Lynn Sweet (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
MINNEAPOLIS--Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar on Palin and the Illinois delegation being seated far away from the convention stage. From Sun-Times' Mark Bieganski.... Edgar on Palin: Watching her when she was introduced by Senator McCain, I thought she had a...
illinoisreview (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
... Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC). The Combine worked hard to elect and reelect Jim Thompson and Jim Edgar and to elect George Ryan. In 2002, the Combine worked hard to help Jim Ryan win the Republican gubernatorial primary and to elect Blagojevich. In 2004, the Combine worked hard to get Jack Ryan to withdraw, to stop the IRP SCC from filling the Jack Ryan vacancy with...
Webloggin (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
... was funded by Republican Walter Annenberg, introduced by Mayor Daley and Republican Governor Jim Edgar, and one of its initiatives was even praised by John McCain. Kurtz claimed on Fox News that William Ayers recruited Obama to the Annenberg Challenge — a flat out lie. Ayers did not serve on the board of the Challenge, and he had nothing to do with Barack’s recruitment. Tips for making your...
ArchPundit (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Kadner points out the historical problem going to 1994 when Jim Edgar lied about school funding But the political hypocrisy over the school funding issue dates back much further than that. In 1994, Dawn Clark Netsch, a Democrat, ran for governor, calling for an income tax hike to fund public education in Illinois and reduce property taxes. Incumbent [...]
USA Partisan (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
The man who includes being a community organizer on his short resume has a long association with a far-left group that would organize our communities into socialist gulags. In 1995, Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar balked at implementing the federal motor voter law out of concern that letting people register via postcard and blocking the state from pruning voter rolls might invite vote fraud. Full Article...
Xorte latest economic news (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
... on a number of factors, most significantly economic growth in diverse areas of the world," said Jim Edgar, regional director, Cargo Marketing for Asia. "Over the long-term, global economic growth will drive demand for new, high-value products as well as seasonal perishables that people have become accustomed to enjoying."More than 60 percent of the fleet additions will be in the widebody...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
... on a number of factors, most significantly economic growth in diverse areas of the world," said Jim Edgar, regional director, Cargo Marketing for Asia. "Over the long-term, global economic growth will drive demand for new, high-value products as well as seasonal perishables that people have become accustomed to enjoying." More than 60 percent of the fleet additions will be in the widebody category...
Contrapuntal News (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
By Paul Hogarth Chicago does not have rent control. In 1997, the Illinois legislature passed -- and Republican Governor Jim Edgar signed -- SB 531 (the Rent Control Preemption Act), which prohibited local jurisdictions from passing it. At the time, no city in Illinois had rent control -- but the real estate lobby had a national effort to quietly stop it in places before it starts. SB 531 passed...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
... set aside for recreation. Former DNR director Brent Manning, with support from former governors Jim Edgar and George Ryan, had overseen the creation of a super agency that combined the former Department of Conservation, the INHS and other environmental and outdoor-related arms of state government. Their leadership was supported by a cast of hundreds of experienced, dedicated professionals....
