Lawrence County Voters Approve County School Sales Tax Hike

In Southeastern Illinois lies the County of Lawrence. I subscribe to the Sumner Press and saw the ad you see below: The required referendum passed 1,557 to 1,385, according to Daily Record. Money collected from the new tax will be … Continue reading

Roscoe Cunningham’s Lament

My former legislative colleague Roscoe Cunningham (who used to buy a pan of sweet rolls to induce his Appropriations Committee members to attend his pre-meetings) bought the Sumner Press and opines each week in “Roscoe’s Journal.” The end of March … Continue reading

"Bring on the Gitmo Terrorists"

That’s what former Illinois State Representative Roscoe Cunningham says in a front page letter to United States Senator Roland Burris in his Sumner Press. Cunningham, with whom I served in the 1970’s before he, like I, caught congressional fever, continually … Continue reading

Susan Sovereign – Lawrence County’s Erma Brombeck: Of Draught, Teaspoons and Saving the Fish in the Pond

Today’s Susan Sovereign column actually fit the screen of the scanner. Usually I have to post this Sumner Press writer’s work in two pieces. That makes it difficult to read. This November 8, 2007, column is mainly about daughter Anna’s … Continue reading

Susan Sovereign – Lawrence County’s Erma Brombeck: Of Draught, Teaspoons and Saving the Fish in the Pond

Today’s Susan Sovereign column actually fit the screen of the scanner. Usually I have to post this Sumner Press writer’s work in two pieces. That makes it difficult to read. This November 8, 2007, column is mainly about daughter Anna’s … Continue reading