News For Public Officials . . . Get the Newsletter - It's FREE Newsletter Archives The Campaign Tool Chest   Send this page to a friend Campaigner's Bookstore Today's Best Deals for Election Campaigns Take Credit Card Donations  Campaign Banners   Campaign T-Shirts  eMail Campaigns Full Color Postcards  40 Fundraising Templates Online Town Hall Meetings   Web Sites for Small Campaigns Create  Campaign Blogs Campaign Advertising     Save Up To 90% On Select Campaign Products! at VistaPrint's Exclusive Spring Clearance Sale   Online Reputation Management Service Protects and Defends Politicians For those engaging in political races, the open structure of the Internet poses a particularly precarious challenge as blogs and other web-based postings are frequently used to smear reputations . . . Now politicians can fight back with a network of bloggers.   Tax Revolt! City May Secede From County A suburban community is considering a radical protest of the sales tax increase in Cook County Illinois. Palatine is looking into the possibility of breaking away from Cook County entirely and forming its own county or joining another county . . . Watch Two CBS Video reports   Offbeat, Shocking, Bizarre or Just Plain Interesting $50,000 Reward for "Peppy" the Minnesota Sea Monster  A Minnesota businessman is offering a $50,000 reward for anyone who provides photographic or scientific evidence of a monster creature that legend says has prowled the depths of Lake Peppin since the 1800's.   Columbian Drug Cartels Using Fiberglass Subs Manufactured in the jungles of Columbia, the 100 foot long submarines are  made out of fiberglass and designed to carry approximately $300 million worth of cocaine and a crew of five to the US coast. . .   Campaign Tips 10 Mistakes to avoid when campaign marketing with postcards Whether you are running for president or the local school board, postcard marketing is a cost effective way to create positive name recognition and generate votes for your election campaign  IF you avoid these ten common mistakes made by campaign managers and small business.   America’s Amazing Border Sheriffs by U.S. Congressman Ted Poe The United States is intending to send $1.4 billion in taxpayer money to Mexico to fight the cartel drug criminals on the border. The money would be better spent on this side of the border by giving our amazing border lawmen the tools they need to protect America.    Allegations of Official Misconduct Bogus-Degreed County Clerk Clashes with Judge over Web Site A Texas County Clerk who has exposed tens of thousands of local citizens to possible identity theft via her Web site while obscuring her own identity behind a bogus degree faces a challenge to the legality of her authority to expose citizens to possible harm . . .   The Dark side of the Sunshine Law We become mere road kill on the information superhighway. BY JOHN M. CARBONE BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY County Clerk Kathleen Donovan initially thought it was an innocuous Open Public Records Act request: "Provide copies of all institutional liens for the last 22 years." . . .   Fighting Crime Home Theft Scams Rampant In Philadelphia Councilman proposes mandatory background checks on sellers. You wouldn’t think something as big as a house would be easy to steal, but Philadelphia City Councilman William Greenlee says 124 homes were stolen in that city alone in 2006. The city now sees that many reports of stolen homes in a single month . . .   Allegations of Official Misconduct Sheriff Accused of Running Sex-Slave Operation from Jail Mike Burgess, the Sheriff of Custer County Oklahoma resigned shortly before state prosecutors filed 35 felony charges against him for running a sex-slave operation out of the county jail . .   10 Ways To Delegate More Effectively By Ramona Creel Delegation can be a tricky business. You don't want to simply "dump" distasteful work on someone else -- but you need to make sure the job gets done, and it doesn't need to be done by you . . .   Offbeat, Shocking, Bizarre or Just Plain Interesting Club Where 12-Year-Old Found Stripping Protested (Dallas) Members of the New Black Panthers, Hip-Hop Government and others  protest a club that allowed a 12-year-old to dance nude. . .Video   Offbeat, Shocking, Bizarre or Just Plain Interesting   Teacher Tells Students To Beat-up Tardy Classmate School officials say a young teacher has resigned and is now facing child abuse charges after he instructed classmates to beat a tardy classmate ...   Feds Reverse Position on Mortgage Guarantee Swaps In an unprecedented move the President Bush, Treasury Secretary Paulson and the Federal Reserve have reversed their position on helping homeowners at risk . . .   Border Security and Illegal Aliens FAIR Says Southern Poverty Law Center Manipulated Hate Crime Data On March 10, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) issued a misleading release announcing a significant increase in the number of hate groups and hate crimes over the last few years, according to a press release by the Federation for American Immigration Reform . . . Fighting Crime Texas Sex Offender Web Site Will Include Offender’s Employer In an effort to better inform communities of the whereabouts of resident sex offenders, Texas will add information about the offender’s employment to the Department of Public Safety Web Site  . . .   Border Security and Illegal Aliens Index Terrorist's Training Camps Along Texas / Mexico Border Mexican drug cartels have established military-style training camps in at least six locations along the Texas border to train new recruits ranging from Mexican army deserters to American teen-agers - who then carry out killings and other acts of terror on both sides of the border . . .   Tracking Crimes Through Cell Phones These days there is hardly a crime that is not somehow connected to a cell phone. Law enforcement is solving crimes ranging from drug deals to murder to teenagers sending nude pictures of themselves or others . .  Video report   Border Security and Illegal Aliens Index INS Agent Accused Of Demanding Sex For Green Card Did a U.S. Immigration agent trade sex for a chance at citizenship? The agent appeared in court on felony charges Wednesday. He says he's not guilty, but as CBS 2 HD has learned, his accuser has proof and some of it is revealed in this video. Watch Video   Eminent Domain Insurance by Robert Franco Reprinted with permission March 27, 2008  I read an article today about a company that is offering an insurance property to protect property owners against losses incurred as a result of the state's power of eminent domain. I had to check my calendar to see if it was April Fool's Day . . .   Border Security and Illegal Aliens Republicans Introducing Stricter Immigration Rules Assembly Republicans have introduced a package of laws that would crack down on illegal immigrants in California. . . CBS Video Report   America's Foreclosure Epidemic   Foreclosure's Furry Victims Much has been said about the thousands of homeowners forced into foreclosure, but what about the tiniest victims of the foreclosure epidemic . . . CBS video   Offbeat, Shocking, Bizarre or Just Plain Interesting Kansas Woman Sat on Toilet for 2 Years Authorities are considering charges in the bizarre case of a woman who sat on her boyfriend's toilet for two years, so long that her body was stuck to the seat by the time the man finally called police . . . Video   Hillary Blames Sleepiness For Bosnia Blunder Exclusive CBS News video contradicts Hillary Clinton's account of her 1996 visit to Bosnia. Senator Clinton admitted she "made a mistake," because she was "sleep deprived" - but it wasn't the only one. Latest Video Report   Camera Sees Through Clothes From 80 Feet Away Developed to see through interstellar dust, a camera capable of seeing through clothes from up to 80 feet away is now being considered for airport and military security.  Video   McCain Addresses Housing Crisis Options Republican John McCain said Tuesday that government isn't in the business of saving and rewarding banks or small borrowers who behave irresponsibly . .  Video   A Common Misconception - Criminals Don't Use the Internet? "It is a common misconception that easy access to public records has facilitated other types of fraud, identity theft, or land fraud." That's the assertion set forth in a white paper authored by members of the Property Records Industry Association . . . Really?   $10,000 Cowboy Hat People in Lincoln County New Mexico take their cowboy hats and constitutional rights seriously and they don’t take it lightly when  local officials try to remove either one.   Fighting Crime Man Who Micro-waved Baby Faces Jury Defense attorneys say mental illness is probably the only way to explain why a 20 year old father put his infant daughter in a motel microwave and turned it on. . . Video report   America's Foreclosure Epidemic The $100 Home Imagine buying a home for just a hundred dollars. It just happened in Washington County Maryland. CBS Video     Political Ads -- Parodies, Fakes and Funnies Political satire has been used throughout history as a tool for political change and the electronic age is no exception. Today it's the video ads of candidates and their supporters that deliver either chuckles or outrage.   America's Foreclosure Epidemic Getting Out Of A Toxic Mortgage Lori Nicholson didn't know she was sold one of the most "toxic" subprime mortgages and now faces foreclosure. . . . Video Report   Fighting Crime Supreme Court Set to Debate Washington's Gun Ban The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a challenge to District of Columbia's controversial ban on hand guns. The case is likely to produce the most important firearms ruling in decades and could have repercussions for gun control laws nationwide. Video report   America's Foreclosure Epidemic Lender to Michael Jackson: Pay up or Beat It! For the second time in less than a month, the housing bubble has burst on a rich and famous homeowners palatial estate . .   Indiana County Recorder Takes Plea Deal In Stalking Case Mar-10-08 Former Terre Haute Police Chief and current Vigo County Recorder Ray Watts pleaded guilty this morning . . . America's Foreclosure Epidemic Government's Poor Judgment Making Things Worse by Robert A. Franco    There is an interesting New York Times article, Bush and Fed Step Toward a Mortgage Rescue, that describes what appears to me to be a series of bad moves that will threaten the viability of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and the FHA . . .   Allegations of Official Mistakes, Misconduct and Corruption Oregon City Recorder Arrested for Alleged Theft Sandra Wodarczak, who has acted as the city recorder and treasurer for Yamhill for the last eight years, was arrested by Yamhill's sheriff's department . . .   Allegations of Official Mistakes, Misconduct and Corruption Practical Obscurity and Public Records Scott Perry - Active Rain It used to be that if you wanted to obtain a copy of the deed to your house, you had to make a trip to your local courthouse . . .  However, the advent of the Internet and the availability of public records for worldwide consumption have changed all that . . .   Understanding Eminent Domain: Texas Landholder’s Bill of Rights By Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott Mar-03-08 Since Stephen F. Austin first helped settlers establish new roots west of the Sabine River, Texas has always been a place that respects private property rights. With three times more privately owned land than any other state, Texas leads the nation in private property ownership. From the Panhandle to the Piney Woods, Texas is a place where citizens – not the government – own the land.  . .   America's Foreclosure Epidemic Southern California Foreclosures Up 250 Percent The word recession has been all over the news for the past few weeks and it is vibrating off the mountains in several California counties . . .   Fighting Crime 6 Dead In Council Rampage Over Parking Tickets Enraged over parking tickets and fines, a lone gunman opened fire on a city council meeting near St. Louis Mo. When the rampage was over, six were dead...Video report   Border Security and Illegal Aliens Local Governments Can Stop Businesses from Hiring Illegals In a landmark decision, U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber issued a summary judgment in favor of the City of Valley Park Missouri. The ruling clears the path  for cities and states nationwide to pass laws designed to discourage illegal immigration...   Offbeat, Shocking, Bizarre or Just Plain Interesting Texas Town for Sale on eBay It’s amazing what you can buy on eBay. Some lucky bidder is about to own the entire town of Albert Texas. 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Motorists in New York, Ohio, Florida and Minnesota have filed similar suits. . .  Read full Article           County level security breaches aiding ID thieves, stalkers and terrorists David Bloys - News for Public Officials August 28, 2006 County Websites across the country contain millions of searchable records brimming with all the ingredients identity thieves, stalkers, and terrorists  need to steal your identity, stalk your children, or target American infrastructure. The problem pits county officials, their constituents, and companies hoping to profit from the digitized records against each other. . . . 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