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June 12, 2006
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FOR GOD AND COUNTRY
McVey first commissioned U.S. Army chaplain from Gaffney in 40 years
By ERICA LONG Ledger Intern erica@gaffneyledger.com
For the first time in 40 years, a new U.S. Army chaplain has been commissioned in Gaffney. More...
School budget stirs controversy
Includes raises for employees who haven't even started working
By CODY SOSSAMON Ledger Publisher cody@gaffneyledger.com

School trustee Lindley Auton will ask her fellow trustees to delay voting on the 2006-'07 budget until it can be discussed in depth by the full board. More...

$57.9 million spending plan will be put to vote Tuesday
By SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.com

Nearly $10 million in federal and state grant awards are included with the proposed $57.9 million school budget that school trustees will vote on Tuesday. More...

 Local News
•County to hold third and final reading of budget
Cherokee County residents will get their say on the county's proposed spending plan at today's 5 p.m. council meeting. More...
•County councilman thinks city should ante up to cover increased 'rec' spending
•Red Cross has new manager
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 LifeStyles
•ANNIES MAILBOX
Wife wants to keep her age under wraps
Dear Annie: My wife and I are both 67 and have been married for 44 years. When we were younger, she would usually exit the shower in the nude, but for the last 10 years, she has not shown herself to me completely naked. More...
•Miss Alsbrooks, Mr. Player married June 10
•ENGAGEMENT
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 Sports
•Zany reliever who set World Series record dead at 70
Moe Drabowsky, the prankster pitcher who delighted in putting pythons in teammates' shoes and wound up as a World Series star for the Baltimore Orioles when they won their first championship in 1966, is dead. He was 70. More...
•Blue Devils, Pack go overtime in youth league
•Batters in for long night with aces on mound
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 Obituaries
•Bonnie H. Kendrick
Enjoyed working with public as a ladies' wear sales clerk
Bonnie Marie Houser Kendrick, 91, of 2110 Westfield Dr., Valdosta, Ga., died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at Hospice House, Forest City, N.C. Prior to her death, Mrs. Kendrick resided for the past two years at White Oak Manor in Rutherfordton. More...
•Elizabeth M. Littlejohn
•Bobby Allison
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 Letters
•Why Bronco's was closed on May 1
Dear Editor: I am writing to respond to questions from our customers about closing Bronco's on Floyd Baker Boulevard on May 1. More...
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 Columns
•What voters really want
So you want to be an elected official? You've tossed your hat into the ring and right now you are very nervous because the primary elections are right around the corner. More...
•HAVE YOU CONSIDERED...
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