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“Having a special election is extremely expensive, especially for a small city. Instead of pushing those funds on the city taxpayers, they voted to draw straws,” she added.
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No. She may enter the annual Balthazar rotation, but draw straws this year to see who gets to go first.
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Or if there are three of you in a flat and you all have your own love interests, it could be a time to draw straws.
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The moderates could draw straws — again, not likely.
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This is merely an anecdote; please do not have your tweens draw straws to determine who sleeps in the car.
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