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WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2011
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Presidential hopeful Johnson predicts economic doom unless budget is cut BY DAYMOND STEER THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
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CONWAY — A severe economic collapse is imminent but that disaster can be mitigated with a balanced federal budget in 2013, GOP presidential hopeful Gary Johnson told The Conway Daily Sun during a visit last week. Johnson is a two-term former governor of New Mexico who served from 1994 to 2003. Previously,
he grew a handyman business into one of the largest construction firms in New Mexico, which tends to vote for Democrats. Now, the country is on the verge of a catastrophic crisis in the bond market, which could create hyper inflation. Johnson says there's just no way the U.S. can repay $14 trillion in debt if the country continues on its current path. More than half of Amerisee JOHNSON page 8
Board member second-guessing decision to cut school custodian
Klement: ‘I voted for this in a weak-kneed moment’ BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
CONWAY — Dick Klement, of the Conway School Board, hopes he and his colleagues weren't being "penny wise and pound foolish" when they voted last month to eliminate an elementary school custodian from the 2011-12 budget. He's already seen a negative impact on the board's decision. "I drove by the Pine Street property
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Above, Rebecca Klementovich, of Bartlett, smiles in front of her painting that won Best in Show during the Mount Washington Valley Arts Association’s Art in Park event in Schouler Park in North Conway Saturday. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTOS)
BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
CONWAY — Principals don't retire, they just come back to work in other capacities within the Conway School District. Laura Jawitz and Jack Loynd, the two most recent principals to retire from their principalships, were both rehired to different positions within see RETURNING page 8
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