When I was attending Oberlin College in the Ohio town named for it, a carload of Young Republicans drove to Columbus to hear U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield and state Republican Party Chairman Ray Bliss. Both were impressive. Hatfield was a … Continue reading
I got a tip from the Northern Illinois Tea Party that the missing Wisconsin State Senators were meeting at the Heritage Inn and Suites at the intersection of Routes 14 and 23 in Harvard. Silly me, I went looking for … Continue reading
Neighbor Vic Narusis held up the sign Crystal Lake Tea Party leader Mary Alger displayed at the Heritage Inn in Harvard Tuesday. … Continue reading
One of McHenry County’s representatives to the Madison demonstration Saturday was kind enough to send me all sorts of photos so you can get a sense off what went on. First, let’s look at instructions handed out by the union … Continue reading
The Chicago Tea Party email says, “Patriots are gathering together tomorrow in Madison, Wisconsin to counter protest the riots led by Organizing for America. “While the Wisconsin led Republican house and governor tries to put their fiscal crisis to bed, unions are rioting … Continue reading
An email from the Rockford Tea Party tells of catching up with two Wisconsin State Senators yesterday afternoon at the Clock Tower Inn where I guessed they would go in order to avoid any possibility that the Wisconsin State Police … Continue reading
When I posted the article below comparing what national Democrats and their cats’ paws had said about conservatives using incendiary rhetoric and what public union members are doing in Madison, Wisconsin, I didn’t know about a tactic being used by … Continue reading
The Wisconsin Republican Party has crosscut comments from prominent liberals with the words used in Madison, Wisconsin, in opposition to what Republican Governor Scott Walker is proposing to change public unions in the General Assembly. The YouTube video starts with … Continue reading
Last week, the McHenry County Board endorsed creation of a wildlife refuge in northern McHenry County and southern Wisconsin. Now a feasibility study has been approved by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The following press release has been issued … Continue reading
When we at Wisconsin Dells, we again stayed at the Kalahari Resort. The main draw was the water park, of course, even though the lazy river was closed “because someone did something bad,” according to one of the lifeguards. The … Continue reading
I found this Wisconsin license plate in the parking lot of D’Andrea the night of the event for Appellate Court Justices Mary Schostok and Ann Jorgensen. While looking for a big, lit up Nygren sign in the parking lot, I … Continue reading
Ever wonder what it looks like when an attorney has his license revoked? Below you see what the State of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court did to Nick Hurtgen, a Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson “wuderkind,” who ventured too far into Illinois politics, … Continue reading
Our first meal after leaving Crystal Lake for our Intermountain West vacation in June was the Happy Trails Roadside Diner. This was the same place I found Illinois’ future. It was a truck stop with a roomful of slot machines. … Continue reading
We had just passed the Wisconsin Dells when we got a preview of things to come on our Intermountain West vacation in June. It did not fill a canyon as they did between Cody, Wyoming, and the eastern entrance to … Continue reading
Every time we go to Milwaukee via the four-lane highway that connects with Illinois’ U.S. 12, I see the park and ride site on the Wisconsin side of the state line. The article you see having the RTA announce a … Continue reading
Sunday morning we drove back from the Milwaukee area. Because of the bad weather predictions I couldn’t even sleep in. Across the bottom of the television screen church closings were being announced. Even under the ad for John McCain, the … Continue reading
Sunday morning we drove back from the Milwaukee area. Because of the bad weather predictions I couldn’t even sleep in. Across the bottom of the television screen church closings were being announced. Even under the ad for John McCain, the … Continue reading
The Chicago Sun-Times’ man on the advertising beat, Lewis Lazare, reported Tuesday that Oberweis Dairy is about to start another round of television ads. This one features a cow being interviewed by former U.S. Senate and gubernatorial candidate Jim Oberweis. … Continue reading
This weekend was a busy one, with a meeting in Naperville, a swim meeting in McHenry, my wife’s firm’s holiday party in Rosemont, church and a Christmas pageant in Lake Zurich. At the dinner Saturday night, we arrived late, taking … Continue reading
