By summer, we should know.
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Monday, March 30, 2009
SCHRADER: Lessons on preserving our farmland | Daily Chronicle
Fred Genrich, the founding chairman of the Boone County Agricultural Easement and Protection Commission, talks to DeKalb County Farmland Foundation on how to preserve farmland.
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SCHRADER: Lessons on preserving our farmland | Daily Chronicle
Boone 911 equipment to be safe from potential leaks - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star
Seems like a very simple solution to this grave problem. Why did they not think of this before?
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Boone 911 equipment to be safe from potential leaks - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star
Boone hires temporary health leader - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star
Does anyone have any questions? Like—is this costing us more? Was this position ever posted in the newspapers, professional journals, university placement offices? Is the Board of Health subject to Open Meetings Act? How many hours is Mr. Empereur going to spend at the Health Department for $500 per month? Was there really a nationwide search, and how much did that cost us? Perhaps this Thursday’s Health subcommittee at the County will answer your questions.
See Health Sub-committee Agenda below:
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http://www.healthyrockford.com/health/people/x1579105509/Boone-hires-temporary-health-administrator
Obama's tough auto stance may include bankruptcy
With about $28 billion in debt to bondholders, the GM offer would translate into $2.2 billion in cash, $4.3 billion in debt and an additional stock-based payout in a recapitalized company that would all but wipe out current stockholders.
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Manzullo's Vehicle Voucher Bill is Best Way to Fix Auto Industry, Put Americans Back to Work - Inbox - Yahoo! Mail
Manzullo’s re- release on March 30, 2009 of $5,000 new auto voucher.
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Canada Paints a Stark Picture of Chrysler’s Need - NYTimes.com
Canada is on board—but the course is still rough.
Canada Paints a Stark Picture of Chrysler’s Need - NYTimes.com
Current 2009 IRS Auto sales tax deduction
Sales Tax Deduction for Vehicle Purchases
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides a deduction for state and local sales and excise taxes paid on the purchase of new cars, light trucks, motor homes and motorcycles through 2009. The deduction is available regardless of whether a taxpayer itemizes deductions on Schedule A. Purchases before Feb. 17, 2009, are not eligible for this special deduction.
The deduction is limited to the tax on up to $49,500 of the purchase price of an eligible motor vehicle. The deduction is phased out for joint filers with modified adjusted gross income between $250,000 and $260,000 and other taxpayers with modified AGI between $125,000 and $135,000.
IR-2009-30, March 30, 2009
Politicians using Twitter: Morons or visionaries? | csmonitor.com
Now that we have some idea of Twittering—should our Congress be involved?
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Politicians using Twitter: Morons or visionaries? | csmonitor.com
Obama's Remarks on the U.S. Auto Industry - Washington Wire - WSJ
Here is the prepared speech that President Obama just delivered. The words about Chrysler are extremely alarming:
If they are successful (FIAT merger within 30 days) "we will consider lending up to $6 billion to help their plan succeed."…”in the absence of any other viable partnership, we will not be able to justify investing additional tax dollar to keep Chrysler in business.”
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Obama's Remarks on the U.S. Auto Industry - Washington Wire – WSJ
Here is the latest update from the NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/business/31auto.html?hp
U.S. to Guarantee GM, Chrysler Warranties Amid Restructuring - WSJ.com
Government would set up a fund to cover the cost of warranty repairs if either company were to end up filing for bankruptcy
The fund that will be set up will cover 125% of the expected cost of future warranty repairs to ensure enough money is available for all repair claims. GM and Chrysler will contribute 15% of the amount required in cash, with government loans providing the rest.
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U.S. to Guarantee GM, Chrysler Warranties Amid Restructuring - WSJ.com
Fiat won't cure Chrysler's ills | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
Mark Phelan, columnist for Detroit Free Press, questions if Chrysler can make it. He states: “The task force has seen through Chrysler's charade that it's a viable stand-alone company.”
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Fiat won't cure Chrysler's ills | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
DuPage funnels $5.2M to fix distressed homes :: Naperville Sun :: Local News
Housing Authorities and counties get involved in the foreclosure problems—try to rehab the undesirable properties
The county has 18 months to use the money for purchasing, rehabilitating and reselling foreclosed or abandoned homes.
detailed plan for purchasing homes, fixing them up and working with nonprofit organizations to sell or rent them to low- and moderate-income residents
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DuPage funnels $5.2M to fix distressed homes :: Naperville Sun :: Local News
Bill to compensate Bomb makers injured by nuclear exposure - ProPublica
At least half a million people worked to build the nation's Cold War nuclear arsenal, laboring at more than 300 sites [4] across the country
Other sites were unassuming factories in the middle of major cities, including St. Louis and Chicago, where unsuspecting neighbors were oblivious to the exotic and very toxic substances being used.
Under the Charlie Wolf Act, workers would automatically be eligible for medical coverage and $150,000 in compensation if they had one of 34 diseases recognized as linked to radiation and toxic exposure
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