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Oakland County legislator echoes call for road funding

Posted on January 21st, by Nancy Brown in Fix The Roads Now Blog. Comments Off

Quotes of the day:

“Bad news never gets better with age,” says John Pappageorge. “You have to do something about it.”

“Bad news never gets better with age. If you do nothing, it gets worse. I am fully willing and have been to deal with the big problems.”

http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20130120/NEWS20/301200373

 

 




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