‘FIBS’ Get An Earful From Wisconsin Governor Walker
Not too many people outside of Wisconsin know what the term “FIBS” stands for. It’s a derogatory term used by Wisconsin residents to describe their neighbors to the south, as in “f—ing Illinois...
View ArticleDemocrats Win Veto-Proof Supermajority In Illinois House And Senate
Even though I think my home state of Illinois is heading in the wrong direction, plenty of my neighbors appear to be very pleased with the way the “Land of Lincoln” is being run. Monique Garcia, Ray...
View ArticleCEO Survey: Illinois 3rd Worst State In Which To Do Business
Last week, Chief Executive magazine announced the results of its 9th annual survey regarding the best and worst states in which to do business. From their website: In its ninth annual survey of CEO...
View ArticleWisconsin Cuts Taxes While Illinois Looks To Make 2011 ‘Temporary’ Tax Hikes...
Throughout the years, I’ve known/met a number of Illinois residents who can’t stand Wisconsin. Mostly from the Chicago area, they equate Wisconsin and its residents as being unsophisticated clowns. I...
View ArticleWisconsin Governor Scott Walker Authorizes National Guard To Carry Weapons On...
I try to spend as much time as I can at my family’s place in Wisconsin. And it’s my opinion that these days, Illinois could learn a thing or two from its neighbor to the north, particularly as it...
View ArticleGuns & Ammo Publishes ‘Best States For Gun Owners 2015’
Yesterday I happened to come across an article entitled “Best States for Gun Owners 2015” on the Guns & Ammo website. Keith Wood wrote Tuesday: For the third consecutive year and first time in...
View ArticleWhy I’m Relieved Wisconsin’s Scott Walker Ended His White House Bid
As I strive to find time in the coming days to head to my family’s residence in the southeastern part of Wisconsin, I’ve been thinking about Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker suspending his presidential...
View ArticleMore Wisconsin Welfare Reform Coming?
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is pushing for additional welfare reform in the state. Reid Wilson reported Monday afternoon on The Hill website: Twenty years after a Republican governor of Wisconsin...
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