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Budget Figures Released

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The state Board of Equalization met this past week to certify how much money the Legislature will have to appropriate for the Fiscal Year 2021 budget. The amount reported is $8.2 billion - $85.5 million, or 1%, less than was appropriated for FY2020.

The Postscript

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An enormous box arrives at our house. It is filled with food and cleaning supplies and, yes, toilet paper. I feel guilty. But the truth is, these supplies were ordered months ago. My husband, Peter, was a hoarder long before hoarding was in fashion.

You should try this tasty onion soup

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I love a good onion soup, especially French onion soup. It’s so filling and so yummy. I recently came across this recipe using sweet onions that I wanted to try. This recipe calls for full milk and flour but can easily be substituted for almond milk and almond flour to make it low-carb.

Ott gives musical history to Delphi Study Club

T ONI’S “America has been shaped not just by our elected leaders and politics but also by our music,” Carolyn Ott told members of the Delphi Study Club at their March meeting.

Renfro Lectureship event -- An evening with Jimmy Webb -- postponed; new date due soon

Northern Oklahoma College’s top priority is the health and wellbeing of the college community.

Time Machine

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In steer division Danny Irby exhibited the grand champion with a heavy Shorthorn, and Bob Vincent exhibited the reserve grand champion with a heavy Hereford.

Social Security Matters

Dear Rusty: About a month or two ago I was notified that my Social Security was being reduced from $1,583 a month to about $1,283 a month - a $300 deduction! They said it was because my income was over the limit on my last return. I filed my taxes “married - filing separately” because my wife has her own income. If we had filed jointly, I would not have had the reduction. My question is why wasn’t this told to us when we filed our Income Tax last year instead of a last-minute thing? I am a 77-year old and a 100% disabled veteran, which probably has no effect on this, but wanted to add that information. Any light you can shed on the matter will be very much appreciated. Signed: Irritated Senior

I’m finally feeling much better

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I’m happy go say I am back to living the low-carb way of life. The last month has been rough on me and I ended up gaining about seven pounds over the holidays. I know that is pretty typical with anyone watching what they eat over the holidays, but I’m happy to say after last week and with some intermittent fasting, I have lost 8 pounds in the last week.

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING

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Watching the Senate hearings over the past weeks I am happy to see historical arguments being made by both sides. As I have said, the Constitution is purposely vague, and it is no different when it comes to impeachment. There are three sections in the Constitution that discuss impeachment, but even with those sections there are still many questions. As with most Constitutional issues, the rest has been filled in with laws, the courts, and especially precedent. Several times both sides have referenced both the Andrew Johnson and William Clinton impeachment trials In this vein, I think it is worth examining the lesser known of the two, the Johnson case, to see what we can learn from history and if there are similarities between the two.