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Local party leaders respond to Obama controversy |
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By Ocala.com Election Coverage on
3/27/2008 7:53 AM
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The heads of the local Republican and Democratic parties were asked: Barack Obama has drawn fire for his affiliation with a fiery Chicago minister. Should candidates – local or national – be judged by the company they keep?
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Ocala sells the old library to a high-tech institute, but one city councilman is not convinced it was wise |
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By Ocala.com Election Coverage on
3/5/2008 12:21 PM
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When the Ocala City Council sold the old downtown library to the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition Tuesday night, Councilman Kyle Kay cast the only "no" vote.
Why?
Kay said this morning he would have liked to open up the process to see what other suitors might be willing to offer for the site. Perhaps another developer or entrepreneur would have offered more.
IHMC got the building and land for $700,00, about a half million dollars less than its appraised value. Add to that $300,000 in economic incentives that IHMC will get, and the city has about $800,000 invested in this project.
And Kay isn’t convinced that IHMC will be the economic development catalyst it aims to be.< ...
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A guide to winning the Independent vote |
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By Ocala.com Election Coverage on
2/19/2008 8:51 AM
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The Star-Banner asked the heads of the local Democratic and Republican parties the following question: What does your party have to do at the national level to win the important Independent vote in November?
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North Florida Presidential Primary Results |
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By Ocala.com Election Coverage on
1/30/2008 10:19 AM
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One can spend a lot of time browsing this interactive graphic from The New York Times showing county-by-county election results from Tuesday's Florida presidential primaries.
While John McCain and Hillary Clinton both won the I-4 corridor, South Florida and the statewide popular vote, many North Florida counties went against the statewide trend. Marion Republicans went for Mitt Romney -- and Romney, Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama and John Edwards each bagged a number of North Florida counties.
- Brian Thornton
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Democrat or Republican: Who should occupy the White House? |
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By Ocala.com Election Coverage on
1/30/2008 10:13 AM
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Recently, the Star-Banner asked the heads of the local Democratic and Republican parties if they’d be interested in participating in this blog. The response was a resounding yes. So, each week, we will pose a question about local, state or national politics and will publish their unedited responses promptly.
There are very few rules here: Answers can be as long or as short as they want, and the party heads can delegate the responsibility of answering a question to another member of the party if they choose.
This Week’s Question: Why should voters elect a Republican/Democrat to the White House in November?
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