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Rocky roads

If roads in the city of Auburn were judged on an academic scale, they would receive a "C."

The city engineering department assessed the state of the roads this summer through a road surface management system program, which gives an empirical number rating - a pavement condition index - to each road. The average pavement condition index among all the city's roads was 76.6.

"If we want to bring our roads up to a 'B', we'd have to allocate more funds," said Bruce Ross, assistant civil engineer with the city. But he added that under the same assessment "some cities would be failing."

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Quilting with care

MORAVIA - As he entered the second grade, one of Jimmy Haessner's favorite things to do was to read.

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