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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBreaking news in Omaha Steve's Ward I campaign!!!! (the secret is out)
And the voters get it: http://www.stevedawes2012.com/
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Breaking news in Omaha Steve's Ward I campaign!!!! (the secret is out) (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Apr 2012
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Tikki
(14,559 posts)1. Excellent...
It's all Uphill from here on out...
Tikki
Stan Smith
(97 posts)2. That is really great.
if I lived there, you would have my vote!
dmr
(28,349 posts)3. Awesome!
You'd have my vote. You're one of the good guys!
rurallib
(62,448 posts)4. Good luck, Steve
It takes a lot of guts to run.
Our best wishes
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)5. I really admire you for throwing your hat in the ring.
Best of luck.
zeemike
(18,998 posts)6. we are puling for ya.
you are doing what we all should be doing...engaging the system.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)7. Good.
Won't ask about our spelonking friends.
MineralMan
(146,329 posts)8. Something concrete. Great idea.
Sometimes an issue like that can make the election.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)9. Great website.
Good luck. May the best man win -- and there can be no one better than you Omaha Steve!
Omaha Steve
(99,708 posts)11. When the site went up
It had a lot of controversy over content, colors, etc.
Omaha Steve
(99,708 posts)10. Other communities want in on this
Requests for info from Gretna, and La Vista.
OS
lunatica
(53,410 posts)12. Some DUers rock!
that is all
freshwest
(53,661 posts)13. Great job putting forth the case on the lower utilities!
Omaha Steve
(99,708 posts)14. Here is another reason Ward I pays a 20% premium
http://seekingalpha.com/article/436661-8-utility-stocks-with-10-years-of-dividend-increases?source=yahoo
Black Hills Corporation (BKH)
Black Hills is an energy company that mostly operates in the United States. Its utilities businesses are made up of electric and gas segments. Black Hills is one of the leaders of this group with 40 years of consecutive dividend increases. It has a dividend yield of 4.3% and a 5 year dividend growth rate of 1.9%. The current payout ratio is 118% but BKH has increased its dividend again in 2012.
Rowdyboy
(22,057 posts)15. Gooid luck my man....glad there are people like you who
are willing to put themselves out there.