Is it merely coincidence, or is there in fact some demented plan in the fact that the we in Toledo celebrate passage of our city's balanced budget on April Fools Day?
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2 comments:
Tim,
In my world, the words balanced and city government NEVER appear in the sentence..., for obvious reasons.
;-0
Dave,
Perhaps, considering that the accounting methods used for such balancing border on the criminal, we merely need to use the term "alleged" when saying such things.
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