Headlines @ Closin’ Time — 8/4/08

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It has been nearly 20 years since the first 1,200-pound, steel horse was bolted into place, and the project, “Grandfather Cuts Loose the Ponies,” is only half finished. State officials have had trouble finding the money to complete it. The 15 galloping horses are supposed to be running out of a 25,000-pound, 36-foot-diameter steel basket/ Story here .

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