8th Congressional District Candidate Joe Walsh had to have been pleasantly surprised by the packed house turn out at his sponsored Health Care Forum held Thursday evening on very short notice. With introductions from panelists Dr. George W. Christy, Dr. Arie Friedman, business owner Joe Fehsenfeld, and candidate Joe Walsh, the floor was opened up [...]
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A Packed House At Health Care Forum
April 8th, 2010 
Gene Carey 
Posted in District 116 Area News, Political Issues 
Tags: Health Care Bill, Health Care Forum, Joe Walsh 
No Comments »A “Tweet” Deal For Students At District 116
April 8th, 2010 Gene Carey The students in the Round Lake Area Middle Schools should be all ‘a twitter’ over the awarding of $850,000 in stimulus money for upgrading the schools technology. Through the outstanding efforts of the administration these funds, which are part of a $10 million federal stimulus grant, will be used to purchase new laptops for every student [...]
Is The Constitution Being Taught At Round Lake Schools?
April 7th, 2010 Gene Carey Back on March 26th a visitor to this site asked me if the Constitution, George Washington, Abe Lincoln etc. were being taught at Round Lake District 116 Schools. My advice to the questioner was to contact the school direct and ask them. When I was in high school it was a requirement to pass the Constitution test in [...]
“Show and Tell” at Magee Middle School
April 7th, 2010 Gene Carey But not the type of “Show and Tell” you might think would be going on at your students school. In this case it was several boys who decided to “show” their private parts to a few female students who in turn decided to “tell” their parents about it. This went much further than what one [...]
Tracking Our Community’s Response to the Census
April 6th, 2010 Gene Carey As we posted earlier, taxpayer’s could save up to $1.5 BILLION by mailing back their census forms. By doing so, census takers would not be required to come to your house (maybe several times if no one is home) to take a physical report. The nation just surpassed the 60% mark as of April 5th [...]
8th Congressional District Health Care Forum
April 5th, 2010 Gene Carey Join Candidate for Congress Joe Walsh and an expert panel in a public forum to discuss the recent health care vote and and how it will effect the lives of 8th District families and businesses. All concerned 8th District residents are invited. What: Health Care Forum Sponsored by: Candidate for Congress Joe Walsh When: Thursday, April [...]
Posted in District 116 Area News, Political Issues Tags: 8th District, Health Care Forum, Joe Walsh No Comments »Easter Day Children Activities
April 3rd, 2010 Gene Carey A fun twist on a family custom can help make this year’s event especially memorable, and perhaps even spark a new tradition. For ideas about how to make this year’s Easter fresh and festive, we turned to the “egg-sperts.” “Kids are naturally creative, so it’s easy to spark their imagination,” says Michelle Soutter [...]
