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The Ely Community Forums is a message board owned and operated by The Ely Times and its parent company Stephens Media. The purpose of the forums to discuss Ely, NV and to discuss and share ideas on news-related topics. This is not a place where personal attacks are allowed. Threads that take on a personal nature or posts that we deem to be bigoted, hateful, or racially offensive will be moderated or deleted and the user's posting privileges may be suspended.
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Last Updated: Feb. 1, 2006
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