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Posted by Drinking Liberally 3 years ago.
After reading today's State Journal-Register article about Shimkus' response to the fact that he did nothing when he learned of Rep. Foley's behavior, I was reminded of another man who blamed Democrats and the media for his actions: Richard Nixon. Blamin...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Amber Cheung 3 years ago.
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Suraj Prashad 3 years ago.
Posted by Roger U Roundly 3 years ago.
I must've been 12 or 13 at the time. Standing outside the clubhouse of an establishment our family used to belong to(swimming/dining type place) with a couple other boys, also 12 or 13.From the swimming pool emerges a girl maybe 14. Medium-built, sorta av...
Posted by Drinking Liberally 3 years ago.
It turns out that two Illinois Congressmen, Speaker Dennis Hastert and Springfield's own John Shimkus, knew for months that Congressman Mark Foley (R - A van down by the river) had sent messages to male teenage pages that included "repeated references to...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Shana Stine 3 years ago.
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Suraj Prashad 3 years ago.
Posted by Graduate Level Sykesology 3 years ago.
Within the past week, I found out that I had inadvertently hurt the feelings of a couple of very dear friends. Im happy to report those fences have been mended; otherwise, Id still be in the pasture swinging a hammer rather than putzing around Blogger....
Posted by Delta Devotional 3 years ago.
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Tabatha Anderson 3 years ago.
Posted by Shoes and Smirks 3 years ago.
I will admit that today is not one of my finer days. I woke up this morning with enough mucus to drown Canine Shoes and Smirks, my head feels like it would explode if I touch it and my throat hurts so bad from all the coughing, I am seriously debating whe...
Posted by Drinking Liberally 3 years ago.
Danny Stover, the Democratic candidate for Congress in District 19 against John Shimkus, will be in Springfield Thursday for a town meeting at the UIS Campus.
The event, entitled "The Future of Congress" will be held Thursday, September 28, 5pm-7pm, Confe...
Posted by Photos Et Cetera 3 years ago.
I have been wanting to post photographs of Illinois cities that I have been to. This page will be the "link" page for the project. Below are the cities I plan to photograph. Besides photographs, I will post information or tidbits of history about the city...
Posted by Shoes and Smirks 3 years ago.
As a general rule would not comment on celebrities or their careers, mostly because I am disgusted by the amount of the money that is accessible to them even if they have very little talent, but today I cant refrain. I was home yesterday for lunch as I u...
Posted by Shoes and Smirks 3 years ago.
Im Awake! I had one of those moments like when you are awoken from a deep sleep in the middle of the night by a loud mysterious noise and you dont know whether to look or crawl under the covers. This afternoon I was going through the site meter and came...
Posted by Shoes and Smirks 3 years ago.
Well, Shoes and Smirks did not get the sleep she most desperately needed this weekend, so I am trying my hardest to stay at the very least coherent today. I generally have a difficult time on Mondays, but this Monday was particularly hard to face due to s...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Suraj Prashad 3 years ago.
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Shannon A. Carter 3 years ago.
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Bob Skorczewski 3 years ago.
This year is crazy. I'm busy at all get out, and I'm loving it. There are a lot of really important things the student government is doing. I'm planning on heading up to Chicago for a U.S. Department of Education hearing in early October, which is really ...
Posted by Shoes and Smirks 3 years ago.
Well my few, but loyal readers, I have not forsaken the blog altogether, it has just been a busy time for Shoes and Smirks. I have decided that I need to broaden my horizons or at least have a greater chance of a sunny and content future, so I have made t...
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