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Last updated on Saturday, February 18, 2012, 11:00 amA Healthy Pour
What do we know about 1944? Bing Crosby dominated the Billboard charts, for starters, sunscreen was being widely used for the first time, and lots of people were naming their baby girls Barbara and Linda. We bring up 1944 because that’s the last time Benton County residents voted on whether it should be “wet” or “dry,” as in whether the retail sale of alcohol should be permitted. Now a group named Keep Dollars in Benton County has decided it’s worth asking again. Rogers attorney Marshall Ney is counsel and spokesman for the group, which is being funded by Tom and Steuart Walton. Yes, they are part of those Waltons. The group has retained the services of National Ballot Access to execute a petition drive aimed at putting the wet-dry question on November’s... [ MORE ]-
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