Black, Green, McLeod, Heitzman become faces for pro- and anti-tax campaigns

If Lexington County residents want to learn more about the county’s proposed sales tax increase, chances are their information will somehow have come from Talbert Black, Mike Green, Earl McLeod or Tiffany Boyce Heitzman. Those four surfaced as opinion leaders on the issue well before the campaigns heated up this fall. Avery Wilks Oct. __,… Read More Black, Green, McLeod, Heitzman become faces for pro- and anti-tax campaigns

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Social networking sites provide campaign ground for tax increase activists

  Activists in the ground war for public opinion about Lexington County’s proposed penny-on-the-dollar sales tax increase began their campaigns in part by establishing beachheads on social networking sites like Facebook. Campaigners used their pages as low-cost vehicles to interact with residents, distribute talking points and even coordinate their campaign efforts.  Avery Wilks Oct. __,… Read More Social networking sites provide campaign ground for tax increase activists

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