Pioneer Press’ Pete Gonigam continues to provide great coverage on McHenry County College’s baseball stadium.

Writing for the Algonquin and Cary-Grove Countrysides, which publish only once a week, Gonigam caught an inconsistency that no one else did.

It concerns who initiated the Economics Research Associates’ presentation to the November 15th MCC board meeting.

Let me put in the reporter’s words:

“College President Walt Packard introduced Richard Starr of national research firm Economic Research Associates, saying the company had asked to make a presentation to the board….

“After last week’s presentation, Starr said he was there at Packard’s request.”

Which version do you think is true?

The ERA consulting firm had previously evaluated the likely success of the program and found it wanting. The Northwest Herald still has not written a story on ERA’s critical analysis.

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Pioneer Press reporter Pete Gonigam interviews Economics Research Associates’ Richard Starr on November 15, 2007, in the hall outside the McHenry County College board room.