Press release:
Statement from Republican gubernatorial candidate Andy McKenna on Illinois’ jobless rate jumping to 11% the highest in 26 years
“Unemployment has skyrocketed to eleven percent and all Governor Quinn can talk about is raising taxes, freeing prisoners, and bringing terrorists to Illinois as a means of job creation.
“The misplaced priorities of the Blagojevich-Quinn era...
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McKenna blames Quinn for high unemployment
Proft says McKenna is Blago’s hair apparent
Dan Proft, Merle Widmer’s favorite GOP candidate for governor, doesn’t think much of primary foe Andy McKenna’s new ad (referenced here). Proft says the ad is short on specifics and shows shows McKenna’s Blago-like tendencies:
And that brings me to the subject of Andy McKenna, the latest candidate to enter the Republican primary for governor....
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A seriously good campaign blog
Yes, I know the Vespas advertise on this site. So feel free to take this comment with a grain of salt. But I honestly think the Vespa for Judge blog site is exactly the type of blog that all campaigns should be running. It’s updated frequently (and I cannot overstate how important that is),...
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PJS to Schock: Don’t sit on your hands on health care
The Peoria Journal Star’s editorial page has this subtle caveat to Peoria’s one and only Congressperson:
That said, we have not been impressed during this debate with a GOP that has become the Party of No. We’d hoped the next generation of leadership, represented by the likes of Congressman Aaron Schock, might be different. Alas,...
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Peoria is invited to a tea party
Via a Facebook invitation:
TOWN HALL STYLE CONSTITUTION DAY TEA PARTY
You’ve got questions…and since our Senators don’t have answers, we found people who do!
Host: Central Illinois Campaign for Liberty
Type: Causes – Rally
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009
Time: 11:00am – 2:00pm
Location: Start in front of the Peoria Public Library and marching to the Peoria County Courthouse
Street: Corner of...
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- Another D150 administrator put on paid leave March 16, 2010District 150 Director of Technology and Library Media Services Mary Ward has been put on paid administrative leave as the district performs an internal investigation. If past is prelude, taxpayers may be paying her to do nothing for a long time. The last administrator to be put on paid administrative leave, Mary Davis, [...] […]
- “Word on the Web” has Urich news conference video March 16, 2010The Journal Star recently started a new blog based on John Sharp and Karen McDonald’s Monday column “Word on the Street.” The blog is called “Word on the Web,” and so far it has been very good. New content is added regularly, and the information is much more timely than the weekly print [...] […]
- Transportation Secretary speaks out on . . . health care reform? March 15, 2010Talk about your full-court press from the Obama administration. Even Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood is advocating for the administration’s health care bill now: Yesterday, I voiced my support for health care reform with an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune. I am grateful to those who saw my speaking-out for what it was: a former [...] […]
Merle Widmer’s Peoria Watch
- FireFly - What Community Leaders Said March 15, 2010"Calling FireFly 'the poster child' of Peoria NEXT", National City regional president Doug Stewart said that technology was not in short supply in Peoria. "Ideas are not our problem. The issue is management, first, and capital second. If we are going to hit a home run, FireFly is the closest thing we've got."Doug was probab […]
- FireFly Closer to Burning Bright March 15, 2010So wrote Molly Parker, reporter for the JS in May of 2007. The resolution by the County to guarantee, along with the city, a six million dollar loan to FireFly by National City Bank, State Representative Dave Leitch, Vice-President, who personally urged the County Board to approve this loan. Quoting Ms. Parker,"The resolution passed both committees by v […]
- FireFly & G&D Integrated March 14, 2010On 5/28/07, Jennifer Davis and Molly Parker wrote "Finding a FireFly Fix Over Breakfast" in their 'Word on the Street' Column in the JS. Quoting the column, " braving buckets of snow, former Mayor Dick Carver, current Mayor Jim Ardis, state Representative Dave Leitch and a Peoria businessman showed up for breakfast at Le Peep. Over t […]
The Community Word
- Women’s History Month
- Long fight for U.S. Senate seat begins
- The gift of life
- Progress Report of Downtown Library’s Renovation
- Remembering — Straight Talk March 2010
- District 150 needs business, board to clean house
- Northern exposure — Dale’s Column March 2010
- I was banned — City Beat March 2010
- Stop Playing Politics With Our Lives!
- Be Still: Doors and Windows column March 2010
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- This just in… No delay in Blagojevich trial March 17, 2010
- Question of the day March 17, 2010
- *** UPDATED x1 *** Raw videos of Madigan, Quinn and Cullerton March 17, 2010
- Blog commenter wisdom March 17, 2010
- Statehouse roundup March 17, 2010
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- Heartland Festival Orchestra 2010-2011 Season March 17, 2010
- The Peoria Cabaret Theatre Presents Local Premiere of Jonathan Larson’s “Tick Tick Boom” March 17, 2010
- First United Methodist Church Lent Services in Peoria March 17, 2010
- RECYCLING CONTAINERS March 17, 2010
- Google Plays in Peoria – Google Parade March 17, 2010
- WATER QUALITY REPORTS SHOW HIGH-QUALITY WATER SERVICE FROM ILLINOIS AMERICAN WATER March 17, 2010
- Illinois Mutual’s Year of Caring Grant Applications Available March 17, 2010
- Google Peoria Parade on March 22nd! March 17, 2010
- Black History According to Children to be Broadcast March 17, 2010
- League of Women Voters Invites the Public to learn about Peoria NEXT Innovation Center March 17, 2010
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