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Nothing is Free. Somebody has to pay. 11 Feb 2012 | 01:02 pm
See AP story here: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BIRTH_CONTROL_POLITICS?SITE=ILALT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-02-10-17-12-39 “Under fire, Obama adjusts his birth control pol...
Dear Occupant: You owe the State $26,800. 21 Jul 2011 | 09:27 am
Yes, YOU. If you are a taxpayer in the Land of Lincoln, your share of Illinois’ bills is almost $27,000. According to the Institute for Truth in Accounting (www.truthinaccounting.org), each Illinois ...
My meeting with the President. 15 Jul 2011 | 09:46 am
No, not THE President, the President. Illinois Senate President John Cullerton stopped by our office on Wednesday for his periodic “sit and chat.” I call it that, as opposed to many meetings that we ...
My Super Bowl Diet 8 Feb 2011 | 08:33 am
At my recent physical, my doctor cautioned that I should get some more exercise, and drop a few pounds. The weather has been lousy for outside activities, so I’m postponing that for now. I am watchin...
Will the new tax rates in Illinois cause an exodus? 20 Jan 2011 | 10:47 am
Last week’s news of our Illinois Legislature passing and Gov. Pat Quinn fast tracking his signature on hefty tax increases sure lit up the Internet and talk radio discussions. For those who haven’t be...
The Real Meaning of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” 7 Dec 2010 | 08:36 am
Friday evening I was taking my girlfriend, Bev, and her two kids out to dinner. Her daughter, Leah, was stuck on the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas”. She wondered, aloud, what the song really mean...
The Real Meaning of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” 7 Dec 2010 | 03:36 am
Friday evening I was taking my girlfriend, Bev, and her two kids out to dinner. Her daughter, Leah, was stuck on the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas”. She wondered, aloud, what the song really mean...
Don’t vote for Jim Shrader 13 Oct 2010 | 08:46 am
When last I visited this space I complained that political attack ads insult my intelligence. I have received a few comments, most in agreement. But one reader indicated that they want to know the “sk...
Don’t vote for Jim Shrader 13 Oct 2010 | 04:46 am
When last I visited this space I complained that political attack ads insult my intelligence. I have received a few comments, most in agreement. But one reader indicated that they want to know the “sk...
Political attack ads insult my intelligence 9 Oct 2010 | 07:10 am
In case you just woke from a long summer nap, there is a mid-term election on November 2. I say that to the more than 65% of registered voters that probably won’t bother to participate. There are few...
