Letter To The Editor

06/23/2008 12:00 AM
Blackduck 20/20: what’s next? To the editor: Late this spring, Blackduck 20/20 held a major community meeting with over 70 residents attending. The night was spent discussing the Blackduck community’s future. A bold vision for that future and a community agenda that could make it real were also presented. Both were developed only after listening to a dozen groups throughout the community, and reviewing the results of a community survey.

Ask A Trooper

06/23/2008 12:00 AM
Question: Where is this law that says farmers do not have to license their tractors and trailers? They use the roads just like I do so why don’t they have to pay taxes for that like me?

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