Posted on October 31st, 2006 by Billy Dennis
This item just hit my inbox: Copley explores possible sale of Ohio, Illinois newspapers
The Copley Press Inc., parent company of the Daily Breeze, has announced that it is exploring strategic alternatives for its newspapers in Ohio and Illinois, including possible mergers, sales or other transactions. Copley’s Illinois newspapers are published in Springfield, Lincoln, Peoria and […]
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Filed under: Overset
Posted on October 31st, 2006 by Billy Dennis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd_lkdiWjto
I ran the ad that this ad is supposed to parody, so it’s only fair.
harold ford,playboy ad
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Filed under: Statehouse & Capitol
Posted on October 31st, 2006 by Billy Dennis
Unless otherwise noted, all links are courtesy of the Journal Star.
Sean Matheson won’t run for re-election to the Peoria School District 150 board. Matheson in December 2005 mysteriously (my word) resigned from his job as assistant professor of political science at Knox College. He has a new job with engineering services provider eServ. He […]
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Filed under: The Wire
Posted on October 31st, 2006 by Billy Dennis
Willy Nilly has posted his take on the JS coverage of Aaron Schock’s connection to the Grube case.
Aaron Schock,Carla Grube,Freedom House
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Filed under: Overset
Posted on October 30th, 2006 by Billy Dennis
Molly Parker of the Journal Star did get around to reporting on the Carla Grube/Freedom House controversy in the Aaron Schock campaign. That story is at the bottom of today’s Word on the Street column I’ve written about it after having read about it at Willy Nilly’s site. I don’t believe for one second that […]
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Filed under: Overset
Posted on October 29th, 2006 by Billy Dennis
I knew from before he announced he was going to run against Aaron Schock (R.-92nd Ill House) that the Journal Star was going to come after Bill Spears*, both on the news pages and even more so on the editorial page. So I wasn’t surprised at the smarmy little comments they tossed his way in […]
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Filed under: Overset
Posted on October 29th, 2006 by Billy Dennis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFN_kKjg6so
At least Jesse White cares whether his kids have jobs or not.
Hat tip: Rich Miller.
Dan Rutherford,Jesse White,Secretary of State
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Filed under: Overset
Posted on October 29th, 2006 by Billy Dennis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmX23l0ouo8
Heh.
Bush,February,Lettermanh
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Filed under: Overset
Posted on October 28th, 2006 by Billy Dennis
Need another reason to vote for Rich Whitney for governor Besides the fact that both Rod Blagojevich and Judy Baar Topinka are lousy choices? Here’s one: Whitney is the most pro 2nd Amendment candidate on the ballot. He supports concealed open* carry. It seems he’s actually read the Constitution and thinks the “right to bear […]
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Filed under: Overset
Posted on October 26th, 2006 by Billy Dennis
All links via the Journal Star:
Phil Luciano interviews a member of a minority: A guy who got shot who seems completely innocent of any wrong doing. Usually, the criminals are shooting at other criminals.
They are throwing around campaign cash like it’s going out of style. About $3 million has been spent on races for the […]
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Filed under: The Wire
Posted on October 25th, 2006 by Billy Dennis
All these links are via the Journal Star:
• At large-city councilman Chuck Grayeb demanded last night that the city fully fund Fire Station 11, and chastised the council members who ran on a promise to re-open it. Turns out that Barbara VanAuken and Robert Manning, representing the 2nd and 3rd districts, respectively — have been […]
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Filed under: The Wire
Posted on October 25th, 2006 by Billy Dennis
I’ve received the following press release:
Rich Whitney, the Green Party’s candidate for Illinois Governor, today responded to news that a security vulnerability at the Chicago Board of Elections has exposed the Social Security numbers and birth dates of more than 1 million registered voters to potential identity theft and other privacy violations.
“This regrettable and […]
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Filed under: Overset
Posted on October 25th, 2006 by Billy Dennis
Instead, read some of the great posts over at Peoria Chronicle.
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Filed under: Overset
Posted on October 24th, 2006 by Billy Dennis
It’s all lies, I tell you. “Reporters Without Borders” has released this year’s Worldwide Press Freedom Index, and they claim that the glorious freedom-loving United States of America was not particularly high on the list:
The United States (53rd) has fallen nine places since last year, after being in 17th position in the first year of […]
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Filed under: Overset
Posted on October 24th, 2006 by Billy Dennis
Links via the Journal Star:
Lisa Madigan to Blago: State’s student loan portfolio? Not yours. There will be NO selling of student loans to the highest bidder.
My two cents: Remember that land swap with the Peoria Housing Authority that was supposed to help make Peoria School District 150’s ambitious school construction plan such a bargain? Well, […]
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Filed under: The Wire
