The list, posted on this site yesterday of the NIC Foundation members, triggered a question in my mind because many of them seem connected with Mt. West Bank.

Let’s look at the lists, side by side, and you can draw your own conclusions:   (more…)

Again the power players at NIC and the City held a public forum for the proposed “for sure” Ed Corridor and again the public was treated like an irritant to be endured.   (more…)

The City’s Pulse Newsletter
By Mary Souza, July 22, 2008

In last week’s column, I reported that the NIC Board of Trustees cut money from their number one strategic goal, Professional Technical Education. A response from the NIC Trustee Vice Chair, claimed my facts were wrong. She later admitted they were accurate but went on to make excuses for the Board’s decision.  (more…)

The Fate of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence  (sent to OpenCdA by Pariah)

“The Americans Who Risked Everything” by Rush H. Limbaugh, Jr.

“OUR LIVES, OUR FORTUNES, OUR SACRED HONOR”
It was a glorious morning. The sun was shining and the wind was from the southeast. Up especially early, a tall, bony, redheaded young Virginian found time to buy a new thermometer, for which he paid three pounds, fifteen shillings. He also bought gloves for Martha, his wife, who was ill at home.

Thomas Jefferson arrived early at the statehouse. The temperature was 72 and the horseflies weren’t nearly so bad at that hour. It was a lovely room, very large, with gleaming white walls. The chairs were comfortable. Facing the single door were two brass fireplaces, but they would not be used today.  (more…)

Now I’m angry. I emailed my 12 questions (see them below) into NIC’s board, as instructed, and Kent Probst, their PR guy, took my questions and re-wrote them on 3×5 cards. But he changed them. He only took bits and pieces of them. And it wasn’t just my questions. Rep. Frank Henderson brought a question with him, they took it at the door, but then they re-wrote his also, watering it down.

I have a family obligation this morning, but will write all about this sham of a meeting later today.

I’ll leave you ,for now, with this visual image: the panel, from left to right: Moderator Mike Patrick from the Press, Cyndie Hammond from LCSC, Larry Branen from U of I, Mic Armon, NIC Board, Priscilla Bell, NIC President, Sandi Bloem, CdA Mayor, Charlie Nipp, LCDC Chairman. That’s the lineup. Now imagine this: The other 4 NIC Board members were sitting directly behind the panel on the stage, under the big presentation screen, literally in the dark. You could hardly see them. They never said one word. They are the elected Board members who will make the decision about buying the Mill site for $10 million, but only Mic spoke for the Board. More later. Here’s the “more”:

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