A double first in the Peoria Journal Star

June 19, 2009

By Billy Dennis

Check out today’s column by Terry Bibo. There are two firsts.

1. Gary Sandberg and Merle Widmer are on the same side. They’ve been sniping at each over recently, mainly because they differed on the library vote.

2. Not only DOESN’T the column take potshots at either of them, the column is actually pretty much on their side.

Someone in upper management must not have been paying attention. Because the PJS has a long history of looking for reasons to criticize these two curmudgeons.

Meanwhile, Merle lays into Dick Durbin.

Tags: Dick Durbin, Gary Sandberg, Journal Star, Merle Widmer, Terry Bibo

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