Although primary election voters approved the imposition of a one percentage point sales tax hike in Lawrence County, former State Rep. now Sumner Press Publisher Roscoe Cunningham is calling for a delay in the county board’s imposing it. “While changing … Continue reading
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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
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
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
Every week former State Representative Roscoe Cunningham (R-Lawrenceville), my 1970’s legislative colleague, publishes “Roscoe’s Journal” in the paper he bought, The Sumner Press. Since McHenry County is so far from Lawrence County, the paper usually takes a week to arrive. … Continue reading
Every week former State Representative Roscoe Cunningham (R-Lawrenceville), my 1970’s legislative colleague, publishes “Roscoe’s Journal” in the paper he bought, The Sumner Press. Since McHenry County is so far from Lawrence County, the paper usually takes a week to arrive. … Continue reading