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Editorials

Mayor steps down

By Susan Reeves

It came as quite a shock last week when Mayor J. D. Baumgardner abruptly resigned.

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Robbery in broad daylight

An Editorial by Susan Reeves

The citizens of Mount Vernon have been robbed. The amount taken is approximately $100,000. Those who witnessed the mugging were momentarily stunned and speechless.

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Ill will toward city permit fees

By Susan Reeves

The Optic-Herald recently received a letter signed by City Manager Lee Elliott blaming the newspaper for all the ill will related to the city permit fees. He stated that the editorial written in June 2010 was the root cause of the problem.

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Change is inevitable

By Susan Reeves

There are a lot of changes being made in our community right now. Sometimes change is a good thing, and sometimes change is not such a good thing. One thing that is certain is that change is inevitable.

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Deficit budgets and belt tightening

By Susan Reeves

When our family moved to Franklin County seven years ago, we were faced with a major reduction in our income. We had to reduce our expenses accordingly, because creditors don’t like it when you operate your household on a deficit budget.

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