I was looking through Gov. Pat Quinn's campaign finance reports the other day and saw that he went way out of his way to list even the tiniest in-kind contributions.
"In-kind donations" means that instead of giving cash, somebody contributed goods or services to a campaign.
Reading through the report I saw the $8.28 spent by a retired Chicago woman for food at Treasure Island. The $17.67 that a Springfield homemaker paid for Mel-O-Cream doughnuts. The $5.56 shelled out by a DuQuoin High School teacher for food at Kroger's.
I was out with some political buddies the other night and the subject of Bill Brady's taxes came up.
Decisions made by a governor in a far-away, but strikingly similar state might actually influence our election right here in Illinois.
Good morning to all my readers both near and far. Hope you are all having a good day today. Today is Aug. 24, this month is nearly gone, only seven days left. Time really flies when you get old. My mother used to tell that and I did not believe her, but I sure do now. Ha–ha.
Happy belated birthday to Bobbie Briscoe, who won the WNOI Birthday cake and balloons on Monday. Hope you had a great birthday and many more to follow.
School is in session again so watch for the big yellow school bus and drive cautiously. Watch for the children riding their bicycles as they may not watch for you. Drive carefully.
What fine weather we are having. Hope everyone is enjoying the weather. Everyone please watch out for kids going to and from school.
A large crowd enjoyed the Xenia Fish Fry. There is another fish fry coming up. The Flora Oddfellow lodge is having a fish fry his Saturday at the lodge.( August 29th) The fish fry will start at 10 and ?. A portion of the proceeds is to SHOP WITH A Cop program.You can dine in or carry out. The public is welcome. All members is encourage to attend will need your help.
A little rain and cooler weather made things a little better. It’s better for gardens that are still producing. The tomatoes won‘t last much longer. The green beans are again blooming on a few plants that the rabbits didn’t ruin. The bell peppers are beginning to look beeter and the cucumbers and ‘Christmas’ butter beans are doing okay, since it rained a little and turned cooler. Next week the butter beans will need to be taken care of. Becky Lewis and Melody McMillan have been catching up on work that Becky needed to get done. Becky has been on one week of vacation.
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