tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220116252012-01-28T07:23:34.514-06:00News from Quincy That Burns Your Ass...Quincy Firehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10365023574093012801noreply@blogger.comBlogger4011100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22011625.post-76081510533103141102012-01-17T20:47:00.000-06:002012-01-18T06:59:05.700-06:00

So Rebel Media brought up a good point yesterday. Where does the slippery slope stop ? Here's my take on it. NO TAX DOLLARS FOR NON-PROFITS. Once you allow one, then you open up the door to allow city influence to dictate just who or what get city tax dollars. Don't get me wrong, each and every non-profit is more that deserving to be donated to, but where does it stop? The city is in the

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So City Council will vote on yet another bid for replacing traffic signals in town.  Only one company bid on it and was like $125 K which was 40%+ over who someone we call an engineer that works for the city.  Now a new "revised" quote comes in $1,500 under the last sole bidder and now our engineer says he compared 23 other IDOT projects. Where did he pull the first numbers from ? His ASS ?

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Although I differ in opinion with the Strawman, Reading thru the Blotter looks like to me that the QPD made some money on north 12 street this week.        I say good deal.      Don't like it, don't speed. I'll leave this post open for anyone to leave any tips for the QPD on areas around Quincy that you would like to see more patroled for violations.  .

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Sucking City Halls ASS: QHW: First snow turns icy: several cars slide off roads, two rollovers occur Sounds better than : Central Services gets caught with pants down not prepaired for first snowfall. Springisms: “We’ll have to do the best we can with what we’ve got.” Pissed away $6 million on your dream hydro project.  Get used to it. .

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We believe (as always,WE know best) whig.com brings value to our (shrinking) audience and to the (QND Fans) community, value that should be reflected in our pricing structure.(Lube up subscribers here it comes) That value has increased (seriously?) over time with investments in technology (new coffee machine) and personnel (now hiring?) that are enabling us to provide more news (email it to

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Watching the POTUS aboard the USS Carl Vinson I tried to imagine what the USS Barack Obama would look like.

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Welcome to the World of crisp digital picture and sound on all your TVs. Unless your having problems. The only "more" I have experienced is more calls to 1-800-comcast. More problems. More DTA's and More headaches.   So far I have installed 2 DTA's, had them both lose programming, several calls to comcast, got one back, and had a service call, got the other back, then lost all cable. Oh, and

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Nothing I like watching on my 60" Flat Screen TV is a flipping Frost Warning that scrolls continuously across the screen for hours. Like there isn't enough info on the screen, a local station seems to think that we need more. Good luck checking other scores and teams during a "major" weather event.

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Put a Help Wanted ad in the paper and it will cost you out the ass  QHW does it for QND for free.

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Your Topic.

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Local Quncy Media goes for the hat trick in dragging QHS Sports program thru the mud. First up KHQA. Then the Whig. And following the whig, WGEM. Kevin Haslam should have called the police on this. Bet he is scared for life. Suck it up buttercup. Go play soccer or try cheerleading. .

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The QSD spent around $700,00 and installed the new field at Flinn Stadium. You can see pictures here. The City spent $6.6 million on a Hydro dam. You can see picture here. .

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Word and Point Values: Transportation - 5 QND - 1 Quincy Medicial Group -1 Blessing Hospital -1 Spring -2 GREDF -2 HQBD -2 Downtown -3 Hydro -3 Intermodel -4 QPD -2 Bevelheimer -3 NASCAR -2 guitar -4 The Local Q -1 Weekday Multiplier: Sunday - 1 They can usally fit these all into a Sunday Edition Monday - Saturday - 5 Hard to get in any of these on 4 page editions. Tuesday - Friday - 3

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I like how the Sunday Whig editoral leaves the reader with the fear that if any federal programs are cut, Meth use and production in the midwest will skyrocket. This is typical Democrats using class warfare and scare tactics to shirk responsibility and engage in theatrics. Yet, there is a fear that the meth trade will revive and thrive and communities will continue to be contaminated if

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Quincy Firehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10365023574093012801noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22011625.post-85001868178716382822011-07-28T17:10:00.003-05:002011-07-28T17:16:54.912-05:00

Pelosi: What we’re trying to do is save the world from the Republican budget..We’re trying to save life on this planet as we know it today.

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This weeks news:Monday: Man it's Hot!Tuesday: It's still Hot!Wednesday: These people are Hot too!Thursday: More people who are Hot!Friday: Did we mentions that it's Hot ?Glad I don't pay for this sh*t.

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...we're sleeping with the newspaper quite like...I didn’t want QHW to be handicappedNight Night Readers.XOXOXO

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Read it here."It wouldn't have cost the taxpayers a dime," Bevelheimer said.Does "HYDRO" ring a bell ?

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Quincy Mayor John Spring has declared a state of emergency for the city.80% of Adams county has no power.Wouldn't a massive power outage be an Emergency anyways ?With no power, how do you let everyone know ?Does it really matter ?

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Update:6/24/11The two-for-one beer deal being offered at Wednesday night Quincy Gems home games is being discontinued after team officials were told by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission that it is not allowed under state law. LIQUOR(235 ILCS 5/) Liquor Control Act of 1934.(235 ILCS 5/Art. VI heading)ARTICLE VI. GENERAL PROVISIONS(235 ILCS 5/6‑28) (from Ch. 43, par. 144d)Sec. 6‑28. Happy

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Alderman split over $256 for recycle bins. Read it here.Mayor breaks the tie and decides for the cheaper Canadian company.The Mayor then added: "That's why we've always accepted the lowest bid."A month ago the Quincy Taxpayer lost almost $6 million dollars on a hydro dream.Who was the low bidder on this ??.

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Comcast spokesperson Angelynne Amores said a mudslide around 8:30 a.m. damaged the cable system of a vendor outside of Quincy. She said she didn't have an exact location of where the mudslide happened except that "it wasn't in Quincy."Amores said Comcast would not release the number of its customers who were affected by the outages.Cable and Internet out for 12 hrs and no notice what so ever and

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How many times has your Weiner admitted that it lied ?

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Not a good day for the taxpayers of Quincy.Read it HERE.

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MySpace-Countdowns

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Don't like linking You tube videos here but had to do this one.

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People want to see the dead photos.USA is in Debt.Pay per view ?

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The compound was three stories tall but had few windows facing outside. It appeared to be worth at least $1 million, but had no telephone or Internet connections to the outside world. It had 12-to-18-foot security walls topped by barbed wire, and occasional plumes of smoke where the residents burned trash that they dare not place outside like other neighbors for trucks to haul away.Wow. Really ??.

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An official at Monday's Pentagon briefing said the body, once aboard the USS Carl Vinson, was washed and placed in a white sheet. It was then placed in a "White Ford Fairlane" and a military officer read prepared "religious remarks," which were translated into Arabic by a "native speaker" who was not further identified.The body was then placed on a "prepared flat surface, tipped up, whereupon the

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The country is in the middle of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, which isn't stopping rich donors and the government from spending $170 million, or more, on the inauguration of Barack Obama . Security was high for the royal wedding today ... $35 million high. .

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Quincy High School Newsletter Quincy Notre Dame Newsletter .

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.....of a Republican majority on the Quincy City Council ??????

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Quincy Firehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10365023574093012801noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22011625.post-39964061101601904062011-04-01T20:42:00.004-05:002011-04-01T20:53:10.080-05:00

From QNO: Democratic Second Ward Alderman Steve Duesterhaus said that if the Republicans take control, "there's another election in two years." He said regardless of the outcome, Quincy will "prosper and provide opportunity to its citizens (Family)when the majority, without regard to hyper-partisan leanings, acts for the long term benefit of the city (Family)." He also said this year's

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You've pissed away Millions on a Hydro dream that's on the verge of failure.You have another 6 million to piss away on a new choo choo station.You pay 100% of your employees healthcare.....And you ask for your broke school district to split the tab on crossing guards ? Amazing.

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QHW wants you to know that the cityis ready to renew the city employees healthcare insurance.QNO wants you to know that the cityis ready to renew the city employees healthcare insurance and gives you the details that the employees pay NOTHING towards their healthcare.Maybe the Whig didn't think this was a big deal..

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With a bit more practice, I think he can get NASCAR, Quincy Raceways and American Idol all in the same sentence. Shake and Bake.

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Hello bloggers.I am Quincy Fire and I was a Whig-aholic. I have been Whig-free for about 8 months now. Although I still read the paper every now and then, it is now strictly for entertainment value. Therefore I anytime I do read something odd, I'll blog about it under “ Whig Free”Also as I wonder around this metropolis, I frequently ask myself “who is footing the bill for this and how much is it?

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Quincy Hydro Project 2006 – 2011Quincy Hydro Project born on Dec 12, 2006 in Quincy Illinois, left us on February 18, 2011. It will be joined in the after life by Firegate, Puppygate, Servergate, and other taxpayer funded blunders.It is survived by it's financial dependents Klingner & Associates, Mead & Hunt, Joe Duesterhaus, Husch-Blackwell, Mississippi L & D 21, LLC, Grey Hunter Stenn, Michael

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Prospects for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's budget bill that would strip the state's public employees of most collective-bargaining rights were thrown into question Thursday when the state's Democratic lawmakers were not present at the start of the state session to vote on the bill.

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Snow removal efforts focus on Downtown Quincy What makes downtown get more attention than the rest of the city ??? Do they pay more taxes ? Even though Cape Air has canceled its flights, Quincy Regional Airport remains open. Open for what? BYO brown bag lunch and free security scans ? "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of

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How many more can line up for free money ???

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http://www.whig.com/story/news/Sledding-Fun-011311unreal..

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http://www.whig.com/story/news/Vegas-engineer-122910.

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Favre's starting streak comes to an end......

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What burns your ass ?

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"I'd be very pleased if we go through the holiday season without making an arrest for DUI," Copley said.IMAGE Grants ?

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on getting some turf like Boise State for some Blue Devil Blue turf at Flinn Field ?

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QNO reports that the city will be showcasing the L&D 21 hydro project for a potential investor.River projections for Monday will be 14.7 pool and a 13.7 tailwater.Good luck on them whipping out their checkbook for a freaking foot of headwater.Last time the potential for this to produce a single watt of electric was March 8, 2010..

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Sometimes I like eggs for breakfast.Sometimes I like pancakes for breakfast.Looks like Brett Favre likes to eat the same thing every day.p.s. this post is Rocky Cola's fault. :)

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Just remember while you are working your real job today to thank all of those tireless public servants in city, county, state and federal government who have a paid holiday with your tax dollars.It gives the bastards who are running for re-election an extra day off to campaign...oh wait...they already give themselves the entire fucking month off to campaign.My God, even the schools are getting it

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The Chicago Sun-Times sez...Giannoulias is young, just 34, but seasoned in life and politics. He’s got the stuff to be an excellent United States senator.He's seasoned like a Kennedy, it looks like. Can he drive over a bridge? How do you say Mary Jo in Greek? Can I get a Hell yeah?!?!?!?!?!!The Hell yeah is for the broads. I'd go pound some Ouzo and some tail with this dude, but I'm not givin'

Quincy Firehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10365023574093012801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22011625.post-47254092439135493512010-10-04T20:37:00.004-05:002010-10-04T20:39:50.039-05:00

Did you know Mayor John Spring has a flashing light on his mayor's car (that you pay for)?WTF does he use that for?Will he use it when driving Durbin around to meet with campaign donors...oops...I mean...when he meets with community and business leaders?

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How fitting.

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Glad to see the city is flush with cash again so the mayor, aldermen and department heads could spend a few days in a five-star hotel in Chicago.These conferences are nothing more than taxpayer-paid vacations and people ought to let the folks in City Hall know they are sick of it.By the way, I understand no Republican aldermen went on the trip.

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Are Quincy's teachers gonna strike?Should they?Shouldn't they?What say u?

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Ever since I was 20, I wanted to be under a 40. 40 year old or 40 DD, didn't matter which. Although a 40 with a set of 40s...jackpot!But it's the time of year for the local rag to pick out 20 people who have had their name in the paper or whose company can buy an ad and create a special section.75 percent of these people work for taxing bodies or not-for-profits. That shouldn't be a surprise as

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So Ines Sainz was offended by a few catcalls in the Jets locker room, huh?She says she's just a professional trying to do her job. She sure dresses like it.She also showed up to Super Bowl media days once wearing a wedding dress and asking Tom Brady to marry her.There are also pictures of her out there riding on the shoulders of football players and feeling their...biceps.And of course there's

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We didn't burn any Korans before they did this.Not that we should burn them now, but to say the action might "cause harm"...please. Looks like they already caused the harm.Try it again, bastards, and see what happens.And if the dude in the Oval Office doesn't have the stones to carpet bomb Mecca, we'll find somebody who will.

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From the City Hall/GREDF Gazette, regarding Gardner Denver: Jim Mentesti, president of the Great River Economic Development Foundation, was also caught by surprise.“I don’t think any of us saw this coming,” Mentesti said. “It’s hard to always know where everyone is ... but (businesses) are doing more internationally all of the time and we know connectivity to a major airport is important.

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6 million on Hydro.6 Million on Choo Choo Station.

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Knock Knock.Who's there?Hydroelectric Equity PartnersHydroelectric Equity Partners Who?EXACTLY !

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I usually don't bother with the Whig on a Saturday. I can sports in a gazillion other places and the dead tree is nearly as thin on Saturday as it is on Monday. Take out sports scores and the real estate listings and there's not enough left to cover the bottom of the birdcage. Maybe if you took Saturday and Monday's papers and put them together...But I wanted to see how they would cover a story

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If you haven't noticed, the posting here has increased the past few days. I have been quite busy and have slowed down on the things I want to post about. QNO usually covers what the Whig either missed or chooses to ignore so it leaves me limited thoughts to ramble on about......Sooo.... I have asked (begged) a few friends I know if the would like to contribute to Fire and maybe this will keep

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Now that Bret Michaels is done making the Quincy cougars moist, what will the Local Q have to report on now? I wonder if they will refer to him in every story about him now as "Bret Michaels, who appeared in Quincy in August, 2010" like they do every other person who ever took a shit in Quincy?

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Quincy Fire proudly endorses Scott Lee Cohen for governor of Illinois.Pat Quinn is a career politician who has been at the public trough for over half his life. Knew Blago was a piece of shit, but rode his coattails. In other words, typical Democrat.Bill Brady is a career politician who has done very little in politics (at least he has a business background) and says he won't tell people how

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Maybe it's because she's a dirty talker.Maybe it's because she's got a really big mouth.Maybe it's because her sister is a lesbian and she might have certain tendencies in her DNA.Regardless, I think Patti Blagojevich is kinda milfy. Looks like her man be gone for awhile. Not as long as he should have been put away, but still gone long enough she might get lonely. I'm sure there are some of his

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We get it. You're not a quitter...even though you quit the County Board.But, dammit, they are offering you your seat back...again. The judge has ruled and her appeal is going to be upheld. You are toast. They'll drag this out until it is too late for you to file to run in the spring.Thanks for all of the no votes and we appreciate the martyrdom, but put this whole fucking mess behind all of us

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So before the overhyped launch of "The Local Q" (which tells you where the Cheeseburgers are going to play next and when Bret Michaels is taking his next shit in Quincy) the QNI hype machine gave us MidwestAgNet.com, which was supposed to do everything for farmers except milk the cow. But I saw the pics of the chick who was running MidwestAgNet.com and I'd let her shuck my corn! Notice I said '

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Director of Transit Lines recommending approval of the proposal from Route Match, Atlanta GA, in the amount of $54,052 for a new scheduling system using New Freedom/State Capital Assistance Grant and Federal Grant funds through IDOT.

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From The OnionSPRINGFIELD, IL—The State of Illinois acknowledged last week that in an effort to stay afloat during the worst financial crisis in its history, it had begun performing in adult films.Officials said that since ending the 2010 fiscal year with a record $4.7 billion in unpaid bills, Illinois has been actively pursuing roles in sexually explicit direct-to-DVD features, but is only doing

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Reading JRG's Blog on the "Wants, not needs" got me back on the Hydro track, well...... that and a morning inside enjoying the AC.Bob brings up the point " We were supposed to have an equity partner in place by late June, early July at the latest. Guess what? July ends Saturday."Today is August 1st so let's crunch some numbers.Here is the information that I retrieved off the rivergages.com for

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Rest assured with this type of efficient delivery model that you will always be able to rely on the local newspaper to have its pulse on the community.

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Date: 9.11.2001Air Traffic Controller: Air boss we have two confirmed incoming planes headed for the pentagon and the World Trade Center. What should I do?Air Boss ( who knows EVERYTHING): "This is probably more of a blip on the radar than anything else, This should run its course."Nice!

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Situational irony is the disparity of intention and result: when the result of an action is contrary to the desired or expected effect.Courtesy Rides, a service that provides free transportation to anyone who calls. Most of those who call are intoxicated individuals who need a ride home from a local bar and are grateful they won’t have to get behind the wheel and risk being arrested for DUI.In an

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My FAVORITE thing about QNI is..........

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Cab License Nazi QPD Chief was quoted Friday by QNO that "Due to new information that has come to light today, I will be withdrawing the recommendation for a license and make a new recommendation one way or the other at a later time"That new information was anonymously reported to be the story from QNO on Saturday that the Map detail from May 14 to May 29 only netted 2 DUI's. Several people

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Can you remember who signed your high school Diploma ?......or could you give a rats ass? >>>>>>

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Just to damned lazy to bitch about......everything!

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Local leaders continue to prepare for Obama visit...

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Good news: Texas Staduim was imploded today! Bad News: the Cowboys and their fans were NOT in there when it went down.

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Bobby Schilling for Congress

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Just too damned busy to post anything.You pick the subject!

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How many more people can the Mayor invite to eat out of the City of Quincys Hydro cookie jar ?Michael Alexander and Associates as a lobbyist at a cost of $5,000 a month for up to 12 months.Stoel Rives, LLC for those services at a cost of at least $250,000.Great River Economic Development Foundation $3,000.

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Hire fellow co-workers and friends that have zero experience on hydro projects to form a corporation to run the project.Hire a fellow alderman's brother at 3 x's the going rate to form the corporations.Appoint the city planner as project manager. Zero experience here too.Hire Klingners for project planning.Hire a fellow friend to lobby to acquire funding, mainly to pay for this funding.Hire a

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Gonna turn the word verification on and see if it will get rid of some of this Spam Sh*t that gets posted.

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Proposal Review Committee recommending approval and enter into formal written agreement with Environmental Management Corporation, O’Fallon, MO, for the management of the city’s waste water treatment plant and biosolid disposal operations based upon a five-year contract price of: Year No. 1, $717,000; Year No. 2, $734,925; Year No. 3, $753,298; Year No. 4, $772,131; and Year No. 5, $791,434.

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I bet NOBODY can guess what he will talk about...

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Taxpayers to Fork Out $2.5 Million for Single Census Ad During Super BowlAmazing.Just Amazing.They just don't get it.

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Global Winds Harvest of Schenectady, N.Y., in partnership with Acciona Energy North America, is considering installing up to 100 generators, or possibly more in Adams County. If a wind farm were to get off the ground, it could have a big economic impact on the county. Zellman said a wind farm would create 200 or more construction jobs and 15 to 20 permanent jobs upon completion. These would be

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Al Gore:KISS MY ASS !

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Feel this?It's the Local Dem machine feeling around for that last dime of yours from just voting for a tax increase.Finish This:City Alderman and the Mayor will save the taxpayers money by.....

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Mayor John Spring said he was disappointed to see the council shoot down the proposal without even looking at the study.“This doesn’t make sense,” Spring said after the meeting. “All we were asking for was permission to hold a public hearing.”He said aldermen were willing to hire Teska to conduct a study, “but then you don’t want to hear the results of the study? It seems a little backwards to me

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A Quincy public schools bus driver has resigned after a four year old girl was left on a school bus earlier this week.We spoke to Superintendent Lonny Lemon about the incident.He says the driver was a good district employee, and this is the first time in 19 years this happened but the situation could not be overlooked.Read it here.Quincy Transit Lines authorities are investigating why an elderly

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“I’m against reducing public safety,” Spring said in an interview. “I don’t think that is a reasonable way to reduce obligations. I don’t think it’s in the best interest of the community to reduce the number of police or fire personnel. Public safety is, to me, the most important thing for our community.” John Spring QHW 12.15.09 Guess the "attempted" firing of the three firefighters on 10.31.07

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A dedicated Machinists Lodge union worker was attending a convention in Quincy and decided to check out the local brothels nearby.When he got to the first one, he asked the madam, "Is this a union house?""No," she replied, "I'm sorry it isn't.""Well, if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?""The house gets $80 and the girls get $20." She says.Mightily offended at such unfair dealings, the

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