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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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Illinois Deer Hunting Outfitters Business

Illinois is the state for game, deer hunting,  particular whitetails, with Pike County topping the county deer harvest totals for the firearm season of 2010-2011 as hunters took 3,130 deer. In fact, Illinois deer hunting outfitters are handing trophies to their clients for the rear prize of gaming a whitetail.

Before you decide to join the outfitters on a trip, it is important to search for good deals, as there are various outfitters offering a mix of packages, from small hunting groups to large excursions.

Many outfitters give discount to hunters who book their Illinois deer hunting trip early. Once such business is Illinois Trophy White Tails, which offers customers a $200 discount for booking hunting trips before June 1, 2011.

Second, although you hunting leader will brief you on the particulars of Illinois hunting laws, it is important that you take the time to study them. It is important, also, to learn the minute details of the rules. For instance, in Illinois counties with significant increases in deer harvest, hunters will be able to purchase late-winter permits without limit. In 58 other counties open for the late-winter season, hunters will be limited to purchasing one late-winter deer permit. Fire arms, bow and arrow or any form of hunting should be perused unless it is gaming season.

According the the Illinois Department of Natural Resource (IDNR), Hunting season 2011 2012 starts on October 1st, 2011 and ends on January 15th, 2012. All outfitters must have a permit or license issued by the IDNR to hunting with the area under IDNR jurisdiction. Waterfowl rest areas are also restricted unless otherwise noted by the Department of Natural Resources .

 It is against the law to hunt with any weapon other than a shot gun firearm or bow and arrow, unless given express permission from the Department of Natural Resources. Every one in possession with a firearm should have a firearm license or permit, unless he or she is a minor in the company of a parent or guardian. Alcoholic beverages are prohibited in all areas under IDNR jurisdiction. Evidence of substance can result in your license being revoke.