a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:844:"The residents of Montcalm County can rest easier knowing they have a &ldquo;Snow Cone&rdquo; machine to keep then safe courtesy of the Michigan Homeland Security Program.<br />
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Montcalm and twelve other Michigan counties have become the beneficiaries of these &ldquo;essential&rdquo; machines that will help to keep us safe.<br />
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You wonder why people are so skeptical of &ldquo;BIG GOVERNMENT&rdquo;. This is just another example of out of control spending for no meaningful purpose.<br />
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For an article from The Greenville Daily News on the snow cone machines click on the following story link:<br />
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<a href="http://thedailynews.cc/2011/12/03/montcalm-county-gets-homeland-security-snow-cone-machine/">http://thedailynews.cc/2011/12/03/montcalm-county-gets-homeland-security-snow-cone-machine/</a><br />";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}s:17:"field_story_image";a:1:{i:0;a:10:{s:3:"fid";s:4:"1981";s:4:"list";s:1:"1";s:4:"data";a:3:{s:11:"description";s:0:"";s:3:"alt";s:0:"";s:5:"title";s:0:"";}s:3:"uid";s:1:"1";s:8:"filename";s:13:"sno_cones.jpg";s:8:"filepath";s:40:"sites/default/files/images/sno_cones.jpg";s:8:"filemime";s:10:"image/jpeg";s:8:"filesize";s:5:"45706";s:6:"status";s:1:"1";s:9:"timestamp";s:10:"1323198052";}}s:12:"field_weight";a:1:{i:0;a:1:{s:5:"value";N;}}}