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Palin Billboard Fight 'a Crusade' for Rights

By Richard C. PaddockNov 12th 2009 – 10:44AM

(Nov. 12) -- Alan Herson and his son, Jeffrey, have been fighting for years for the right to build billboards in Western states. Jeffrey Herson runs commercial billboard companies. His father, an attorney, files lawsuits on his behalf. "It's a crusade," says the elder Herson, who won a landmark billboard case in Oregon in...

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Political Fodder? Act Accordingly

By Evanne Schmarder May 30th 2012 - 06:40PM

Not long ago, on my way to the Very Large Array on New Mexico's San Agustin Plains, I passed through an historic old western town touted in tourist magazines and brochures as a 'must-stop' artist enclave.

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  • 06/02/12 Strict rules in place regarding political signs Source: The Sierra Vista Herald - Sierra Vista AZ Candidates for various municipal, county and state offices need to follow specific regulations when it comes to posting political signs.
  • 05/31/12 City of Maryville restricts political signs Source: The Daily Times - Maryville TN The Maryville is reminding campaigns that the city has restrictions on political signs regarding their location, size and removal.
  • 05/16/12 Response to political sign photos Source: Goose Creek Gazette - Goose Creek SC After reading the recent discussions by Robert Pratt and Henry Proctor regarding road signs for Senatorial candidates, I was surprised to see the photo issued this past Wednesday by the Summerville Journal Scene that was supposed to be a definitive shot to "let the readers decide" as to whether Sean Bennett's signs are in fact posted in a manner that block Senator Rose's.
  • 05/09/12 City changes political sign code, approves landscape... Source: Today's News-Herald - Lake Havasu City AZ Lake Havasu City Council members agreed to change the city's political sign code Tuesday to ban political signs in the right-of-ways in a three-square-mile area of the central part of town.
  • 03/13/12 Amendment to differentiate between political and... Source: Shore News Today - Egg Harbor Township NJ City Council introduced an ordinance to revise police regulations regarding signs, particularly contracting and election signs, at its March 8 meeting.

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