Wage freeze is proper
On the heels of voters approving a 50-50 split in the revenue from the street maintenance fund levy to help out the general fund, mayor David Taylor has announced a freeze in city payrolls for next year. We applaud the move and the agreements by the police and fire unions to forego increases in the ...
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Issue education needed
On behalf of city leaders and employees, we wish to thank voters for passing Issue 5. The issue, asking voters to permit the city to share the current half-percent street fund income tax with the general fund, passed in last week's general election, 2,195 to 1,914, according to unofficial results ...
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Sports are great value
At a time when money is scarce, we try hard to find value in what we buy. And we feel one of the best values out there is a ticket to any Amherst school sporting event.
High school and junior high school athletics feature sports in their purest form. The performances might not be of the same cali ...
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We can beat H1N1 flu
The H1N1 "swine flu" virus has invaded Amherst, but that doesn't necessarily mean it has to conquer you.
Health officials are urging those in the categories most at risk of complications due to H1N1 to get the H1N1 vaccine. Those most at risk include children and young adults ages six months to 2 ...
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Obey the safety arm
The school year is well underway, and most of us have gotten used to sharing the roads with school buses again. Some of us have even been stopped by them a number of times while they pick up and drop off their precious cargo.
Maybe you've been stopped enough to think you know when kids are going ...
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Issue 5 preserves both
When Amherst voters go to the polls Nov. 3, they would do well to consider the streets they traverse on the way, and perhaps consider the other city services they see along the way. How they vote on Issue 5 will force a reduction in one of those areas.
If approved, Issue 5 would redirect half of ...
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