Uncategorized

Aaron Schock: What Lay Beneath; What Lies Ahead

by  •  • Comments Off on Aaron Schock: What Lay Beneath; What Lies Ahead

By George Hopkins Political scandals come mostly in two flavors: money and sex. Sex is more survivable than money because it’s less likely to wind up in criminal court. That’s the key to understanding the sudden downfall of Congressman Aaron…

Read more →

Serendipity for March 2015

by  •  • Comments Off on Serendipity for March 2015

In 1966 when I was 18, I traveled on a cruise ship to visit my sister and her family living in the Philippines. It was a marvelous adventure after the seasickness subsided. An infirmary visit and medicine helped tremendously. The ship I was…

Read more →

West Peoria News for March

by  •  • Comments Off on West Peoria News for March

View the cityofwestpeoria.com for all information on snow issues. It has been listed here several times and also in the West Peoria News. You can reference whatever you need at the city website which is likely easier to locate than…

Read more →

Still popular, Bro Country sparks pushback

by  •  • Comments Off on Still popular, Bro Country sparks pushback

Many Country music promoters and programmers may have noticed some reaction to bro country, but the pendulum isn’t yet swinging away from the popular style. “Swinging away from ‘bro country’? Highly doubtable – not yet anyway,” says Chris Michaels, program…

Read more →