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No more Budweiser until after the November election

The Advance News Journal has always remained neutral in political races, at the local, state, and national levels. Because of that history of newspaper neutrality, I’m going to have to forego drinking Budweiser beer until after the Nov. 8 election is said and done.Why? Because Morgan LaMantia is running for Eddie Lucio Jr.’s old senate district 27, and her family members, the owners of L&F (beer) Distributors (Bud, etc.), have loaned more than $3.5 million to her campaign.Looking at Ms. LaMantia’s campaign finance report, the individual loans are large, relatively speaking: $250,000 here, $180,000 there, a couple other loans worth ...

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