An Ironic, If Not Bizarre, MCC Board Meeting

In government the relevant question is who are the winners and who are the losers. At Thursday night’s McHenry County College meeting, all the trustees were both. Bizarre, one might conclude, but that’s how I saw it. The board majority … Continue reading

An Ironic, If Not Bizarre, MCC Board Meeting

In government the relevant question is who are the winners and who are the losers. At Thursday night’s McHenry County College meeting, all the trustees were both. Bizarre, one might conclude, but that’s how I saw it. The board majority … Continue reading

MCC Minutes Misstate Points Made by the Public

I read the minutes (click to enlarge) of the October 4th McHenry County College meeting last week and was struck with the misrepresentation of the public comments made. Here’s what the minutes say about Barry Glasgow’s scathing criticism of the … Continue reading

MCC Minutes Misstate Points Made by the Public

I read the minutes (click to enlarge) of the October 4th McHenry County College meeting last week and was struck with the misrepresentation of the public comments made. Here’s what the minutes say about Barry Glasgow’s scathing criticism of the … Continue reading

The "Meltdown" Article about the Monday MCC Meeting

Published with permission of John Coonen of Crystal Lake Network is his after the McHenry County Board meeting’s “Meltdown At MCC: Trustees’ Ill-Fated Attempt to Regroup“ It’s long, but I think you’ll find it worth the time. Well, sometimes – … Continue reading

The "Meltdown" Article about the Monday MCC Meeting

Published with permission of John Coonen of Crystal Lake Network is his after the McHenry County Board meeting’s “Meltdown At MCC: Trustees’ Ill-Fated Attempt to Regroup“ It’s long, but I think you’ll find it worth the time. Well, sometimes – … Continue reading

Scholarly Studies on the Economic Impact of Baseball Stadiums

I learned something new about Google over the weekend. There is a search engine for scholarly articles. Want to guess what subject held my interest? It’s whether baseball stadiums are all that McHenry County College officials have cracked them up … Continue reading

Scholarly Studies on the Economic Impact of Baseball Stadiums

I learned something new about Google over the weekend. There is a search engine for scholarly articles. Want to guess what subject held my interest? It’s whether baseball stadiums are all that McHenry County College officials have cracked them up … Continue reading

Skepticism About Baseball Team’s Ability to Finance MCC Addition

In a column Northwest Herald Metro Editor Kevin Beese shares his skepticism about the financial viability of having a minor league baseball team pay off two-thirds of $36 million in debt. [This turned out to be FALSE!] Let’s look at … Continue reading

Skepticism About Baseball Team’s Ability to Finance MCC Addition

In a column Northwest Herald Metro Editor Kevin Beese shares his skepticism about the financial viability of having a minor league baseball team pay off two-thirds of $36 million in debt. [This turned out to be FALSE!] Let’s look at … Continue reading

MCC Trustee Summers Won’t Say How Baseball Team Would “Defray” Stadium Costs Nor Will Trustee-CPA Miller Tell Why “All Figures Are in Order"

Again McHenry County College offers up a BIG NO to McHenry County Blog’s request for documents that led its board to think receipts from a minor league baseball team will to pay off $35 million of public debt. Here is … Continue reading

MCC Trustee Summers Won’t Say How Baseball Team Would “Defray” Stadium Costs Nor Will Trustee-CPA Miller Tell Why “All Figures Are in Order"

Again McHenry County College offers up a BIG NO to McHenry County Blog’s request for documents that led its board to think receipts from a minor league baseball team will to pay off $35 million of public debt. Here is … Continue reading