes with the…
Frakes: 'Warm fuzzies' prevalent in this year's election
September 19, 2016
To the Editor: Ahh … the election is in full swing, and the politicians are out there buying our votes. Whether it is with increased taxes — but only on other people — or better yet, lower taxes for all, free child care or free college, the politicians are buying our votes. This is as it should be. After all, our “comforts” are paramount. We’ve earned them, and obviously, we couldn’t survive…

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