Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
The SJR has a story about David Brunson and his 1981 electric Comuta-Car. I've seen David park downtown and someone stops to take a picture every five minutes. He's a good person to have this car because he's approachable and doesn't mind talking about it...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
Rockford officially became a Cool City last week. The Cool Cities campaign started in response to the US Conference of Mayor's Climate Protection agreement, which asks cities to develop a plan to reduce pollutants that cause global warming. The Register-S...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
The Chicago Group of the Sierra Club invited me to make a presentation in my role as the Illinois Chapter Clean Car campaign chair. I'll speak about the Illinois Clean Car Act to adopt lower emissions standards, the need to reduce global warming emissions...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
With one Walmart about to open and yet another proposed for Springfield, now is a good time to learn or review how Walmart acts like a parasite on communities.Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price
Tuesday, July 17
Movie starts at 7:00pm. Doors open at 6:30p...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
With one Walmart about to open and yet another proposed for Springfield, now is a good time to learn or review how Walmart acts like a parasite on communities.Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price
Tuesday, June 17
Movie starts at 7:00pm. Doors open at 6:30p...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
Not long after the Iraq invasion, when things started to get more complicated, some anti-war leaders in Congress and elsewhere started saying that it had become a civil war. I suspect they were trying to compare it to Vietnam and argue that Iraq is an equ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
Lincoln Land Community College's Academy of Life Long Learning hosted a talk by John Alexander, a Virden resident who was a delegate to the 1970 Illinois Constitutional Convention. The Academy's programs are usually for people 55 and over but I got an inv...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley - 1955Wow!Don't Fade Away
Buddy Holly - 1957
Rolling Stones - 19641969 - Iggy & the Stooges - 1969Who Do You Love - George Thorogood - 1978
The video footage on this one is a little goofy but I like the update on George's version ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
The IGCC (coal gasification) plant proposed for Taylorville failed to get the boost it needed from the Illinois General Assembly before adjournment. The SJR had an article Saturday and posted an update today. Today's article included this line,
But oppone...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
The Auto Alliance, a lobbying front group for the auto industry, announced today the addition of a new celebrity member to their lobbying team, Count Floyd. Alliance CEO Dave McCurdy lauded the addition saying, "We think Count Floyd is the perfect fit for...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
The Kelm and Kirk show on WMAY interviewed an auto industry lobbyist this morning about the Illinois Clean Car Act. I should have called in before their guest because they only took one caller afterwards and it wasn't me. On the other hand, I did win free...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
I'll veer off into national news because I think this video from a CNN interview is important.This video, along with the Scott McClellan interviews about how the press failed to do its job during the lead up to the Iraq War, confirm what Noam Chomsky and ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
I went to a press conference this morning held by State Representative Karen May, the chief sponsor of the Illinois Clean Car Bill. She spoke about the poll showing 90% support for the bill and her desire to have a vote within the next week. Several Repre...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
Sangamon County Democratic State's Attorney candidate Ron Stradt showed some guts by proposing what the public needs but none of the political establishment wants; a political corruption unit in Springfield. The SJR has an article and there's more inform...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
The Clean Car Bill is shaping up to be the top priority of Illinois environmental groups in this year's state legislative session. A poll commissioned last week by a coalition of groups called the Illinois Climate Action Network shows 89% of Illinois res...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
Andy Van Meter's nominations for county boards and commissions are an unsurprising list of the politically connected and re-nominations of people previously hand picked by leaders from both parties. I toyed with several analogies that describe how nothing...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
I enjoy reading about American political history and biography more than anything else. There are periods in American history that I used to think were boring and largely uneventful. It wasn't until after college that I realized those periods only seemed...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
I went to the Smoky Mountains without my laptop last week. One day of hiking was to Charlie's Bunion, along the Appalachian Trail. Its one of the most impressive views of the park. I might post more pictures later. These are all clickable thumbnails.An o...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
I just read that Utah Phillips died today. He was the scheduled performer for the Mother Jones banquet at UIS last year but he couldn't attend due to poor health. Read this article if you don't know who he is. When I took a job as an organizer for SEIU I ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
Happy national bike to work day! It was back on May 16 but I haven't had a chance to post since then. I didn't ride much over the winter or early spring so I had to dust off my helmet and inflate Bettie's tires. Thankfully, its an easy ride since I live...
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