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Note 21 - Dividend Reinvestment Plan | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Dividend Reinvestment Plan [Text Block] | 21. Dividend Reinvestment Plan The Company has a Dividend Reinvestment Plan which allows for participants’ reinvestment of cash dividends and certain optional additional investments in the Company’s common stock. Shares issued under the plan and the consideration received were 17,956 shares for $291,000 in 2012, 21,281 shares for $287,000 in 2011, and 28,778 shares for $310,000 in 2010.

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