Today is the day that President Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Abraham Lincoln
I’m disappointed that State Rep. Carolyn Schofield is using a fake Abraham Lincoln quote on her Facebook page. From Abraham Lincoln Online Speeches and Writings: Non-Lincoln “You Cannot” Quotation These sentiments were created by the Rev. William J. H. Boetcker, … Continue reading
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled invalid the law that would cut public pension benefits. The vote was 7-0. Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier wrote the ruling. The decision lays out the background of the case, including in Paragraph 11, For as … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Randy Hultgren, who will be attending the Lincoln Leadership Dinner at the Crystal Lake Holiday Inn on Saturday, February 21st: Hultgren: Lincoln Challenges Us to Rise to the “Great Tasks” Before Us Washington, DC — … Continue reading
One of the way lawyers in the General Assembly make money is by attracting clients who have not only a business agenda, but a legislative agenda. Because state law does not require attorneys to list their clients, there’s no central … Continue reading
Yesterday in an article entitled Kirk Dillard Woos McHenry County Women McHenry County Blog started a three-part series on what happened when the GOP candidate came to Crystal Lake. Besides covering pensions and a new tax credit for contributions to … Continue reading
One of our family’s stops on our Western Odyssey was Mount Rushmore. We went for the nighttime presentation. I was expecting a light show and was disappointed. The light show I remember as being excellent was in front of Springfield’s … Continue reading
At last weekend’s services at Catholic Church services in the Chicago Archdiocese a letter from Cardinal Francis George was distributed in church bulletins. It speaks to House Bill 2354, the bill which stimulated McHenry County pro-life to run an ad … Continue reading
Really parts of license plates. I found this striking combination of license plates in the main branch of the Algonquin Public Library. It’s in a display case downstairs. … Continue reading
In late January I got the following email from Bill Edminster, Assistant Director of the McHenry Public Library District: “I’m writing on behalf of the McHenry County Librarians group, which represents all the libraries that serve McHenry County. “I hope … Continue reading
Really parts of license plates. I found this striking combination of license plates in the main branch of the Algonquin Public Library. It’s in a display case downstairs. … Continue reading
In late January I got the following email from Bill Edminster, Assistant Director of the McHenry Public Library District: “I’m writing on behalf of the McHenry County Librarians group, which represents all the libraries that serve McHenry County. “I hope … Continue reading
My son is a sponge. He just soaks up new information When I tell him the meaning of a new word, he internalizes it and says, “Oh.” Just delightful. Today, see if you can see an anachronism in this picture … Continue reading
My son is a sponge. He just soaks up new information When I tell him the meaning of a new word, he internalizes it and says, “Oh.” Just delightful. Today, see if you can see an anachronism in this picture … Continue reading
My windmill watcher has reminded me of the following fact: Commonwealth Edison gets less than 1% of its electricity from wind. In fact, the twelve-month summary from Com Ed shows ZERO from wind. (Click to enlarge the table or the … Continue reading
My windmill watcher has reminded me of the following fact: Commonwealth Edison gets less than 1% of its electricity from wind. In fact, the twelve-month summary from Com Ed shows ZERO from wind. (Click to enlarge the table or the … Continue reading
I rarely watch “Saturday Night Live” anymore, but with Channel 5 News promoting it at 10, I decided to tune in. Our esteemed Governor Rod Blagojevich was featured in the opening skit. He was testifying before a U.S. Senate Committee … Continue reading