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Category: Opinion & Columns

Column: The Valley Does Not Need a Slogan, It Needs a Sidewalk

A branding consultant wants to sell us a new tagline for the valley. The stretch of missing sidewalk on Main Street would serve us better.

Published September 14, 2026
Categorized as Opinion & Columns

Column: We Keep Voting on the Same Culvert Because Nobody Will Own It

The Depot Road culvert has been studied four times in six years, and every study lands in the same drawer.

Published September 8, 2026
Categorized as Opinion & Columns

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