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the weather this month has been mostly mild
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An Ohio woman has been sentenced to at least nine years in prison after her 4-year-old daughter died from severe malnutrition, with her teeth rotten from a diet of mostly Mountain Dew.
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Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
Two full-time administrators are among 12 jobs being eliminated as revenue slows
CARLSBAD —
Carlsbad plans to drop the equivalent of 12 full-time positions, mostly jobs already vacant, and transfer some of those responsibilities to other departments to balance its 2024-25 budget.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
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Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
Two full-time administrators are among 12 jobs being eliminated as revenue slows
CARLSBAD —
Carlsbad plans to drop the equivalent of 12 full-time positions, mostly jobs already vacant, and transfer some of those responsibilities to other departments to balance its 2024-25 budget.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
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“Mostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mostly. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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