Barack Obama's re-election campaign kept up pressure against Republican rival Mitt Romney on two fronts Friday, launching a new ad defending the president's record on Medicare while challenging Romney to release at least five years of tax returns.
Friday, August 17, 2012
Northwest Herald | Obama campaign offers Romney 5-year tax disclosure
Local politics has a presence at annual Boone County Fair | Belvidere Daily Republican
Pysson was asked what it would take for a Democrat to win in District 1? “Part of it is strategy,” he replied. “Part of it is very hard work and telling people what you stand for.”
He said he would be campaigning door to door, though that will be difficult because District 1 is very rural.
The current county board is made up of 11 Republicans and one Democrat.
He said people were questioning whether Republican leadership should continue and were asking about the board’s promise to end the half-cent public safety sales tax in 2018. Pysson said he thought voters should decide that issue.
Staff recommendations request a more limited change of current Boone County wind farm ordinance
The initial proposed changes were prepared by board members, Hunt, Glass and Newhouse. Such was quite unprecedented.
Staff recommendations are on on Page 19. All of the major changes were limited from those originally proposed by the board member who researched the item.
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The above was taken from: tp://www.boonecountyil.org/sites/default/files/Boone%20County%20RegionalPlanning%20Commission%20August%2021,%202012.pdf
The proposed ordinance is available at above citation and also on this blog at:http://www.boonecountywatchdog.blogspot.com/2012/07/proposed-wind-farm-ordinance-for-boone.html
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