March 26th, 2009 12:00am
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Most Petalumans who responded to the March 19, 2009 online poll feel we are in a depression, not a recession, but half of them feel that the federal stimulus package will help the economy recover.The economic downturn appears to have touched many local residents, as 95 percent of respondents say they know someone who has lost a job and 50 percent know someone who has lost a home or is …
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March 19th, 2009 12:00am
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Close to 90 percent of people responding to the March 12, 2009 Argus-Courier online poll would like to see a Friedman’s Home Improvement Center open in Petaluma. Of those responding to the poll, 87.6 percent favored the store, while only 5.7 percent were opposed.More than half (55.2 percent) of the respondents favor-ed the city agreeing to concessions to allow the store to open. One-third (33.3 percent) were opposed to concessions. …
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March 13th, 2009 12:00am
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Half of Petalumans are spending less on groceries these days, but the other half say they are not, according to the results of the Argus-Courier’s online poll March 5, 2009.Asked if they know people who are struggling to put food on their table, less than half (44.8 percent) said yes, while 55.2 percent said no.Only one person responded affirmatively when asked if they are turning to resources in the community …
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March 6th, 2009 01:40am
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With a water emergency looming that may see residents being
asked to reduce their water use 30 to 50 percent, 87.2 percent of those who
responded to an Argus-Courier online survey Feb. 26, 2009 said they would not be
able to achieve a water savings of 30 percent or more.
Nearly 50 percent (48.7 percent) said they could achieve
less than 20 percent savings, while 38.5 percent said they could conserve 20 to
30 percent of …
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