Anyone catch the report in the Springfield Journal-Register about how Paul McCartney was spotted in Springfield at a Circle K gas station, driving a 1989 Ford Bronco.
Hell, he posed for photographs. But I thought it was a lookalike, and the newspaper the victim of a pretty good prank.
Apparently not:
Former Beatle Paul McCartney and girlfriend Nancy [...]
August 9, 2008 in Local
Tags: Paul McCartney, springfield | 7 Comments »
While I have yet to see an announcement on the Journal Star’s Website (perhaps I missed it), the Springfield’s GateHouse Media newspaper is keeping its readers informedof the coming changes, with a nice long story detailng what is coming:
The State Journal-Register’s Web site will look different when you log on Tuesday night. Sj-r.com will change [...]
May 11, 2008 in Watchdog
Tags: galesburg, GateHouse, springfield, zope | 1 Comment »
State Journal-Register political columnist Bernie Schoenburg puts Aaron Schock’s campaign ad claim of “passing” 18 pieces of legislation during his two terms in the Illinois House of Representatives. Schoenburg points out that Schock’s definition of “passing” is somewhat generous. But the article as a whole is kind to Schock’s ’cause. I’m thinking the average reader [...]
December 6, 2007 in Statehouse & Capitol
Tags: 18th District, Aaron Schock, Bernie Schoenburg, springfield | 6 Comments »
A regular commenter noticed the following:
This is the last graf of the SJ-R story on their new publisher. I wonder if Jack Brimeyer got the same deal. It makes the three Springfield departures seem less ominous, too:
A revised version of the paragraph:
Scott Champion, co-president and chief operating officer for GateHouse Media Inc., revealed during the [...]
December 1, 2007 in Watchdog
Tags: GateHouse Media, springfield, State Journal-Register | 4 Comments »
Via a press release:
Springfield, IL- Jim McConoughey, candidate for the Republican nomination to succeed Congressman Ray LaHood in the 18th Congressional District, announced today that, if elected, he will keep open the District Offices LaHood currently utilizes to deliver constituent services to the public.
“We have an amazing tradition of service in the 18th, dating back [...]
December 1, 2007 in Overset
Tags: 18th District, Jacksonville, Jim McConoughey, springfield | 6 Comments »
The State Journal Register is losing its top three bosses:
Publisher Sue Schmitt, editor Barry Locher and managing editor Robert Pope each cited personal and professional reasons in notices to the newspaper staff today. Each also said the decisions were voluntary and were reached independently.
“We know our positions on the newspaper’s masthead give us more visibility [...]
November 20, 2007 in Local, Watchdog
Tags: GateHouse, Journal-Register, Newspapers, springfield | 10 Comments »
Journal Star readers hungry for coverage of the issues in the 18th District might want to start reading the State Journal Register. Political columnist Bernard Schoenberg tried to get Aaron Schock to name even one of the ‘knowledgeable people” who advised Schock that it was a good idea to advocate selling nuclear weapons to Taiwan. [...]
November 18, 2007 in Statehouse & Capitol, Watchdog
Tags: 18th District, Aaron Schock, Bernie Schoenburg, Journal Star, Karen McDonald, springfield | 17 Comments »
Kudos to Marie Carnes for linking to a group of media-central articles in the the Illinois Times, Springfield’s intelligent alternative weekly newspaper. I enjoyed the piece on the State Journal Register under GateHouse Media and on how low salaries affect area television stations. For years, I’ve hated the fact that Springfield has a decent alternative [...]
November 16, 2007 in Overset
Tags: illinois times, Newspapers, River City Times, springfield | No Comments »
I am stunned to read this report in the Springfield Journal-Register:
“Tough.” That was Springfield Mayor Tim Davlin’s response Sunday when pressed about why it took officials two hours Saturday to release information to the public about the power plant explosions and possible dangers to the community.
Tough? “It’s the best we could do. Tough,” Davlin reiterated.
Davlin [...]
November 12, 2007 in Overset
Tags: CWLP, springfield, Tim Davlin | 1 Comment »
There was a huge explosion in Springfield yesterday, and long-time blog-buddy Marie Carnes liveblogged it. It’s a miss of personal observations, posting data as it comes in from broadcast media. At least one commenter from San Diego was using her blog to keep track of updated information.
November 11, 2007 in Overset
Tags: CWLP explosion, disarranging mine, liveblogging, marie carnes, springfield | 2 Comments »
Are we to assume that because the list of people who filed petitions to run for for local office is strikingly similar to earlier election years ballots that people are happy with their government and aren’t outraged enough to run? Many of the Statehouse candidates — including Peoria’s Rep. David Leitch (R-73rd District) will be [...]
November 7, 2007 in Statehouse & Capitol
Tags: 92nd District, Aaron Schock, Allen Mayers, Jehan Gordon, springfield | 3 Comments »
I chatted briefly with Jehan Gordan a few minutes ago. She’s the Illinois Central College administrator who (along with Allen Mayer) ’s running for the Democratic nomination for the state legislature seat now held by Aaron Schock.
She made the mistake of calling at the exact same moment I was having some database issues following a [...]
November 5, 2007 in Overset
Tags: 92nd District, Aaron Schock, Allen Mayers, Jehan Gordon, springfield | No Comments »
A “news advisory” from the Jim McConoughey for Congress campaign:
Jim McConoughey, a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 18th Congressional District, will be holding a series of News Conferences on Wednesday (October 24, 2007). McConoughey will be discussing his Rural Initiatives on which he will focus if he is elected to fill the [...]
October 23, 2007 in Statehouse & Capitol
Tags: 18th District, Congress, Jim McConoughey, Ray LaHood, springfield | No Comments »
Wow. Just this morning, I left a comment at Rich Miller’s site about how I was worried that by not replacing workers who leave, GateHouse Media was making it harder to practice newspaper journalism at the Peoria Journal Star.
Now comes this news at one of the Journal Star’s sister papers:
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Springfield’s daily [...]
October 16, 2007 in Watchdog
Tags: GateHouse Media, Journal Star, journalism, Rich Miller, springfield | 20 Comments »
So says this excellent blogger from Springfield (check out the sidebar).
Springfield,Jewish Republicans
August 3, 2006 in Citizen Journalism
Tags: Jewish Republicans, springfield | 1 Comment »