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Dear Dave,

Last week, my mother-in-law told my husband that they haven’t paid their property taxes yet - $3,000 was due in January. I love my in-laws, but they’re big spenders. They’ve got plenty of money and love to take lots of trips. We make good money, too, and could help them out, but we’re afraid this may be just the tip of the iceberg. What’s your advice on handling this?

Kelly

Dodge City's Wal-Mart store closed down for about three hours Sunday due to a natural gas leak.
    The Dodge City Fire Department was dispatched to the scene at about 10:23 a.m. to help evacuate and ventilate the building, Capt. Ken Spencer said Sunday afternoon.

Steve Schmidt was sitting in a computer simulation of a military vehicle Wednesday in Salina, with Scott Chipman seated next to him.

Despite the economic downturn, local Hispanic bakeries and tortillerías are booming while gaining more Anglo customers.
    Prices for wheat flour and eggs — two bakery staples — have dropped, but they remain high by historical standards and future prices are uncertain, according to the Wall Street Journal.
    But Dodge City bakeries have, at least for the time being, been insulated from these up-and-down prices.

National Beef Packing Company announced Thursday that its wholly-owned subsidiary National Beef Leathers, LLC has entered into an asset purchase agreement where it would acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities of Prime Tanning Corp. located in St. Joseph, Mo.

Want a look at how things are going at Boot Hill Casino and Resort?
    McPherson Contractors, general contractor for the state-owned casino, have installed a webcam that you can visit regularly to view their progress in building the casino.

The national economic downturn may have begun sometime in 2007, but it did not affect Dodge City's sales tax collections last year.

Hugh Robben considers himself lucky because he's spent his entire career doing what he loves: fixing vehicles.

U.S. Premium Beef LLC and National Beef Packing Company have called off their plans for a merger with the Brazilian beef company JBS SA, the companies announced early Friday.
    The companies said that a membership interest purchase agreement with JBS SA, which was first announced last March, will be dropped as of Monday.