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Real Estate Today
edge. Benjamin Franklin said “a nation of well informed men can’t be enslaved.” We can’t
Credit Card Relief Is Coming
afford to be ignorant. We need to make our voices heard, unified and clear. It is time to stop
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
more flexibility, and prevent most of the sur-
swindling our children’s future and stop rewarding failure. The problem with many elected
prise costs associated with credit cards. One
today is they told you what you wanted to hear then doing what they want. There are winds
In the spring of 2009 our congress
example is if a cardholder
of real change across America. If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the prob-
passed the credit card reform bill. Most
goes over their credit card
lem. Attributed to Thomas Jefferson “The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.”
changes will be in place by February 22,
limit, and does not opt
In November we need a storm of change to sweep through Congress, to take over
2010. Lenders now have to post their credit
for this credit change, the
Washington and stop the runaway train. The American Revolution understood we needed a
card agreements on the internet. They have to
lender can not levy an
set of principals and laws to protect us and our rights. That is why we got our constitution.
allow consumers to pay their bills on line or
over-limit fee.
2010 is going to go down as one of the greatest years in political history.
by phone without an added fee. These credit
Another change
card lenders now have to give us consum-
PUBLIC NOTICE
for consumers is limiting a practice know
ers a chance to spare ourselves from over the
as “Universal default” This is when your in-
THE TOWN OF YANKEETOWN
limit fees, and provide 45 days notice with
terest rate increases sharply when you pay
an explanation before raising interest rates.
any bill with that lender late. Under the new
INFORMATION ON THE 2010 ELECTION
The new credit card bill requires those under
rules, you would have to be more than 60
21 who seek a credit card to prove that they
days behind before the rate could be raised.
can repay the money, or require that a parent
Then the credit card company would have
ELECTION DATE/TIME: Tues., Feb. 23, 2010 7:00am-7:00pm
co-sign for any potential unpaid debt if they
to restore your previous lower rate after six
ELECTION LOCATION: Inglis / Yankeetown Lions Club
default.
months if you pay the minimum balance on
22 59th Street, Yankeetown, Florida
Some say that this new legislation
time.
ON THE BALLOT: Four (4) Proposed Referendum Questions Amending the Town
does not go far enough as it does not cap
Their are some other benefits to
Charter and One (1) Proposed Advisory Referendum Question will be on the Ballot
interest rates which some lawmakers had
this bill, the details of which you can get
for this Election. (Ordinance 2010-02 available at Town Hall as well as the Town’s web
hoped for. This legislation does not prevent
from your lender. Even with these new pro-
site)
lenders from finding new ways to add fees
tections, let’s all be more careful with credit
CANDIDATES: Only three (3) individuals qualified for the Election and all are unop-
or keep consumers from spending money
cards this coming year. I’ll see you “around
posed. These individuals will each serve another two (2) year term starting 2/24/10:
they do not have. It would give spenders
the campus”.
Dawn Marie Clary - Mayor
Attempted Murder Charge - Continued from page 1
Larry Feldhusen - Councilmember
Norman Shannahan - Councilmember
someone else.
A Sample Ballot has been mailed out to registered voters of the Town of Yankeetown.
In late October, she left her marital home in Floral City. “About two weeks prior to
Sample Ballots are posted at Town Hall and the Town’s web site, Yankeetown Post Of-
her departure, the victim had experienced persistent headaches and other medical difficul-
fice, A.F. Knotts Library and the Inglis/Yankeetown Lions Club. The ballot questions
ties,” the report stated, but once Glass left the home, “the victim’s sysptoms subsided, and
will also be published in the Chronicle Newspaper two (2) times.
he felt so much better that he never sought any medical treatment.” The couple attempted to
reconcile, but Glass only returned to Floral City for a couple of days before heading back to
TO OBTAIN A REQUEST FORM TO VOTE ABSENTEE, YOU MAY:
Spring Hill.
Go to our Web Site at: http://yankeetownfl.govoffice2.com
The report stated that the victim “eventually learned from other family members
Email us at: yankeetownth@bellsouth.net
and an family acquaintance,” that Glass had been adding substances such as plant food and
Call Town Hall at: 352-447-2511
Published 1-20-2010
pool chemicals to drinks she prepared for him, such a iced tea and coffee.
The sheriff’s office conducted interviews, forensically analyzed computers, “and
email news to: news@thenewscaster.com
more,” and turned their case over to the State Attorney’s Office for review before Glass’s
warrant was issued.
Coastal
Hair Port
Glass was transported to the Citrus County Detention Facility where her bond was
set at $50,000.
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