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1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · DEBORAH DOMINE COLUMNIST

   DEBORAH DOMINE: Do we actually need a gas tax? (opens the original)

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   Most of us know that the price of gasoline in this country is skyrocketing. War in the Middle East tends to have that effect. Last week while writing this column, AAA reported that the average price of regular gas in the U.S. was $4.47 per gallon. The average price of diesel fuel was $6.53 per gallon. That is a lot of money for those of us who drive. It is a lot of money for any consumer who buys any product that is shipped in a vehicle powered by diesel. The high price of fuel is having an impa

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2. Article · Aug 18, 2026 · DEBORAH DOMINE COLUMNIST

   DEBORAH DOMINE: We all deserve to live the best life (opens the original)

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   “Taking a negative and turning it into a positive.” That’s how the Assistant Director of the Elkhart County Community Foundation’s Building Strong Brains Coalition, Brian Replogle, describes Countdown to Kindergarten. The negative, according to Coalition Director Lindsay Aguilar, is the fact that historically only 40% of Elkhart County children walk into a kindergarten classroom “kindergarten ready.” That means most local children don’t have the foundational skills and abilities ne

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