James Nimmo passed along a bit more info on the WA story. \”FindLaw
has an AP story that says A proposed ballot initiative – which has not yet qualified for the Nov. 5 ballot – would close seven of nine county-run libraries. It may be the first effort in the country to abolish a library system by popular vote, according to the American Library Association.
Three-hundred miles from the high-tech, high-paying jobs of the Seattle area, Stevens County\’s 40,000 residents include loggers, farmers and backwoods survivalists who make do with a median household income of $33,387 a year. A magnesium plant that was the county\’s largest private employer closed last year.
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