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the other thing that is unique about agusta, the state capital. we have access to the state's legislature and the governor's mansion. and all of the government services. to expect to have with it being the state capital. the state capital has its benefits. we are proud of being the state capital. as most capitals, i am sure if you have been too, the state government in your backyard -- it can pose some difficulties, some sort of stresses. but we of a good working relationship with the state. and we get along with them. and we appreciate the benefits of being the capital. >> can you speak to some of the challenges? >> we have a significant amount of untaxed property, because the state is here. all of the state property does not pay property taxes. that puts a burden on the property tax payer and agusta. the residential owner. the commercial owner. when you have such a large volume of government -- or large number of a government properties in the city, which do not pay taxes, but yet use our services, our fire and our police and so forth, use our r
the other thing that is unique about agusta, the state capital. we have access to the state's legislature and the governor's mansion. and all of the government services. to expect to have with it being the state capital. the state capital has its benefits. we are proud of being the state capital. as most capitals, i am sure if you have been too, the state government in your backyard -- it can pose some difficulties, some sort of stresses. but we of a good working relationship with the state....
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. >> agusta wanted ike. his millionaire friends bought a house for him and dug a pond and put fish in it so ike could relax by fishing when the weather was bad. >> did we know that back then? >> i am not sure. i am not sure they knew the detail about the pond. >> human. >> he could be. he had a great smile. a warmth that flooded over him. if you were around him long enough, you also felt the cold side. >> expansive. >> he had a largeness about him. he did not get caught in petty details. he was a big picture guy. conquer europe. save the world. he thought in those terms. >> patient. >> he was not patient when he was losing his temper. he had a long view. he only decided things when he had to. this is important. i wish i was like this. he did not make decisions to quickly. he would wait until the last second to decide. >> wisdom? >> good judgment. he was wise. he made good calls. >> i use all of these words because, is it hard for a journalist like you all your life to use all of these very positive things to
. >> agusta wanted ike. his millionaire friends bought a house for him and dug a pond and put fish in it so ike could relax by fishing when the weather was bad. >> did we know that back then? >> i am not sure. i am not sure they knew the detail about the pond. >> human. >> he could be. he had a great smile. a warmth that flooded over him. if you were around him long enough, you also felt the cold side. >> expansive. >> he had a largeness about him. he...
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paul ryan holding a rally in agusta county, va., today. president obama campaigning in denver before he heads to wisconsin and ohio. joe biden campaigning in iowa. >> tracking the latest developments in the search for missing fairfax county high school student. brian glynn the last seen on monday morning when he dropped his brother abbas school. we're live outside the high school with details on his appearance. >> bloodhounds are being used and near the 70 -- after 72 hours. the teen-ager's family said he came to school without a cell phone or debit card. what was found in his car was. >> brighten glenn was last seen in the parking lot of his school around 7:00 in the morning monday. it was not later that evening when he did not come home from football practice that his family knew something was wrong. the teenagers car found several hours later at a park. >> he is somewhere in the dust. >>and needs us. >> he drove his brother to school but then finished. >> clues inside his car are raising serious concerns. an unusual station playing on t
paul ryan holding a rally in agusta county, va., today. president obama campaigning in denver before he heads to wisconsin and ohio. joe biden campaigning in iowa. >> tracking the latest developments in the search for missing fairfax county high school student. brian glynn the last seen on monday morning when he dropped his brother abbas school. we're live outside the high school with details on his appearance. >> bloodhounds are being used and near the 70 -- after 72 hours. the...
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. >> watch booktv all weekend to see more from our recent visit to agusta, maine. for more information visited by booktv's local content vehicles go to c-span.org/localcontent. >> next on booktv education activists jonathan kozol talks about inner-city children he followed since the age of 6 to 18-year-old. he examines the economic and educational obstacles each child has face as they progress through their school system. it is about an hour. [applause] >> thank you very much. thanks, tom and thanks as always to my absolutely favorite bookstore in america, politics and prose. i love that books for. [applause] and thanks to each and every one of you for being here. i am particularly glad to the with so many friends tonight. i don't mean with some double meaning, i just mean friends old and new. some of my oldest friends in the audience. it means a great deal to me because to -- tomorrow is my birthday. i will be all alone on an airplane going through six hours to some place i haven't checked the schedule yet, i think it is something like portland, ore. or san diego.
. >> watch booktv all weekend to see more from our recent visit to agusta, maine. for more information visited by booktv's local content vehicles go to c-span.org/localcontent. >> next on booktv education activists jonathan kozol talks about inner-city children he followed since the age of 6 to 18-year-old. he examines the economic and educational obstacles each child has face as they progress through their school system. it is about an hour. [applause] >> thank you very much....
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personal collection of former senator george mitchell and we speak with agusta mayor william stokes. these interviews and more air throughout the weekend on booktv. former cia agent antonio mendez presents his book cargo at 5:00 eastern today and 9:00 tomorrow. he tells the story how he posed as a hollywood producer with a crew scouting locations for of fake movie in order to rescue six americans that escaped from the u.s. embassy during the iranian hostage crisis in 1979. on october 12th the movie are go based on his account and the events surrounding the rescue will be released. at 11:00 eastern melanie kirkpatrick is joined via panel that includes one of the men shea profile to discuss the experience of north koreans who escaped the country. watch these programs and more on c-span2 and booktv.org. >> in those years it really was scary before we liberated, let's say, baker county. but to have this happen, to have the blocker, you are only trying to do the , you are only trying to do the best you can for everyone and everyone and t take your words to cut and splice and make your mes
personal collection of former senator george mitchell and we speak with agusta mayor william stokes. these interviews and more air throughout the weekend on booktv. former cia agent antonio mendez presents his book cargo at 5:00 eastern today and 9:00 tomorrow. he tells the story how he posed as a hollywood producer with a crew scouting locations for of fake movie in order to rescue six americans that escaped from the u.s. embassy during the iranian hostage crisis in 1979. on october 12th the...
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to my noble people, in this agusta assembly of sisters and brothers from across the world, to show to the world that my noble nation has a global vision and welcomes any effort intended to provide and promote peace, stability, and tranquillity, which can only be realized through harmony, cooperation, and a joint management of the world. i am here to voice the divine and humanitarian message of love of men and women of my country, to you and to the whole world. a message that iran's great oratory and poet, presented to humanity in his paternal poetry. -- each kernel poetry. you are members of the whole. if one member is afflicted with pain, other members uneasily remain. i have talked in the past seven years about the current challenges, solutions, and process of a future world. today, i want to discuss such issues from different perspectives. thousands of years have passed since children of adam, peace be upon him, started to settle down in various parts. peoples of different colors, nations, languages, customs and traditions, fulfill their aspirations to build a noble society of beau
to my noble people, in this agusta assembly of sisters and brothers from across the world, to show to the world that my noble nation has a global vision and welcomes any effort intended to provide and promote peace, stability, and tranquillity, which can only be realized through harmony, cooperation, and a joint management of the world. i am here to voice the divine and humanitarian message of love of men and women of my country, to you and to the whole world. a message that iran's great...
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the city of agusta has evolved from being a trading post in the 1700s to being a magazine publishing from the 1800s to the 20th century and also home to harriet beecher stowe, author of uncle tom's kevin. our coverage of the visit continues. >> the only city that actually has a major river and we occupied both sides of the river so we have an east and west side of the river and the river has become a defining point so that is unique. the other thing is what is unique is the state capital, we have access -- we host the state legislature and the governor's mansion and have all the government services you would expect to have with it being the state capital. state capital has its benefits. we are proud of being the state capital. i am sure if you have been to the state government in your backyard, it can pose some difficulties and stresses but we have a good working relationship with the state and get along with them and appreciate what being the capital provides. >> you think those challenges? >> we have significant amounts of untaxed property because the state is here. all the state p
the city of agusta has evolved from being a trading post in the 1700s to being a magazine publishing from the 1800s to the 20th century and also home to harriet beecher stowe, author of uncle tom's kevin. our coverage of the visit continues. >> the only city that actually has a major river and we occupied both sides of the river so we have an east and west side of the river and the river has become a defining point so that is unique. the other thing is what is unique is the state capital,...
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this is agusta county, it bumps pretty close-up to the west virginia border.publican, blue is democrat. this part of the state arguably is coal company, which is one of the comments that governor romney made last night. as we watch the map develop and we see the strategies unfold that's where the two men are going today. martha, back to you. martha: very interesting. what does bill o'reilly think about governor romney's performance last night? he will join us here in "america's newsroom" with his first take, his first reaction to the big night last night. bill: looking forward to that, huh? martha: yeah. bill: the number one issue if you haven't heard, jobs, jobs and more jobs. who made the better argument on how to create more jobs, america, herman cain is live on that today, stay tuned. martha: new concerns our government failed to secure highly sensitive documents that were left behind after the deadly attack on our consulate in libya. how could that happen? we are live in washington. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doe
this is agusta county, it bumps pretty close-up to the west virginia border.publican, blue is democrat. this part of the state arguably is coal company, which is one of the comments that governor romney made last night. as we watch the map develop and we see the strategies unfold that's where the two men are going today. martha, back to you. martha: very interesting. what does bill o'reilly think about governor romney's performance last night? he will join us here in "america's...