From an AP article, three U.S. House representatives from Illinois – two Republicans and one Democrat – have sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy to get stimulus bill money for the FutureGen coal plant near Mattoon, Ill. Of course, as we all know, every single Republican in the House voted against the […]
About a year-and-a-third ago, I moved to Morton – a village of about 16,000 people, southeast of Peoria. The other day I got a flyer from Morton Township listing the candidates for the local elections in April. Not one of the races is competitive. There are exactly the same number of candidates as there are […]
I don’t like to write specifically about political parties on this blog. I prefer to stick to exploring liberalism vs. conservatism. But I just have to say what a huge disappointment the Illinois Democratic party has been for me. What, again with trouble getting it together on the budget? Never mind Blagojevich and all of […]
Bill Poorman 