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FREEDOM ISN’T FREE
Mendota veteran Jason Donahue reflects on his time in the U.S. Navy / 3
Food shortage
Local food pantrys struggle with increasing demand amid federal cutbacks / 4
TODAY’S EDITION: 24 pages • Vol. 147, Issue 43
Mendota Civic Center Holiday Craft Show Saturday, Nov. 8 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
1901 Tom Merwin Drive, Mendota For more information email: info@mendotaciviccenter.com