Have to share another eloquent Herb harangue! (January 14) Did you watch The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last Tuesday, January 8? Sometimes scathing and sometimes sardonic and always intense, Stewart spoke out against those who seek to divert attention from the need to restrain the gun lobby (read NRA) and begin to use common sense. Let’s [...]
“A Modest Proposal”
January 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Another thoughtful missive from fellow HanDI member Herb: As we rightly concern ourselves about gun safety, we need to examine some of the underlying causes. On our list of must-see movies is “Les Miserables,” a story rooted in the theft of a loaf of bread to feed a man’s family. How many criminal acts are ignited out of [...]
Best Counter to Money is Exercising Your Right to Vote.
September 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Joe Walsh, GOP Congressman, Introduces New Federal Voter ID Bill The Huffington Post | By Nick Wing Posted: 06/19/2012 1:36 pm Updated: 06/19/2012 2:10 pm Tea Party-backed Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) on Tuesday unveiled a new push to enact a national voter ID law ahead of the 2012 elections. His proposed Federal Elections Integrity Act [...]
Moyers Program on Keeping Banks Honest
July 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Sheila Bair on Keeping Banks Honest July 13, 2012 Bill Moyers talks with financial expert Sheila Bair (R) about the lawlessness of our banking system and the prognosis for meaningful reform. Bair was appointed in 2006 by President George W. Bush to chair the FDIC. During the 2008 meltdown, she argued that in some [...]
Free Tax Prep Program brings $2.6 million to Elgin in 2012
May 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The 2012 Free Tax Preparation program provided by the Center for Economic Progress (CEP), that is part of the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, and sponsored locally by the Grand Victoria Foundation and the United Way of Elgin was the most successful year to date. 1,407 tax returns were prepared and filed [...]
Park Pride 2012
May 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
HanDI made its mark on the Streamwood Park District’s Park Pride community volunteer event on Saturday, May 19. Wearing slightly impractical but undeniably natty headgear, various HanDI members and friends weeded flower beds, planted petunias, spread mulch, and collected trash in one of the village’s largest parks. Among the garbage-pickers’ more curious finds: – 2 [...]
We The People – Corporations Are People?
May 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The True Patriot Network
May 4, 2012 By 1 Comment
. At The True Patriot Network, their contention is that when you unpack true American patriotism — the idea of country before self — what you discover is a moral framework that goes back to this nation’s founding, and that is inherently progressive. Living by such principles as service, stewardship, tolerance, and equality of opportunity, [...]
Elgin’s 4th Annual Green Expo – Admission is free!
April 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Title: Elgin’s 4th Annual Green Expo – Admission is free! Location: Centre of Elgin Link out: Click here Description: The fourth-annual Elgin’s Green Expo May 4 from 1 pm to 8 pm May 5 from 9 am to 4 pm Location: Centre of Elgin This family fun event from watching junk being turned into recycled [...]
Getting to the Truth
August 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here are three great organizations that are shining the light on major concerns of government and politics. Sign-up for their e-newsletter. The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform (ICPR) ICPR is a non-partisan public interest group that conducts research and advocates reforms to promote public participation in government, address the role of money in politics and [...]