There certainly are many fewer monarch butterflies than in the past. That’s too bad for many reasons, one of which is that the monarch is our state insect. I remember the sponsor of the bill that granted that designation. It … Continue reading
When I was in the General Assembly, probably in the 1970’s, there was a very, very conservative state representative from Decatur named Webber Borchers. His other claim to fame was being the second Chief Illiniwek. Besides being very, very conservative, … Continue reading
