Lawrence County Publisher Calls for Delay in Education Sales Tax Hike

Although primary election voters approved the imposition of a one percentage point sales tax hike in Lawrence County, former State Rep. now Sumner Press Publisher Roscoe Cunningham is calling for a delay in the county board’s imposing it. “While changing … Continue reading

Roscoe Cunningham’s Lament

My former legislative colleague Roscoe Cunningham (who used to buy a pan of sweet rolls to induce his Appropriations Committee members to attend his pre-meetings) bought the Sumner Press and opines each week in “Roscoe’s Journal.” The end of March … Continue reading

"Bring on the Gitmo Terrorists"

That’s what former Illinois State Representative Roscoe Cunningham says in a front page letter to United States Senator Roland Burris in his Sumner Press. Cunningham, with whom I served in the 1970’s before he, like I, caught congressional fever, continually … Continue reading

Susan Sovereign – Lawrence County’s Erma Brombeck: Of Draught, Teaspoons and Saving the Fish in the Pond

Today’s Susan Sovereign column actually fit the screen of the scanner. Usually I have to post this Sumner Press writer’s work in two pieces. That makes it difficult to read. This November 8, 2007, column is mainly about daughter Anna’s … Continue reading

Susan Sovereign – Lawrence County’s Erma Brombeck: Of Draught, Teaspoons and Saving the Fish in the Pond

Today’s Susan Sovereign column actually fit the screen of the scanner. Usually I have to post this Sumner Press writer’s work in two pieces. That makes it difficult to read. This November 8, 2007, column is mainly about daughter Anna’s … Continue reading