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Letter to the Editor,

We are writing this letter to ask for your vote on Haxtun School Bond Initiative 5B. This will allow the raising of local property tax money to match state funds and leverage additional BEST money and grants. We pay plenty of taxes, but this is an opportunity to get some of our previous tax money back from the state coffers. We should hope to provide the best education for our children that we can afford.

Having a modern school campus will go a long way in keeping our community strong. A great K-12 school system will help keep our hospital, main street businesses, profess...