This is the fourth in a serialization of my father’s biography. Previous parts can be found below on McHenry County Blog. One of Dad’s inspirations for running for office involved an unresponsive city government. Plunk, plunk, plunk. I can hear … Continue reading
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This is the fourth in a serialization of my father’s biography. Previous parts can be found below on McHenry County Blog. One of Dad’s inspirations for running for office involved an unresponsive city government. Plunk, plunk, plunk. I can hear … Continue reading
In 1982, I was running for State Comptroller, probably to test my hypothesis that one could not win a office above State Senator without selling one’s soul. (Needless to say, I lost. To incumbent Roland Burris, no less. Soul still … Continue reading
Today is my daughter Alexandra’s 29th birthday. Her second, in 1983, was the last I was able to celebrate with her. I gave her the bentwood rocking horse that you see here. You can see she is holding her beloved … Continue reading
This is the fourth in a serialization of my father’s biography. Previous parts can be found below on McHenry County Blog. One of Dad’s inspirations for running for office involved an unresponsive city government. Plunk, plunk, plunk. I can hear … Continue reading
I don’t know if this is a blatant admission that subscriptions are tanking or not, but the Northwest Herald had an offer at the Crystal Lake Expo that I couldn’t pass up. I looked at the display, heard the young … Continue reading
It’s my daughter Alexandra’s 26th birthday. I wonder what’s she up to. At that age, I was McHenry County Treasurer. Is she still in college, working on a graduate degree? Is she in her first job? Her second job? Her … Continue reading
It’s my daughter Alexandra’s 26th birthday. I wonder what’s she up to. At that age, I was McHenry County Treasurer. Is she still in college, working on a graduate degree? Is she in her first job? Her second job? Her … Continue reading
It’s my daughter Alexandra’s 26th birthday. I wonder what’s she up to. At that age, I was McHenry County Treasurer. Is she still in college, working on a graduate degree? Is she in her first job? Her second job? Her … Continue reading
It’s my daughter Alexandra’s 26th birthday. I wonder what’s she up to. At that age, I was McHenry County Treasurer. Is she still in college, working on a graduate degree? Is she in her first job? Her second job? Her … Continue reading
Amy Mack, the former Northwest Herald’s hit piece reporter and intimidator of unwelcome candidates, now works for the Daily Herald. She did several hit pieces on me during 1998 and 2000 elections, using my ex-wife’s divorce filings, among other sources, … Continue reading
Amy Mack, the former Northwest Herald’s hit piece reporter and intimidator of unwelcome candidates, now works for the Daily Herald. She did several hit pieces on me during 1998 and 2000 elections, using my ex-wife’s divorce filings, among other sources, … Continue reading