While the price of natural gas has decreased enough as a result of fracking, the Illinois Green Party is opposing expansion in Illinois. While this is a Southern Illinois issue, I thought those of us in Northern Illinois who have … Continue reading
Well, glory be. The Chicago Tribune has decided to include third party and independent candidates in its political poll. Rick Pearson, power party acolyte called “reporter” by the Tribune, wouldn’t even mention my name when I ran as the Libertarian … Continue reading
Green Party candidate for Governor Rich Whitney has uploaded a long list of position statements, which I want to share with you. You can read the answers to my questions to him when he visited Woodstock in May here. RICH … Continue reading
I didn’t even know there were Cherokees in Illinois, but the Green Party has found it and convinced them to endorse its slate. And, since Scott Summers of Harvard, former McHenry County College Board President, is on the slate, he … Continue reading
Why not? I saw one from another state on our vacation in June, but the photo didn’t turn out. July 5th, Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill to allow “Share the Road” license plates. A minimum of 1,000 would have … Continue reading
I don’t know which is the bigger story: Green Party candidate Rich Whitney’s coming to McHenry County or the Northwest Herald’s finally covering a 2010 gubernatorial appearance in McHenry County Let’s start with Whitney. I made it to the Woodstock … Continue reading
By train even. Here’s his itinerary for the day, provided by Green Party candidate for McHenry County Sheriff Gus Philpott: May 21ST 8:16 am Rich Whitney takes the Metra west from Arlington Heights (8:16am). 9:01 am Rich arrives by Metra in … Continue reading
I had been wondering what Plan B was after Randi Scheurer lost to Melissa Bean in the Democratic Party primary on February 5th. Now comes a press release from her husband and third party candidate against Bean in 2006 saying … Continue reading
I had been wondering what Plan B was after Randi Scheurer lost to Melissa Bean in the Democratic Party primary on February 5th. Now comes a press release from her husband and third party candidate against Bean in 2006 saying … Continue reading
Going to the Rockford YMCA for a swim meet, I saw this bumper sticker heading into town. Actually, there were two, but I only got a picture of this one: GREEN PARTYgp.org Sorry it’s fuzzy. I didn’t get a second … Continue reading
Going to the Rockford YMCA for a swim meet, I saw this bumper sticker heading into town. Actually, there were two, but I only got a picture of this one: GREEN PARTYgp.org Sorry it’s fuzzy. I didn’t get a second … Continue reading
2008 Green Party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney held a press conference in Springfield last week to chastise the power (my word, not his) parties’ inability to pass a budget. Springfield Journal-Register political reporter Doug Finke didn’t write a story about … Continue reading
2008 Green Party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney held a press conference in Springfield last week to chastise the power (my word, not his) parties’ inability to pass a budget. Springfield Journal-Register political reporter Doug Finke didn’t write a story about … Continue reading
