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Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way
I had this idea of doing a regular series of posts contrasting Glenn Beck's form of modern fascism (he even plays dress-up like one) with the theology of the Mormon church he belongs to. The flaw in my plan is that it would require listening to his progr...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 days 3 hours ago.
Since many blogs and news organizations don't like linking to unidentified authors, I decided it's time to write a reference post about who I am. Besides that, my focus has changed a bit since I started this as a campaign blog so it's time for a new stat...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 3 days 7 hours ago.
I guess the newspapers that criticized Quinn's long, rambling speech to the General Assembly last time will have to find something else to critique after his very short budget address. Personally, I prefer Quinn's free-form speaking style to Blagojevich'...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 5 days 8 hours ago.
There's a lot of nostalgia about the coal industry in Illinois but the coal companies don't hesitate to embrace change. One change they enjoy is that reopened mines are no longer union, despite all the blood that was split to organize the industry.But mo...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 6 days 1 hour ago.
I used to think Bill Brady was the Republican's strongest candidate in the Illinois primary for Governor. He comes off as sincere, likable, and maybe honest enough to bring the kind of reform Illinois voters have been wanting for years. He comes from ce...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 6 days 3 hours ago.
If someone asked me which Illinois newspaper is most hopelessly in the tank for the coal industry I'd think of the Southern Illinois or the Belleville News-Democrat. So I have to give the Southern Illinoisan credit for covering Jeff Biggers' book reading...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 week 5 hours ago.
The Sierra Club Sangamon Valley Group had a packed house at the February program meeting for a showing of Big River and a talk by Stacy James from the Prairie Rivers Network. Big River is a follow up to King Corn with a focus on how chemicals used in far...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 week 6 hours ago.
For the first time, there will be a live performance with this month's Liberty Brew & View movie! The movie is "The People Speak" based on the book "Voices of A People's History" by historian Howard Zinn. You'll see the extended version with portions tha...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 week 4 days ago.
Illinois Sierra Club Executive Director Jack Darin recorded a video update on environmental legislation being considered in the Illinois General Assembly. He posts regular updates during the legislative session and this one is from last Thursday. Six mi...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 week 6 days ago.
I came up with this addition to Will's Dictionary when thinking of a name for my trivia team last night. We had a great time and helped raise money for Springfield's Phoenix center. High Fructose Cornholio: A state of hyperactivity triggered by consumpt...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 week 6 days ago.
I've had a few people disagree with me pretty strongly over some of the positive things I've written about high speed rail. Far more people have let me know that they disagree with 10th street corridor consolidation, which shatters the illusion that Spri...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 weeks 3 days ago.
Jeff Biggers' latest column on Huffington Post mentions his stop in Springfield.
At a meeting in Springfield, Illinois last week, I stood and watched farmers weep, recounting the loss of their beloved lands and farms--and their health--to strip-mining and...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 3 weeks 5 hours ago.
About two dozen people came to hear Jeff Biggers read from his new book in Springfield Thursday night. I'm happy with the good turnout considering the lack of press coverage. The crowd included Springfield residents along with people living in rural are...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 3 weeks 3 days ago.
I have to respect anyone with the guts to speak out about the coal industry in Kentucky. Jeff Biggers posted three videos on his blog of former Kentucky miners talking about the damage done by modern mining. They're all worth watching but I liked that t...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 3 weeks 5 days ago.
If you've known me for a while you may remember that I started this blog to promote my campaign for county board. I'm not running for county board again but there's still a need for balance in county government. Out of 29 county board representatives, o...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 month ago.
After spending several days complaining that the only way to be informed is through the alternative press and going online, I got an email about former Springfield reporter R. L. Nave becoming editor of the revived FOCUS/Midwest. Cool!The future of good ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 month ago.
I've often said that someone should make a big-budget Hollywood drama about Bayard Rustin. I can hardly imagine what his life must have been like. He was one of the most important leaders of the civil rights movement and the principle organizer of the ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 month ago.
I've seen fingers pointed at the other candidates in the Lt. Governor's race for not saying something about Scott Lee Cohen. Mark Brown includes it as an excuse in his column titled "Voters can't say they weren't warned."
Some hoped I would remind voters...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 month ago.
I already wrote a little about the news media's failure to do their job covering the Lt. Governor's race, or any down-ballot race, for that matter. But the press' attempts at apology are just ticking me off even more. Let's take this "mea culpa" from the...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 month ago.
The Lt. Governor's office isn't the only bizarre Democratic primary result in Illinois this year. Republican leaders successfully stuck their nose into the three-way Democratic primary for State Representative in the 71st district. The Republican leader...
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