With less than two weeks left til the November 8th election, the Franklin County Board of Elections is seeing a spike in the number of absentee ballots requested as compared with 2007 and 2009.This fall more than 78,000 absentee ballots have been requested in Franklin County. Only about half of those have been turned in yet.Compare that to past years- in 2007 when there was a mayoral race on the .. more …
Here is today’s political pop quiz: What do Edmund Muskie, Ted Kennedy, Gary Hart, Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani have in common?The answer is that all of them were once seen as front-runners for their party’s presidential nomination, and were expected to have an excellent chance of reaching the White House, yet none of them even made it onto a presidential ballot in November.Kennedy was the .. more …
LOS ANGELES–( BUSINESS WIRE )–The National Notary Association, the leader in best practices, training, and advocacy for the nation’s 4.8 million Notaries, is now offering as part of its notarial supplies the Notary Privacy Guard , an easy-to-use tool designed to help Notaries comply with industry privacy regulations and protect consumers from identity theft. “The NNA is pleased to offer a .. more …
Isn’t it interesting how Gov. Scott Walker lumps needing an IDfor a library card, buying cold medicine, receiving publicassistance and voting into the same pot as if they are equals. Andhe calls that common sense?The need to show ID to buy over-the-counter cold medicine tolessen a cold’s effects is only because unscrupulous people use itas a main ingredient to manufacture an addictive drug. For .. more …
I have a personal relationship with the abolishment of “same day voter registration.” I’m against it; rather, I’m for reinstating it.Last fall, on voting day, I took my two children, 9 and 11, with me to vote. I wanted them to experience the process by which we as individuals make decisions that govern our town, state and nation. It was a special day and they, and I, were excited. Now let me say .. more …
“There is no private life which is not determined by a wider public life.”-George EliotDon’t you just love all of the information that is available virtually instantaneously? We are so accustomed to this as a lifestyle that many of us, while sitting 3000 miles away from our destination in an airport lounge, can feel frustrated if it takes longer than three seconds to get the driving directions, .. more …
You cannot go anywhere without somebody giving you their advice about buying real estate. You do not know if they are telling you good information or just what they might have picked up on from unknown sources. If you want the real information and want to be your own expert on the subject, this article is for you. TIP! Make sure you know who your real estate agent represents in a property .. more …
