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Public education in America is in dire straits, and people of all political persuasions need to put aside differences and find solutions together, according to Antioch College President Mark Roosevelt.

On May 3 Yellow Springers will be asked to vote on Issue 1, a renewal of the current Village five-year 8.4 mill property tax levy due to expire at the end of 2011.

A gathering in memory of the life of Irwin Abrams will be held Sunday, March 13, at 3 p.m. in the Friends Care Center dining room.

An open house memorial celebration will be held in honor of John Spariosu on Saturday, March 12.

Edward J. McHugh died at home on Wednesday, March 2. He was 81.

Boys basketball falls short in tourney In the first round of the sectional tournament on Tuesday, March 1, the Yellow Springs boys varsity basketball team faced a heartbreaking loss.

Joanna Meier Correspondent Yellow Springs News P.O. Box 187 Yellow Springs, OH United States Tel: 00 + 1 + 937 + 767-7373

Valeska Lynne (Appleberry) Lindner, 68, died Feb. 11 at her home in Fort Collins, Colo. She was 68.