***REPRINT of our article published on BigGovernment.com on August 5, 2010.***
(Pictured above: Neil Barofsky, Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program)
In the wake of recent reports that Shorebank’s financial status worsened in the second quarter, some interesting new developments have surfaced.
Yesterday afternoon, Fox Business News reported that Shorebank …

by Dale S. Westervelt
“It is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth — and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in …

***As published on BigGovernment.com on 8/4/10.  An important update is forthcoming and will soon be published on BigGovernment.com.***
The Central Illinois 9/12 Project became the first to expose — beginning this past March on BigGovernment.com – Shorebank’s extensive green and microfinancing agendas, in anticipation of that bank’s impending bailout.  Shorebank, a Chicago-based, community investment …

It was announced just last week that Illinois was one of nineteen finalists for the Race to the Top funding from the federal government. Under this program, winners would share $3 billion education reform funding from the stimulus package; awards had been previously given earlier this year. The Race to …

From GlennBeck.com:
Throughout history America has seen many great leaders and noteworthy citizens change her course. It is through their personal virtues and by their example that we are able to live as a free people. On August 28, come celebrate America by honoring our heroes, our heritage and our future.
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By Dale S. Westervelt
Here’s the whirlwind leading up to this post: The original two-party system of our federal government requires trust in order for both wings of the legislature to function distinctly and effectively. Trust requires good moral character, which is based on objective moral absolutes, not subjective moral preferences.
Post …

 
The Central Illinois 9/12 Project Education Committee is
proud to announce that the
Library is Now Open and Has Added to Its Collection!!