The numbers are telling. And tell the difference in the Huntley School District 158 board election. Two years ago Easter was before election day. This year Easter is late and Mike Skala probably caught a huge break in his race … Continue reading
Category Archives: Larry Snow
The margin was overwhelming on election day. 65% to 35%. Before adding in absentee and early votes, Skala led the two-county school district by about 3,700 to 1,300. Almost 2-1. A landslide. Mike Skala, who lost a campaign two years … Continue reading
A mailing from Huntley School District 158 school board re-election candidate Larry Snow, being hotly opposed by appointed incumbent Mike Skala, arrived after the postcard from his opponent. On the address side, Snow lays out three reasons for re-election: Standing … Continue reading
There’s editing and there’s editing. The Northwest Herald asks potential candidates to answer their questions and posts their answers online. Usually newspapers want answers that have reasoned explanations. In the Northwest Herald’s case, the editors didn’t want their previously endorsed … Continue reading
Using direct mail, the telephone and leaflets, incumbent Huntley School District 158 board member Larry Snow is trying to stave off a sophisticated campaign mounted by Mike Skala, the teachers union and others who supported the unneeded 55-cent tax rate … Continue reading
Two Republicans are running against each other for the Huntley District 158 School Board. Appointed incumbent Mike Skala (he lost his election two years ago) is running against elected incumbent Larry Snow for a two-year term. It is undoubtedly the … Continue reading
On Saturday morning Sun City hosted a candidates’ forum for Huntley school board candidates. There is only one contested race. Larry Snow, who is running for re-election, versus Mike Skala, who as board president was voted out of office in … Continue reading
In response to a Freedom of Information request I made after the Huntley School Board majority refused to place the issue of sexual harassments settlements on its agenda the first week of March, I received the following. I can understand … Continue reading
Spanish-born, but American-educated philosopher George Santayana is credited with coming up with that truism. It seems relevant to the Huntley School District 158 board race between elected incumbent Larry Snow and appointed incumbent Mike Skala. This was found on the … Continue reading
This is the final segment of the email exchange between Huntley School Board member Larry Snow and Huntley Education Association spokeswoman Jen Weichle. (See Part 1 and Part 2.) Below Snow finishes his reasons for declining to participate in last … Continue reading
Yesterday, the first part of an interchange of emails between Huntley School District 158 board member Larry Snow and Huntley Education Association Spokeswoman Jen Weichle was presented. In it, Weichle lays down ground rules which prohibit opening statements and comparisons … Continue reading
I have received a series of emails between Huntley School District 158 board member Larry Snow and a representative of the Huntley Education Association. The interchange concerns whether the candidates will be able to compare and contrast their performance in … Continue reading
What kind of candidates’ forum will not allow candidates to make a comparison between their different positions in a two person race? One sponsored by the Huntley teachers union. There is a two-person election for a two-year term in Huntley … Continue reading
A Fox News report caught my eye. It reminded me of the vicious politics in Huntley School District 158. Board member Larry Snow was publicly accused of “fear mongering” by other school board members about MRSA, a dangerous antibiotic resistant … Continue reading
The Daily Herald has a new rule. They will publish letters in support of Mike Skala, the appointed Huntley School District 158’s former board president, but it will not allow elected school board member Larry Snow, Skala’s opponent April 7th … Continue reading
Huntley School District 158 seems to have had some sexual harassment claims it has settled. But the school board doesn’t want to discuss them. I wonder if they have even legally approved them. When Larry Snow attempted to get this … Continue reading
From the reaction of Huntley School Board member’s friends to my article about Kim Skaja’s being the king maker who induced Rob LaPorta (Grafton Township trustee candidate for re-election and candidate for the District 158 board) to step aside, I … Continue reading
From the reaction of Huntley School Board member’s friends to my article about Kim Skaja’s being the king maker who induced Rob LaPorta (Grafton Township trustee candidate for re-election and candidate for the District 158 board) to step aside, I … Continue reading
Veteran Huntley District 158 Board Member Kim Skaja announced on “Huntley Neighbors” that candidate Rob LaPorta is announcing his withdrawal for School Board. LaPorta is also running for Grafton Township Trustee. You might think Huntley School District 158 would make … Continue reading
It struck me as highly unusual the survey proposed to send residents of Huntley District 158 had four options and all of them involved spending millions of dollars. The premise of the whole questionnaire was that classrooms could not be … Continue reading