Normal: Your hypocrisy is showing

By: Diane Benjamin Last Wednesday Normal passed ordinances limiting gatherings to 10 or fewer people within the ISU campus area and additional bar and restaurant social distancing restrictions. This was in response to the skyrocketing infection rate of COVID in the campus and Uptown area. Town hall is located near the epicenter of the outbreak […]

Normal: Council members prove their worth (minimal)

By:  Diane Benjamin The Council managed to stretch a 10 minute meeting into 50 minutes.  2 members went on long diatribes.  I will start with Karyn Smith.  If you want to hear it – go  to 16:20. The topic was One Normal Plaza.  Karyn felt the need to correct what she thinks is misinformation.  This […]

Koos: Out of touch or out of his mind?

By:  Diane Benjamin Why would the mayor of any Town post this: He posted it Saturday night, if you want to see all the responses go to his Facebook page.  I will just pick out a few: I don’t see where Koos ever answered any of the questions, there are plenty more including a comment […]