It has entitled its series of suggestions “31 Bullets” for the number of bullets sold per person in the country each year. (I do wonder if that includes the number bought by agencies having no need whatsoever to stockpile bullets. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Elkton
I can’t give you the exact quotes, but President Donald Trump just trashed the nationwide concept of “gun free” school zones. He argued that schools should be come “hardened sites” which give prospective shooters the knowledge that there might be … Continue reading
There won’t be a ballot contest for the offices of Mayor and City Council in Crystal Lake. The only people on the ballot will be the incumbents running for re-election. The first Electoral Board decided to knock Mayor Aaron Shepley’s … Continue reading
I haven’t written anything on the Northern Illinois massacre beyond my being astounded by NIU’s president and police chief assertion of satisfaction with the way things went after the mass murder and how my grandfather helped stop an early 1940’s … Continue reading
I haven’t written anything on the Northern Illinois massacre beyond my being astounded by NIU’s president and police chief assertion of satisfaction with the way things went after the mass murder and how my grandfather helped stop an early 1940’s … Continue reading
My grandfather, Roy Skinner, was a “secret deputy” in Elkton, Maryland, during a crime spree in the early 1940’s. I still have his little badge somewhere. The town couldn’t afford to hire more police. So, the mayor swore in and … Continue reading
My grandfather, Roy Skinner, was a “secret deputy” in Elkton, Maryland, during a crime spree in the early 1940’s. I still have his little badge somewhere. The town couldn’t afford to hire more police. So, the mayor swore in and … Continue reading