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September 2, 2010

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Concerning your telephone
I have both a land line and a cell phone
41%
I have only a land line
5%
I have only a cell phone - no land line
37%
I have a land line and cell phone and am considering dropping my land line
17%
Total votes: 41

Bet you didn't know

Before Pandora became a jewelry brand renowned all over the world, it first made its mark in its hometown in Copenhagen, Denmark. The jewelry company introduced its first Pandora bracelet to the Danish market in 1999, which eventually became wildly popular across Europe.

History Lesson

Bluffton's kaleidoscope
Bluffton's kaleidoscope

Where is it? What is it? Is it looking up, down, or straight ahead?  Or, it is a kaleidoscope with most of the colors missing. If you stood in a certain point on the second floor of Bluffton University Centennial Hall and looked up, this is what you would see. It's the skylight of the building.

'09-10 Bluffton Schools permanent improvement projects totaled $776,622

By Greg Denecker
Bluffton schools superintendent

It has been a very busy summer for permanent improvement projects in our district. In each summer’s district newsletter and in The Bluffton Icon, we outline the revenue that was brought in from this 1/2% permanent improvement income tax and the projects (along with the cost of each project) completed with these tax dollars. 

Below is the revenue chart of the combined monies brought in by the tax. Below that is the list of expenditures and projects completed thanks to this fund.

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