While the price of newspapers continues downhill, that does not seem to be the case with radio stations. Consider that the Daily, Herald is reporting that the two stations broadcasting from next to the McHenry County College campus were just … Continue reading
Category Archives: Newspaper
In a handout prepared for a November 12, 2012, Township Officials Boot Camp by Keri-Lyn Krafthefer and Tiffany Nelson-Jaworski this advice is given: Or, I guess an official with a sign could do what Algonquin Township Road Commissioner Andrew Gasser … Continue reading
Watchers of WBBM, WGN and WLS-TV are going to see ads for State Senate candidate Dan McConchie (or maybe negative ads against opponents Martin McLaughlin and Casey Urlacher) as a result of a $200,000 buy by Dan Proft’s Political Action … Continue reading
I haven’t seen a copy of this week’s edition of the McHenry Times, the broadsheet put out by Dan Proft’s Liberty Principles PAC to help local State Rep. candidate Allen Skillicorn, but Google has. There was an article in the … Continue reading
Republicans in Dan Duffy’s State Senate District and Mike Tryon’s State Rep. District have received almost full-sized “newspapers” that promote the candidacies of those supported by the multi-million dollar Liberty Principles PAC. For State Senate, that means Dan McConchie. For … Continue reading
Looking at the circulation figures of USSPI I found an interesting factoid. Look at the table below: Focus in on the McHenry County line. 110,000 households. The information shows what percentage of the households receive the Chicago Sun-Times and Tribune … Continue reading
Thirty-three months ago the Chicago Sun-Times stopped endorsing candidates. Why? It could have been the enormous amount of time it takes to cover candidates throughout the metropolitan area. Or it could have been the reason stated by the Sun-Times: “…we … Continue reading
Thanks to the Daily Herald, I know that it’s National Newspaper week. Bob Paddock, Jr., penned a piece in which he told of his grandfather’s goals: “Our aim: To fear God, tell the truth, and make money.” The aim remains … Continue reading
Today’s Message of the Day is a Hobby Lobby newspaper ad. It ran in both newspapers we subscribe to, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune. Hobby Lobby wears its Christian leanings on its sleeve, so to speak. Listen to … Continue reading
With 1,500 paid subscriptions in McHenry County, District 3 McHenry County Board member Sandra Salgado has put a insert into the Walworth County newspaper. … Continue reading
As most McHenry County Blog readers know, former and future (my prediction) McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Zane Seipler is seeking appointment of a Special Prosecutor from Judge Thomas Meyer to probe whether Sheriff Keith Nygren used county taxes to further … Continue reading
Hobby Lobby is an unabashed Christian store. Christian songs are played on the craft store’s PA system. On Easter it publishes full-page Christian ads. You see this year’s above. The message was HE DIED WE LIVE Click on the image … Continue reading
Jim Zoes posted the following thoughtful comment on my story “Those Pesky Bloggers.” This is old news, in fact. Back in 1993 and 1994, some were waking up to the fact that the Internet paradigm was changing everything. Before blogs … Continue reading
Peoria Pundit keeps watch on his local media’s decline, not the mention to decline of what he calls “dead tree” media. Recently he pointed readers to a talk by Jay Rosen, who writes “Press Talk, Ghost of Democracy in the … Continue reading
From “The Hill” article entitled, “The Hill’s 2010 Midterm Poll: Media has gotten more partisan, likely voters say”: “That half of voters essentially think journalists are not doing their jobs as impartial observers, I think, is a significant finding,” (Brookings Institution … Continue reading
The Aurora Beacon-News was the first to complain about a bill that would eliminate some legal advertising. Now, the Bloomington Pantagraph has taken up the drumbeat. In response, Rich Miller at his Capitol Fax Blog floated an idea that should … Continue reading
The Northwest Herald obviously is in a cost cutting mode. Now, new competition has arrived for its weekend “Neighbors” section. That section is pretty much organization press releases and submitted photos. The new competitor in town is something called “TribLocal.” … Continue reading
What is it that investment advisers and consumer advocates always advise? If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. You may remember that when my friend and I visited the Crystal Lake Expo Saturday a week ago, … Continue reading
Can you imagine a secular newspaper attributing the survival of all 150 passengers and crew in the Hudson River crash to God? Neither can I, but take a look at the headline on the Chicago Tribune’s internet page: “Miracle on … Continue reading