Today the country celebrates Martin Luther King’s birthday, but I want to take readers back to the 1920’s on the Eastern Shore of Maryland by re-running a part of my biography of my father: The Lynching My Father Saw on … Continue reading
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My first public meeting was in the Algonquin Township Garage. It was about putting roads in the Silver Lakes, an unincorporated subdivision. I was in college (1960-65) and my father suggested I might find it of interest. Larry Lee was … Continue reading
Found this on WTTW on Monday, August 24th: “’Tax loopholes’: it’s a nebulous phrase that often gets tossed around, but nobody really knows what it entails. “Chicago Tonight has learned that a new bill will be filed, perhaps this week, … Continue reading
Having read Kevin Craver’s article about the changes in the County Board’s rules after the 2016 at-large election of a McHenry County Board Chairman, I have concluded that were we in the 1770’s most members would have been Loyalists to … Continue reading
Previous parts of this biography can be found below on McHenry County Blog. The night I was born, June 11, 1942, my father and his Methodist minister friend Charles (Charlie) Jarvis, who baptized all three kids and, having moved to … Continue reading
At the Thursday night McHenry County College Board meeting, retiring Trustee Dennis Adams argued against extending MCC President Vicky Smith’s contract through June 30, 2015. “I don’t think any harm would come until the end of June,” he said, adding … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Board: “The McHenry County Board is accepting applications from individuals interested in appointment to the McHENRY COUNTY PUBLIC BUILDING COMMISSION. “Incumbents may apply for reappointment. “A strong financial background is preferred with engineering … Continue reading
A friend has forwarded an article from the Daily Herald by Marna Pyke about what George Ranney, head of something called Metropolis Strategies, and Jim LeBelle, a former Chairman of the Lake County Board, want to do to township road … Continue reading
The McHenry County Public Building Commission is an under the radar group of people who have been known to issue non-referendum bonds. That’s the way part of the present courthouse was financed. In fact, avoiding the voters using this method … Continue reading
How often does one’s family get mentioned in a book? Jim Paulson served the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake from 1968-1973. Paulson is retired now and has written an autobiography entitled, “My Trip Home” As he writes about … Continue reading
How often does one’s family get mentioned in a book? Jim Paulson served the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake from 1968-1973. Paulson is retired now and has written an autobiography entitled, “My Trip Home” As he writes about … Continue reading
June 8, 1916, is my father’s birthday. I found this picture from the day that he came back to the county board room to vote for Ann Hughes for county board chairman. The doctor did not understand that legislative organization … Continue reading
June 8, 1916, is my father’s birthday. I found this picture from the day that he came back to the county board room to vote for Ann Hughes for county board chairman. The doctor did not understand that legislative organization … Continue reading