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Matter of Opinion archive for Nov. 5, 2007

MONDAY, NOV. 5, 2007

The Drive at 5

Monday's parting words are taken from Jamie Tobias Neely's Sunday column. She has been in contact for quite awhile now with Col. Darel Maxfield, an Army reservist who usually teaches history at Ferris High School but now heads up Besmaya Range Complex where Iraqi soldiers…

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Election predictions

Let's take a guess at how the election will turn out. Pick the winners, not just who you think should win.I'll go first:Mayor -- HessionCouncil Dist. 1 -- AppleDist. 2 -- RushDist. 3 -- CorkerRef. 67 -- passesI-960 -- passes4204 (simple majority for school levies…

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