Renner belongs in Cuba

By:  Diane Benjamin Sometimes my stories just write themselves.  This is one of them. See today’s article in the Pantagraph about Tari Renner’s trip to Cuba:  http://www.pantagraph.com/business/renner-reconnecting-bloomington-to-cuban-sister-city/article_5b63446a-77b9-588c-861a-05765c99bde1.html The article ends with this quote from Tari: Free Enterprise?  Here? Let’s look at what the Bloomington City Council will be considering Monday night:  http://www.cityblm.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=11529 See PDF page […]

Why Hauman isn’t qualified

By:  Diane Benjamin Not only is Hauman not qualified to be mayor, she isn’t qualified to be alderman! Why?  Because both are supposed to represent the people who elected them.  She doesn’t.  It is her fault that monthly City Manager reports are no longer published.  The Council never voted, she just mentioned it was a […]

“Planners” destroying Bloomington

By:  Diane Benjamin Nothing citizens said at the Citizen’s Summit mattered. Nothing Bring It On Bloomington said mattered either. The Budget Task Force was a joke. The Downtown Stakeholders meeting held last night was equally for show, except the City most likely bought the food that was served. The stakeholders nixed a downtown hotel!  Therefore, […]

I bet you didn’t know this

by:  Diane Benjamin You probably did know that local governments have a Sister Cities program.  Bet you didn’t know about this one: Celebrating our Sister Cities, Rivers and Lakes  The people of Illinois have enjoyed a long-time friendship with the people of Latino nations. This warm relationship can be seen in the Sister Cities program […]