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Surprised and Unexpected

Hardly a day passes when I don’t read an article about economists being surprised about economic news.  Every downtown is unexpected.  Every government official is always caught off guard, totally knocked out of their socks by lousy unemployment... 

February 4, 2010 | Continue »

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There’s a Primary Coming Up, Okay…

I watched a little bit of the debate between current Governor Pat Quinn and his rival Dan Hynes on PBS yesterday evening.  I tuned in to watch “This Old House”, as I didn’t even know a debate was scheduled, but instead I got “This... 

January 22, 2010 | Continue »

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The Right Thing

Scott Brown’s win in Massachusetts tonight leaves me with mixed emotions.  I think the voters of Massachusetts sent the right message to Washington and the Democratic Party – which has seemingly lost its’ way.  Brown wouldn’t... 

January 20, 2010 | Continue »

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Downtown Parking on the Agenda

Boy, not much has been going on in Decatur lately.  I guess we’re all too cold, depressed, bored and/or hibernating till Spring – kind of like the city council.  The only thing interesting on the agenda for tomorrow’s council meeting... 

January 18, 2010 | Continue »

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Be Careful What You Ask For…Health-Care Reform

I’ve longed for the day when meaningful health-care reform would actually have a chance to be enacted in the United States.  The horror stories of HMO’s denying coverage for cancer treatments always tugged at my heart.   Individuals denied... 

January 9, 2010 | Continue »

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Humor

Friday Funnies

I thought it would be a fun idea to once in a while ditch the political topics and write something fun.  I have tons of memories about growing up in Decatur... 

January 23, 2010 | Continue »

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Goodbye 2009, hello Armageddon!

I don’t know what it was about 2009 but it just didn’t jive with my soul.  Spring came but I was too busy to enjoy it.  Summer came and then... 

December 29, 2009 | Continue »

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Christmas Memories

It’s almost Christmas, so naturally thoughts drift back to Christmases of yesteryear and no Christmas memories are better than those of childhood. ... 

December 21, 2009 | Continue »

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