tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56306642024-03-13T05:28:24.922-05:00Peoria PunditAn online magazine of news and opinion in River CityBilly Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630664.post-90142838614011768582012-07-14T16:30:00.001-05:002012-07-14T18:04:59.719-05:00Kate Upton is just too fatIt's true. Check out <a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/156306/why_do_we_pressure_sexy_women_to_lose_weight_8_beautiful_stars_who_still_get_called_fat/">this article</a> on AlterNet:
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Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630664.post-49440946415618412392012-07-14T15:54:00.001-05:002012-07-14T15:54:03.507-05:00AlterNet: Hot News & Views<ul>
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By Sarah Seltzer | AlterNet</li>
<li><a href="http://act.alternet.org/go/21051?t=2&akid=9064.1077774.P_v5_P'_threat_to_shut_down_world's_largest_dispensary_reveals_motives_behind_pot_war" target="_blank">Feds' Threat to Shut Down World's Largest Dispensary Reveals Motives Behind Pot War
</a>By Scott Morgan | Drug War Chronicle</li>
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<li><a href="http://act.alternet.org/go/21043?t=8&akid=9064.1077774.P_v5_P" target="_blank">On Woody Guthrie’s Centennial, Celebrating the Life, Politics & Music of the "Dust Bowl Troubadour"
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</ul>Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630664.post-58222737786279465102012-07-14T14:10:00.001-05:002012-07-14T14:10:51.519-05:00Who was that biker?<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Who was that biker I was behind yesterday evening all the way from Farmington Road to Nebraska Avenue with the licence plate that read "at large?"</span>Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630664.post-27548594058383832982012-07-13T22:07:00.002-05:002012-07-13T22:07:50.213-05:00Weather Underground<br />
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<tr><td class="vaT" style="vertical-align: top;"><a class="iconSwitchMed" href="http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/hdfForecast?query=61606" style="border: 1px solid rgb(190, 190, 190); color: #46219a; display: block; height: 30px; outline-style: none; text-decoration: none; width: 30px;"><img alt="nt_clear" class="condIcon" src="http://icons-ak.wxug.com/i/c/k/nt_clear.gif" style="border: 0px; height: 30px; width: 30px;" /></a></td><td class="vaT full" style="vertical-align: top; width: 353px;">Partly cloudy in the evening, then clear. Low of 70F. Winds less than 5 mph.</td></tr>
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</div>Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630664.post-30949294853761957242012-07-13T15:47:00.000-05:002012-07-13T15:47:02.764-05:00DonationsClick here:<br />
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<a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5PFDAJGQMQRLJ">https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5PFDAJGQMQRLJ</a>Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630664.post-48246877783259647102012-07-13T13:46:00.000-05:002012-07-13T21:39:41.838-05:00About timeI used to take Koerner Road into work every day. I am surprised that part of it were 50 mph, considering how unsafe the road really is. Kudos to <a href="http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1975584942/Peoria-County-Board-reduces-Koerner-Road-speed-limit-to-40-mph">lowering the speed limit</a>. The trick now is enforcing it. There is almost NO right-of-way on the side of this road in either direction from Route 8 to War Memorial Drive. I don't see how any officer could pull anyone over.Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630664.post-41920905729034821802012-07-13T13:13:00.001-05:002012-07-13T13:13:09.932-05:00Will anti-landlord ordinance work in Peoria?From <a href="http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1975584946/Bartonville-approves-measure-making-landlords-liable">PJStar</a>:<br />
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BARTONVILLE —<br />The Village Board unanimously approved a new ordinance Thursday night that will allow the city to punish landlords for their tenants' frequent criminal behavior.<br />Under the ordinance, a landlord will be fined $500 after three criminal offenses as defined by the ordinance take place at a property in a year. Each subsequent offense will result in a $750 fine.<br />Once a property has been deemed a nuisance, the police will notify the property owner, who will have 10 days to respond with a plan to take care of it.</blockquote>
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</div>Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630664.post-47131160519133900922012-07-12T14:48:00.000-05:002012-07-12T14:48:00.137-05:00The Must Reads from NetRightDaily<br />
<ul style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75802%7c649280%7c67410&digest=Oc29J3YR1WLMXb9dSC%2bU6Q&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Another failed 'War on Drugs'</a> — NetRightDaily</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75803%7c649280%7c67410&digest=rlkudBeqEdPgFgX9Mf6IDQ&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Is outsourcing so bad?</a> — L.A. Times</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75804%7c649280%7c67410&digest=ZNNhEgLByqVyNBRkaqOGzw&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Outsourcing for dummies (including the willfully ignorant)</a> — Cato</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75815%7c649280%7c67410&digest=L0RJ%2bpZJc81NEGzfFyuNIA&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Cartoon: Step in the right direction</a> — Warren Toons</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75816%7c649280%7c67410&digest=zEPy%2bwRjQJOFTN0bvbs2Lg&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">55% think ObamaCare is a tax hike</a> — Quinnipiac</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75817%7c649280%7c67410&digest=qEqK7c0MtMsHSXR4wFSykA&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Obama is actually out-raising Romney by $125 million</a> — Washington Examiner</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75818%7c649280%7c67410&digest=J1ePGphGPPRXgCw4raf5jA&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Debt has increased $64,000 per taxpayer under Obama</a> — CNS News</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75819%7c649280%7c67410&digest=hC8EtJx%2bO5%2fcE5qdIZRYug&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Minimum wage laws are costly for the unemployed</a> — Jeff Jacoby</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75810%7c649280%7c67410&digest=NQufB8jmJrqc4n0u8bTVzQ&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Spending & Saving</a> — Don Boudreaux</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75811%7c649280%7c67410&digest=%2bvyEIOdQfZr74oiPQDxyrA&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Obama offers change corporations can believe in</a> — Washington Examiner</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75812%7c649280%7c67410&digest=FrdAE6R2qDiw8YuPwKnVug&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Rise of the global tax collectors</a> — Washington Times</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75813%7c649280%7c67410&digest=uuFqrP%2bwWvWzb%2bnhlc9IlA&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">TSA should follow the law</a> — Cato</li>
</ul>Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630664.post-36648464853836730242012-07-12T14:47:00.000-05:002012-07-12T14:47:28.316-05:00AlterNet: Hot News & Views<br />
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<br />Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630664.post-89563727826507755772012-07-12T10:53:00.002-05:002012-07-12T11:26:25.989-05:00Bartonville ordinace would penalize landlords for behavior of bad tenantsAre you paying attention, Peoria City Council? Bartonville is doing <b><a href="http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1975584728/Bartonville-ordinance-would-penalize-landlords-for-residents-crimes">something</a></b> that some Peoria neighborhood activists would KILL to have:<br />
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Landlords could face stiff fines for the actions of their tenants under a nuisance property ordinance that will be considered by Village Board members Thursday.<br />
Property owners could be subject to fines beginning at $500 if three criminal violations occur in their rented residences within a year.<br />
The types of criminal offenses are detailed in the ordinance, which calls for $750 fines for each additional offense after the third in a year's span.</blockquote>
Interesting. Many neighborhood activists blame absentee landlords for most of their problems. This would be one way to get after them.
But blamning landlords for problems their tenants create? It seems like third party guilt to me.
It seems to me this would force landlords to run a criminal background check on tenants AND their relatives.Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630664.post-46499155921195110842012-07-12T09:08:00.000-05:002012-07-12T11:25:06.927-05:00Matt Buedel is live Tweeting an armed standoff (Updated)Here's where Matt Buedel is<a href="https://twitter.com/journobuedel"> live Tweeting an armed standoff:</a><iframe frameborder="0" height="350" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1010+West+Brookforest+Drive,+Peoria,+IL&aq=0&oq=1010+Brookforest,+Peor&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=39.371738,86.572266&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1010+W+Brookforest+Dr,+Peoria,+Illinois+61615&t=m&z=14&ll=40.824319,-89.607989&output=embed" width="425"></iframe>:<br />
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He reports that the standoff ended peacefully, with the suspect giving himself up and surrendering for an evaluation.Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630664.post-47392341159535669332012-07-12T08:36:00.001-05:002012-07-12T08:36:36.112-05:00Day by Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div>Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630664.post-10558682580311789742012-07-12T08:27:00.004-05:002012-07-12T08:27:45.954-05:00I wonderIf I was to call Verizon, would someone with a Phillipines accent pick up the call?Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630664.post-67148029364367821392012-07-11T19:47:00.002-05:002012-07-11T19:47:37.570-05:00Fire makes short work of apartment building in BartonvilleHoly crap! It didn't take long for <b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/BARTONVILLE%20%E2%80%94%20A%20fire%20that%20may%20have%20ignited%20from%20discarded%20charcoal%20Wednesday%20destroyed%20an%20eight-unit%20apartment%20building%20and%20sent%20one%20resident%20leaping%20from%20a%20second-story%20window.%20%20That%20man%20suffered%20a%20broken%20ankle%20but%20no%20other%20serious%20injuries,%20while%20only%20one%20other%20occupant%20was%20inside%205609%20S.%20Adams%20St.%20about%201:30%20p.m.%20when%20the%20building%20quickly%20became%20engulfed%20in%20flames.">this apartment</a></b> to go up in flames:<br />
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BARTONVILLE — A fire that may have ignited from discarded charcoal Wednesday destroyed an eight-unit apartment building and sent one resident leaping from a second-story window.<br />That man suffered a broken ankle but no other serious injuries, while only one other occupant was inside 5609 S. Adams St. about 1:30 p.m. when the building quickly became engulfed in flames.</blockquote>Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630664.post-6878626370448890162012-07-11T13:28:00.003-05:002012-07-11T13:28:52.464-05:00Green Party’s Jill Stein Names VP Pickfrom the <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/07/11/green-partys-jill-stein-names-vp-pick/">Wall Street Journal</a>:
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Green Party presidential candidate <strong>Jill Stein</strong> announced her vice presidential choice on Wednesday, naming <strong>Cheri Honkala</strong>, an anti-poverty advocate from Philadelphia and national coordinator for the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign.<span style="background-color: white;"> </span></blockquote>
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“My running mate has been on the front lines fighting for the American poor, taking on the banks, taking on foreclosures, standing up for children most at risk,” Ms. Stein said.
Ms. Stein also said that her party, running heavily on environmental and economic populist themes, would compete nationally and take their message to the American people.<span style="background-color: white;"> </span></blockquote>
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At an event at the National Press Club in Washington, Ms. Stein laid out her campaign platform, heavily emphasizing what she called “the Green New Deal” of economic justice and jobs for all Americans who want them, tough financial regulation, political reform to reduce the role of money in politics, and a transition to a “green” economy.</blockquote>Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630664.post-70432483822255182142012-07-11T13:08:00.001-05:002012-07-11T13:08:15.167-05:00<ul>
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<a href="http://act.alternet.org/go/20889?t=20&akid=9047.1077774.ITE-aR" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Golf Tour, Rock Stars</a><br />
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<li><a href="http://act.alternet.org/go/20927?t=22&akid=9047.1077774.ITE-aR" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank">Odds That The Record Heat Was a Fluke: 1 in 1.6 Million</a><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: italic;">By Joe Romm | ThinkProgress</span></li>
<li><a href="http://act.alternet.org/go/20904?t=23&akid=9047.1077774.ITE-aR" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank">New Short Film Shows How Extreme Weather is Our New Reality</a><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: italic;">By Sarah Seltzer | AlterNet</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: italic;">By Amy Goodman | Democracy Now</span></li>
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<li><a href="http://act.alternet.org/go/20794?t=27&akid=9047.1077774.ITE-aR" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank">How Record Heat and Drought Are Hiking World Food Prices</a></li>
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</ul>Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630664.post-360990454222612392012-07-11T13:04:00.004-05:002012-07-11T13:04:48.906-05:00Recorder's Office to Host Tech Demo<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Peoria - </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Gill Sans', serif; line-height: 16.8pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">On Thursday, July 12, from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m., the Peoria County Recorder of Deeds Office is hosting a technology demonstration of its recording services in Room G-4 of the Peoria County Courthouse, 324 Main Street, Peoria. The demonstration will showcase the office's state of the art recording process and revenue potential of additional software. Public is welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans', serif;">For more information, please call Nancy Horton, Recorder of Deeds, at <a href="tel:%28309%29%20672-6090" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+13096726090">(309) 672-6090</a>.</span></div>Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630664.post-20331857353313973572012-07-11T12:56:00.001-05:002012-07-11T12:56:50.234-05:00The Must reads<br />
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75889%7c649280%7c67410&digest=qM6qHiVQluV2Ls5OYBdzIg&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Environmental extremists exposed as political goliaths</a> — NetRightDaily</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75880%7c649280%7c67410&digest=pg4I3ANkkIamOMvGlrHM%2bw&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Budget insanity</a> — John Stossel</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75881%7c649280%7c67410&digest=J%2blolk1d6j87JPKhk4UVMw&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">We don't pay for tax cuts, we pay for spending!</a> — Human Events</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75882%7c649280%7c67410&digest=yz%2fnK2aHSPOgDfhN8PNs1A&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Obama's tax hike vs. Clinton's tax hike</a> — Campaign 2012</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75883%7c649280%7c67410&digest=WyE0pJ6NPE3MjGU7iCpGSQ&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The invincible lie</a> — Thomas Sowell</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75884%7c649280%7c67410&digest=DD1XFky8hP7oE6gDguy0%2fA&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">ObamaCare a minefield for workers</a> — The Oklahoman</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75895%7c649280%7c67410&digest=4tGiRboKLjW3JsqchlWiDQ&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Shocker: Maryland's high taxes chase away high earners</a> — CNBC</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75896%7c649280%7c67410&digest=ALiPvhAwwpXyormu4USNJA&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">GOP criticizes outsourcing that it once supported</a> — Washington Examiner</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75897%7c649280%7c67410&digest=Ey3js7ndob8c3PlPMuprtw&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Obama and Romney are as different as two peas in a pod</a> — Reason</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75898%7c649280%7c67410&digest=SouPWK%2beAiVE35qtOhmrpA&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">How cronyism hurts the economy</a> — LearnLiberty.org</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75899%7c649280%7c67410&digest=qFXBvYqidGlSTMLAAS1Kqw&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The power of intimidation</a>– NetRightDaily</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=6813%7c75890%7c649280%7c67410&digest=CRUdRKm6Nc4sG%2f3HBOlXiQ&sysid=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Repeal of ObamaCare is only the first step</a> — Washington Examiner</li>
</ul>Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630664.post-73658260259293040862012-07-10T22:41:00.000-05:002012-07-12T19:24:48.483-05:00Dan Rutherford, man of the peopleThat's right, Dan Rutherford posted this picture about how novel it was for him to be eating lunch in his car. While he was being driven between events. By a driver.<br />
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<br />Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630664.post-10878757139966333222012-07-10T22:40:00.003-05:002012-07-10T22:40:22.872-05:00Peoria will pay a contractor to prevent Gary Matthews from stealing from usMore joy from the <a href="http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Peoria-residents-may-pay-for-Pere-Marquette-consulting-firm--161986505.html">Wonderful Development</a>.Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0