Christopher Monckton explains truth of scandal over climate change The attendees at the recent global “climate” conference in Doha, Qatar, most of them highly influential and powerful in their home countries, were treated to a special address recently. “There has been no global warming for 16 years (actually 18 or 19 years, on closer examination),” […]
Heard last night on 60 Minutes: The New Orleans newspaper, that has been publishing for 175 years, is down to 3 days a week. The same people own the Cleveland newspaper-they will be next. How long will the Pantagraph survive? Maybe quality news will take it’s place!
by Diane Benjamin From the Financial Statements – finally issued – 4/31/2012 Page 5: The City is governed by a City Council elected on a non-partisan basis composed of nine Council members and a Mayor. The City Council is responsible to enact ordinances, resolutions, and regulations which govern the City, adopt the annual budget, as […]
If you read today’s Pantagraph – front page story on property taxes going up for Uptown businesses. That’s a surprise(lol), but image how much property tax revenue they would have if the Town of Normal didn’t own so much of the property!
We win again – just announced in House Committee that the attempt to pass SB2899 as a gun ban has been withdrawn. It is dead for this session! Thanks to all who contacted committee members! This will be back, soon, so please keep your members involved. VOICEMAIL BOXES ARE FULL ON ALL […]
http://illinoispolicy.org/blog/blog.asp?ArticleSource=5398 Members of the Illinois General Assembly are among the highest-paid state legislators in the country. According to the National Conference of State Legislators, Illinois lawmakers earned a base salary of $67,836 in 2012, along with a $111 per diem for each session day. Legislators in nearby Indiana earn just $22,616 a year. Many Illinois legislators […]
Editor’s note: Getting accurate news takes getting it from another country. Don’t miss the comments. Middle-class workers will take a bigger hit to their income proportionately than those earning between $200,000 and $500,000 under the new fiscal cliff deal, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. Earners in the latter group will pay an average […]
FROM THE DESK OF FRANKLIN GRAHAM December 27, 2012 – My hope and prayer is that the Lord will once again move in our land. It can happen, and we are trusting that a fire of revival will ignite as tens of thousands of homes are opened up this year to share the Gospel through […]
A legal team specializing in civil rights, faith and freedom issues has written a letter to members of the Illinois legislature, warning them that the new “Illinois Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act” isn’t all about “freedom” and “fairness.” It’s about labeling constituents bigots, according to a statement from the attorneys at the Thomas More Society. […]
by: Diane Benjamin Below is the amount of interest paid per year by the federal government-per the Treasury Department website: http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/ir/ir_expense.htm Debt figures are inflation adjusted: http://home.adelphi.edu/sbloch/deficits.html The Interest Rate paid (APR) was estimated based on the amount paid and total debt. Interest paid Total Debt […]
Anyone who doesn’t think that this is the future of government run healthcare just hasn’t been paying attention. The UK is our future. Once Obamacare fails and the liberals and Democrats convince the American people that government run single-payer is the way to go, here’s what you can expect: Up to 60,000 patients die on the Liverpool Care Pathway each […]
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2012 list of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians.” The list, in alphabetical order, includes: Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) Secretary of Energy Steven Chu Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and UN Ambassador Susan Rice Attorney General Eric Holder Rep. […]
An expected vote on landmark legislation that would allow same-sex marriage in Illinois hit a snag Wednesday evening. The issue was headed for an Executive Committee hearing before Senate Republicans rejected Sen. Heather Steans’ attempt to attach the marriage language to existing legislation. A spokeswoman said Senate Democrats will seek another bill and move forward […]
Crying for my country, The people don’t seem to care. Freedom, Liberty, and Rights once ruled, But now to hard to bear. ——- Politicians want more power, The hell with laws and such, Lobbyist must give money So their accounts overflow with much. ——- America’s best days long gone now Our kids will never know […]
Many businesses plan to bring on more part-time workers next year, trim the hours of full-time employees or curtail hiring because of the new health care law, human resource firms say. Their actions could further dampen job growth, which already is threatened by possible federal budget cutbacks resulting from the tax increases and spending cuts […]
“All men are created equal” is the creed that makes a diverse nation possible. But a flaw was built into the original construction, which is open to multiple interpretations, including destructive ones. The most destructive of these is the idea that government can and should “level the playing field”. Obviously, all people are not created equal but are born with disparate abilities and characteristics. […]
Posted: 31 Dec 2012 05:50 PM PST NoisyRoom By: AJ FISCAL CLIFF, OH NOES!! Many either don’t know what the “fiscal cliff” is, or believe this problem is something that it’s not. Although America ’s economic crisis is not rocket science, the media and politicians have done a good job of keeping the truth hidden so […]
January 01, 2013 Hello America, This time of year, a lot of people look back over the past twelve months and evaluate some of the big moments of their life. Where did things go wrong? Where did things go right? What could I have done better? What were some of the unexpected surprises along the […]
Previous posts: http://blnnews.com/2012/12/31/the-climate-change-hoax-part-1/ http://blnnews.com/2012/12/31/the-climate-change-hoax-part-2/ Renewable energy: The Illusory solution Renewable energy is proposed as the solution. The claim is that if we just stop using coal, natural gas, and oil and instead adopt solar, wind, and bio-fuels we can stop “dangerous carbon emissions” and halt global warming. Unfortunately, there are as many misconceptions about renewable energy as there […]
By John F. Di Leo Time once again for a list of New Year’s Resolutions for the Republican Party. The party leaders haven’t taken my advice these past few years, so there’s no reason to believe they shall this year, but who knows? Perhaps if things get too dire, they’ll start looking to bloggers for solutions […]
