Complimenting my son on his two-handed handshake to a friend reminded me of the day I shook hands with Richard Nixon. It was the Friday or Saturday before the 1960 Presidential Election. As part of an Oberlin College Young Republican … Continue reading
Category Archives: Oberlin College Young Republicans
I went to the second most liberal college in Ohio–Oberlin College. Besides its quality (ranked first in co-ed colleges by the Chicago Tribune in 1959) and manageable size (something over 2,000), it created the Mock Political Convention. I considered Northwestern, … Continue reading
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
A press release from Congressman Joe Walsh:Walsh Congressman Walsh Disappointed in Senate’s Failure to Pass Amendment to Repeal ObamaCare WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Joe Walsh made the following statement Wednesday evening after the U.S. Senate failed to pass the … Continue reading
While 16 Crystal Lakers have pulled out their check books to make contributions to presidential candidates, only 11 from Woodstock and 3 from McHenry have made the plunge. Maybe the population of the two areas are similar, so the percentage … Continue reading
While 16 Crystal Lakers have pulled out their check books to make contributions to presidential candidates, only 11 from Woodstock and 3 from McHenry have made the plunge. Maybe the population of the two areas are similar, so the percentage … Continue reading