By: Diane Benjamin Illinois is badly run because the people running it think they are brilliant and need to control everything. Illinois is a failed state and local officials make it worse. The job of government is ONLY to do what people can’t do for themselves. Citizens know how to spend their own money far […]
By: Diane Benjamin One item on the agenda for last night’s Bloomington City Council meeting was originally on the consent agenda, but it was moved to the regular agenda prior to the meeting date. Why it was ever on the Consent Agenda, where an alderman would have to pull it for discussion, is a question […]
By: Diane Benjamin A lot of America has a booming economy, but not Illinois and certainly not Bloomington. Removing government obstructions allows the private sector to grow, expand, and start new businesses. If you aren’t the “right fit” here, don’t bother. Ever since Tari Renner was first elected, Master Plans have been created for everything. […]
By: Diane Benjamin It looks like the Decatur newspaper actually investigates government, unlike the Pantagraph. Both are owned by Lee Enterprises. (Stock price $2.75 a share) It’s a long read, but it NEVER mentions Decatur’s former City Manager (and now Bloomington’s) Tim Gleason. Everything is blamed on the City Council. City Managers are hired to […]
Guest Writer We’ve shown you proof of how the trustees of the Atlanta Public Library District have been negligent in the maintenance of the library. In their love for their new building, Union Hall, they’ve also neglected the museum. A leak in the ceiling has left evidence of water damage to ceiling, wall and a photo […]
By: Diane Benjamin Email to Kevin Gerrard concerning the ethics investigation of Nikita Richards: So the City is hiring an independent law firm to investigate the obvious. If Nikita isn’t fired they can blame the law firm. If Nikita is fired they can blame the law firm. If the investigation takes months they can blame […]
