McHenry County Blog

The Daily Herald doesn’t call it a scandal, but it is.

Lenore Adkins has written a story about how gone, but not done gone, ex-McHenry County College President Walt Packard is still being paid what he was when he was working full-time—over $200,000 a year until June 30, 2010, and family health benefits through August 21, 2012.

MCC Board President George Lowe offers this insight:

“”I understand people get upset, but we’ve got better things to do right now,”

Options the board had?

“I’m not sure anymore. It’s a difficult situation when you get into them, there’s choices you make. We’ve tried to make the least onerous choice and we’ve done that.”

What’s that all about?

Donna Kurtz, who voted with the rest of the board for the deal, added,

“I think what is upsetting to people is they just want to understand the (personnel) issues and that’s part of what’s happening right now.”

Yes, we do.

Show us the ex-junior college president’s contract and give us your reasons why this isn’t a waste of our money.

Tuesday Sun-Times cartoonist stuck Governor Rod Blagojevich’s tongue on the frozen pole, “A Christmas Story”-style.

Just as Ralphie did in 1983, Rod has his tongue stuck to a pole, but Rod’s is not in his school yard.

It’s to a street sign at the corner of Scandal and something.

So, here’s the question:

If his tongue is stuck to a pole, how did he manage to hold a press conference yesterday to announce the appointment of Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate seat left empty by President-Elect Barack Obama?

Tuesday Sun-Times cartoonist stuck Governor Rod Blagojevich’s tongue on the frozen pole, “A Christmas Story”-style.

Just as Ralphie did in 1983, Rod has his tongue stuck to a pole, but Rod’s is not in his school yard.

It’s to a street sign at the corner of Scandal and something.

So, here’s the question:

If his tongue is stuck to a pole, how did he manage to hold a press conference yesterday to announce the appointment of Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate seat left empty by President-Elect Barack Obama?