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TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS:
Patrick J. Murphy
Robert L. Turner
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Startup problem shuts Byron 2 for 2nd time in 2 weeks - chicagotribune.com
Exelon Corp.'s 1,136-megawatt Unit 2 at the Byron nuclear power plant in Illinois shut by late Monday soon after ramping up to 25 percent power earlier in the day, due to a turbine trip, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.
The plant had been shut down last week, after reporting a loss of offsite power a day earlier.
"The insulator, which was the cause of the loss of offsite power, is fixed. At this point, we're double-checking various systems and performing testing so we can bring the unit back online," a company spokeswoman said.
However, she could not say when the unit would return to service.
Komen Foundation VP resigns after funding controversy - CNN.com
Handel, the foundation's senior vicepresident for policy, opposes abortion. She was the driving force behind the foundation's decision not to renew parts of its long-standing partnership with Planned Parenthood, the Huffington Post reported earlier this week after reviewing internal e-mails at the foundation. Planned Parenthood operates hundreds of family clinics where abortions are performed
Monday, February 6, 2012
Legislative Scholarships
Here are some of the scholarship recipients during retired Rep. Wait’s reign:
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Since I'm posting the names and addresses of each student awarded this lucrative opportunity by his or her State Rep. and Senator, here's a short list of what you can look for when viewing these lists:
- Is this lawmaker repeatedly awarding tuition waivers to one household or street address?
- Are lawmakers even awarding students who live in his or her legislative district?
- Is this lawmaker awarding campaign contributors, or family members of campaign contributors?
- Award relatives of other lawmakers and/or elected officials?
Contributors/Family Receives Scholarship: Campaign contribution taken from http://www.elections.state.il.us/CampaignDisclosure/ContributionsSearchByCandidates.aspx?ddlCanSearchOrderBy=Last+or+Only+Name+-+A+to+Z&txtCanLastName=wait&txtCanFirstName=ron located at: 1426to1450 of 1726 contributors.
Sisson, Allen
1316 Riverbend Lane
Belvidere, IL 61008
$300.00
12/5/2001
Individual Contribution
Citizens for Ronald A Wait
Sisson, Allen
1316 Riverbend Land
Belvidere, IL 61008
$250.00
11/7/2008
Transfer In
Citizens for Ronald A Wait
Sisson, Allen
1316 Riverbend Lane
Belvidere, IL 61008
$500.00
5/26/2006
Individual Contribution
Citizens for Ronald A Wait
Sisson, Allen
1316 Riverbend Lane
Belvidere, IL 61008
$500.00
6/28/2004
Individual Contribution
Citizens for Ronald A Wait
Total Sisson contribution $1,550. Total Ill. Leg Scholarships: 2003 Kathryn Sisson—one semester. Brian Sisson 1 semester. 2005 Brain Sisson 1 semester. 2006 Rebecca 1 year 2008 Rebecca Sisson 1 semester. Total 6 semesters tuition free
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Next Contributor/family Receives Leg Scholarship
The following is taken from: http://www.elections.state.il.us/CampaignDisclosure/ContributionsSearchByCandidates.aspx?ddlCanSearchOrderBy=Last+or+Only+Name+-+A+to+Z&txtCanLastName=wait&txtCanFirstName=ron
located at: 426 to 450 of 1726
Drake, Dale
7646 Bel-Mar Drive
Belvidere, IL 61008
$500.00
10/20/2001
Individual Contribution
Citizens for Ronald A Wait
Drake, Dale
7646 Bel-Mar Drive
Belvidere, IL 61008
$250.00
10/28/2005
Individual Contribution
Citizens for Ronald A Wait
Drake, Dale & Elaine
7646 Bel Mar Dr
Belvidere, IL 61008
$750.00
11/24/1997
Individual Contribution
Citizens for Ronald A Wait
Drake, Dale & Elaine
515 Pearl Street
Belvidere, IL 61008
$250.00
12/31/2008
Individual Contribution
Citizens for Ronald A Wait
Drake, Dale & Elaine
7646 Bel-mar Dr
Belvidere, IL 61008
$250.00
1/29/1996
Individual Contribution
Citizens for Ronald A Wait
Drake, Dale & Elaine
7646 Bel-mar Dr
Belvidere, IL 61008
$500.00
10/18/1994
Individual Contribution
Citizens for Ronald A Wait
Total Drake Contribution $2,500. Total Ill. Leg. Scholarship: Adam Drake 2003—one semester. Adam Drake 2004—one semester. Adam Drake 2005—one semester. Total 3 semesters tuition free.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Illinois nuke plant radiation release said safe - CBS News
Preliminary calculations indicate that the radiation dose from Monday's release at the Byron Generating Station was less than 0.001 (one one-thousandth) percent of the commission's annual dose limit of 100 millirems. That amount is thought to be safe to workers and the public, agency spokeswoman Viktoria Mitlyng said.
"That is a very, very, very small amount," Mitlyng said, much less than the dose from a dental X-ray (0.5 millirem) or a smoke detector (0.008 millirem). Exposure to radiation increases a person's lifetime risk of cancer, so minimizing exposure is a good idea.
Monday's outage started when an electrical insulator, a piece of protective equipment that helps regulate the flow of electricity in the plant's switchyard, failed and fell off the metal structure to which it was attached. That interrupted power and caused the reactor to automatically shut down as a precaution.
Friday, February 3, 2012
America's Most Miserable Cities, 2012 - Yahoo! Real Estate
Scoreboard: 3 Michigan cities; 3 Florida cities; 2 Illinois cities; 1 each for California and Ohio
We looked at 10 factors for the 200 largest metro areas and divisions in the U.S. Some are serious, like violent crime, unemployment rates, foreclosures, taxes (income and property), home prices and political corruption. Other factors we included are less weighty, like commute times, weather and how the area’s pro sports teams did
10. Warren, MI The housing market collapsed in the Warren metro area, which includes Troy and Farmington Hills. The median home price is down 50% over the past three years, the second biggest drop in the U.S. after Detroit.
#9. Rockford, IL Property tax rates were fifth highest in the country in 2010. The median tax bill was $3,234 on home values of $136,000 for a rate of 2.4%.
8. Toledo, OH The city is ensnared in a scandal within its Department of Neighborhoods that involves alleged bid rigging and stolen funds. The FBI and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development are investigating the crimes. Toledo scores poorly when it comes to income and property tax rates.
7. Fort Lauderdale, FL The spring break mecca has been hit hard by the housing downturn. Median home prices in the metro division that includes Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach are down 50% since 2006 to a recent $183,000.
6. Chicago, IL The Windy City is a cultural and financial center, but its residents must endure gridlock traffic, high property taxes and brutal winters. Commute times to work average 31 minutes, eighth worst in the U.S.
5. Sacramento, CA Sacramento’s lone pro sports team is flirting with a move to Anaheim unless the city delivers financing for a new arena. Sac-Town might not miss them. The team has lost 73% of its games since the start of the 2008-09 season. Foreclosures in California's capital were among the 10 highest last year.
4. West Palm Beach, FL South Florida has long been stained by corruption. One of the latest examples: Jose Rodriguez, the mayor of Boynton Beach (part of the West Palm metropolitan division) was suspended from his office last month by Gov. Rick Scott after he was arrested for allegedly using his position to obstruct a child abuse probe involving his wife's estranged daughter. Home prices in the West Palm area are off 50% since 2006.
3. Flint, MI Flint razed 775 abandoned homes in the year ending October 2011, to try and change the city landscape. The state of Michigan appointed an emergency manager last year to take over Flint's budget and operations. Crime remains a severe problem with the violent crime rate the third worst in the U.S.
2. Detroit, MI Detroit has closed schools and laid off police in an effort to avoid a bankruptcy filing this year. Home prices are down 54% the past three years, worst in the U.S. The median price was $38,000 last year in the Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn metro division.
1. Miami, FL The housing crisis has devastated Miami with 47% of homeowners sitting on underwater mortgages. Foreclosures have been rampant with 364,000 properties in the Miami area entering the foreclosure process since 2008 according to RealtyTrac.
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Click on following for the details: America's Most Miserable Cities, 2012 - Yahoo! Real Estate
States consider alternative currencies of gold and silver - Yahoo! Finance
Unlike individual communities, which are allowed to create their own currency -- as long as it is easily distinguishable from U.S. dollars -- the Constitution bans states from printing their own paper money or issuing their own currency. But it allows the states to make "gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts."
States consider alternative currencies of gold and silver - Yahoo! Finance
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