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It's all about conservation


Salina Journal

Martha Tasker is pretty sure the city has water users' attention: when they got their water bills this summer, they started calling.

"Many individuals are thinking about the cost," she said diplomatically. full story

Spending, but with more effort


Salina Journal

Economists sometimes call it the paradox of thrift: in tough times people spend less making times tougher still.

And while this paradox hasn't really hit Salina -- sales tax data suggest spending is keeping up with, perhaps even exceeding the rate of inflation -- there are signs that it's getting harder to come up with the money. full story

Career choice is the toughest


Salina Journal

Duane Custer can always tell when the economy is tanking.

"The typical scenario when the economy has gone down is people go back to school to get new skills," said Custer, director of the Salina Area Technical College. "This is the ideal time to get the training."

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Salina's changing fortunes


By DUANE SCHRAG
Salina Journal

Change really has arrived.

In 2008, the Dow Jones Industrial Average broke 13,000 in May. Gasoline zoomed from $2.78 a gallon in February to $4.09 in July. Wheat broke $12 a bushel, corn went over $7 and beans flirted with $15. full story