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3RD PLACE Local Education Judge’s Comments: “The importance of showing where and how tax dollars are spent and the ways in which the elected decision makers and benefactors of those funds interface cannot be understated. Important story that was very well written and researched.” CcoOnNGgrRaATtsS Brian Wilson 151374_10 116 S. Wisconsin Ave. PO Box 180 Medford, WI 54451 715-748-2626 centralwinews.com
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3RD PLACE Local Education Judge’s Comments: “The importance of showing where and how tax dollars are spent and the ways in which the elected decision makers and benefactors of those funds interface cannot be understated. Important story that was very well written and researched.” CcoOnNGgrRaATtsS Brian Wilson 151374_10 116 S. Wisconsin Ave. PO Box 180 Medford, WI 54451 715-748-2626 centralwinews.com
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