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Buragas: More you need to know
By: Diane Benjamin Mayor Renner has a limited supply of Democrats to appoint. Evidently that’s why Amelia Buragas was appointed to two positions by him. (Zoning Board of Appeals and Evergreen...
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WJBC interviews candidates
By: Diane Benjamin WJBC interviewed some of the candidates for Bloomington City Council. Listen to interviews with Joni Painter, Amelia Buragas, and Diane Hauman...
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Tomorrow: Move or Vote
By: Diane Benjamin Only 3 of the 5 alderman seats up for election in Bloomington tomorrow are contested. The Ward 4, 5, and 8 races couldn’t be more clear: If you think Bloomington is headed in right...
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This is your Coliseum moment Bloomingotn
By: Diane Benjamin After the Bloomington City Council voted for the Coliseum – every member who voted YES left the Council. If citizens had elected like-minded people you wouldn’t be saddled with the...
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What do the Unions want?
By: Diane Benjamin http://www.elections.il.gov/campaigndisclosure/ContributionsSearchByCandidates.aspx Amelia Buragas and Joni Painter filed campaign contributions, I don’t see where Diane Hauman,...
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The Buragas problem
By: Diane Benjamin It is no accident that a special meeting was called for the City of Bloomington days after the new Council member took the oath of office and the others were sworn in. Renner has...
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Confused? So are they!
By: Diane Benjamin Mayor Tari wants the Front and Center building torn down so he can get a downtown hotel. Other City departments want the windows and roof fixed. Um. Haven’t citizens been told...
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Which represents you?
By: Diane Benjamin Last night 2 Aldermen made their governing philosophies clear. Remember what they said when your taxes are raised again. First, listen to Amelia Buragas. This comment came after...
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Tuesday: 4 Wards Town Hall
By: Diane Benjamin Alderman Lower had a Town Hall meeting last week. 104 citizens showed up to listen and voice their opinions. It got rowdy when citizens loudly objected to flamingos when they have...
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Pics from the 4 Ward protest
These pictures are from Tuesday night outside the BCPA. A Town Hall meeting was being conducted by 4 Bloomington Aldermen. See the original story here:...
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Tari has a potted plant to replace Stearns
by: Diane Benjamin Amelia Doris Buragas declared she is running for Bloomington City Council next year in Ward 4. The seat is currently held by Judy Stearns. It’s not a secret that Tari will do...
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More Ward 4 video-Buragas
By: Diane Benjamin I will be posting videos from other candidates. The views expressed Tuesday night at the Ward 4 forum by Amelia Buragas need to be heard by Ward 4 residents. Finding a replacement...
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Ward 4 Buragas & Frank
By: Diane Benjamin The candidates were asked a question, then they were given time to write a response. So Ward 4 voters can make up their own minds, I think I will clip responses for all the...
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More Coliseum fraud?
By: Diane Benjamin Previously I’ve reported CIAM (Central Illinois Arena Management) reports profits and losses that aren’t close to what the auditor reports:...
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Hauman – Renner’s pick
By: Diane Benjamin I wonder if Tari Renner wrote the campaign materials his picks are using for the Bloomington City Council: Hauman, Painter, Buragas! They all say pretty much the same thing....
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One Voice DC trip pics
By: Diane Benjamin The One Voice trip has a lot of local people in Washington DC this week begging for money. Here’s a pic of the group with Mark Kirk: Then listening to Dick Durbin: The next one is...
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Backfire: very revealing
By: Diane Benjamin In addition to approving minutes from a meeting held 9/21/2015, Monday the Council will be asked to approve minutes from a meeting held: March 20, 2010 Only THREE Aldermen are still...
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Another Guest Writer
Today’s medical update: The doctors are amazed at my husband’s progress the last 48 hours. He is wide awake, off the ventilator and only on Tylenol for pain. He knows who we are and is trying to...
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We know what Sage is up to
By: Diane Benjamin At last Monday’s Bloomington City Council meeting, David Sage was adamant that an agenda item signed by 6 Council members be on this Monday’s Committee of the Whole agenda. Tari...
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