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  • Palin paying off, officials say: Speaking fee already more than covered by ticket sales

    04/30/2011 12:45:23 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 22 replies
    The Hanford Sentinel ^ | April 30, 2011 | Seth Nidever
    West Hills College Lemoore officials say they invited Sarah Palin to speak to make money for the school, and it's working out as planned - even with the $115,000 fee they're paying for her upcoming speech on Sunday. "That's the bottom line," said Frances Squire, marketing director for West Hills Community College District. "We're raising funds ... and so we wanted somebody we knew would sell tickets." WHCL officials say they recouped the $115,000 just a few weeks after they announced that Palin was coming to kick off the grand opening of their new Golden Eagle Arena. At this point,...