Ardis Kin Disagree Publicly - Both are Right and Both are Wrong

When Jim Ardis first ran for City Council and was elected but finished last in the crude and out-dated vote count system, I gave him $3000 which prompted Tony Ardis to call and thank me saying that my money provided the boost in TV ads and his subsequent election. Jim Ardis is a nice a guy as you will ever meet but power guided him off the course of fiscally responsible government. This happens about 90% of the time that an elected official forgets why he was elected or listens too much to the power structure money and advice, the reasons why elections are usually won.

And debt increases but the elite can afford it or move to Florida to escape State Income taxes.

The City of Peoria (so is Peoria County, Democrat dominated Board and Democrat Administrator) is in a far greater morass than has been reported. Both Ardis know this and Tony is correct in attacking Jim. However, it's like the old adage of who is calling the "kettle black".. The problem arrived in this manner. Union officials are elected on what additional benefits they can provide to their most vocal union Democrat members. Most boards in Peoria County are dominated by Democrats or Democrat thinking Republicans (the City Manager is an admitted Democrat) even if the City Council is "supposed" to be non-partisan. Why? Because Peoria is a Democrat dominated City. And incumbents want to be re-elected. Katherine Coyle could have possibly brought a breath of fresh air to the Council but the Demos voters couldn't countenance another Republican on the Council.

So it works like this. Private employees WITHOUT most of the benefits public employees receive but may receive a little more salary have their salaries compared by the union bosses who want the same with mostly an abundance of no firing clauses ignoring that public officials retire with many benefits like generous pensions that most in the private sector don't receive.

Evidently the registered voters understood there votes against excessive spending or felt that one new position wouldn't stop the spending spree the present council regrets but can't stop. Those that did vote  are addicted to supporting any cause that has some power in support of their cause. Only 17% of the registered voters in Peoria City felt interest in casting a vote. How can you blame them when no chance of change was in the air?

I predict that the presidential election of 2016 will not bring out more than 34 out of every registered voter. I also predict that present governor of Ohio would be the best Republican to defeat hillier Hillary but believe the old Republican guard will favor Florida Jeb Bush who will be dead upon arrival to the polls.All other Republican would-bees have some beliefs I support but don't stand any chance of being even nominated.

More predictions to come.

Weed - Pro and Con

While typing my latest blog, I was also watching one of the series on 'Weed' as presented ty CNN. If you are interested and disagreed with my older blog titled, "Why Not Legalize Marijuana", I advise watching more of this series being broadcast on CNN next Sunday at 9 PM Central time.. Most of my friends who take an opposite position, misunderstood, even though I said that I did not recommend the use of recreational weed but it was being widely sold on the black market in every community in the nation.You can prohibit a vice but you can;t stop it. Man will never be able to stop alcoholism, abortion, prostitution, murder, theft and drug use and the abuse of any.. Even the Bible so states I'm told.

Weed will never be as bad as alcohol on causing accidents and shortening lives. The non-prejudiced have already proven this fact.

You may be interested to know I have never used prohibited drugs and was only intoxicated once and that was as a Sophomore in college. I personally do not even have alcohol in my house so I can;t invite anyone over for a social drink.

Peoria County Nursing Home - Badly Missed Projection

Recently the home administrator bailed out with the comment that the county may need to sell Heddington Oaks within the next five years. Read my blogs on Bel-Wood, replaced by a new home called Heddington Oaks, where I argued strongly that the county should get out of the nursing home business. In 2008, there were only 7 counties that supported County nursing homes.. Our County Administrator went along with the Democrats and most of the Republicans on board and insisted on the most expensive nursing home in Peoria. Last guess estimate was that the edifice cost $51 million with almost all the money borrowed and to be paid back over the next 30 years.  At last report, it was costing Peoria County property taxpayers approximately $4.1 million a year with a high possibility that the /State of Illinois will decrease their funding to Medicaid patients who compose a a major majority of this Taj Mahal facility.

To put this $4.1 million cost to Peoria County Property taxayers in perspective, all other private nursing homes in Peoria operate a profit or they go out of business while Peoria County goes further in debt or raises fees for other services or raise taxes which appears now to be on the horizon and which I have long predicted.

The County Board could have accepted a $12 million bid by a highly respected contractor. A new roof, a sprinkler system, (which Obama as an Illinois Senator helped fund most ot the cost of the sprinkler system, only to have Peoria County use the money elsewhere)  a comlete new electical and plumbing system but that proposal did not please our administrator, now Peoria City Manager.

I am a compassionate person but I also understand finances. If Peoria County property taxpayers have no problem with this badly missed projection is ok with me but I as a Peoria County taxpayer do not agree.

If any reporter or county board member or past administrator disputes my facts, they are free to comment. Their silence can only mean that my facts presented over the years on the relocating and cost of the new home, are reasonably reasonably correct..

My advise is to even through late and costly is for the County Board put the facility up for sale as soon as possible.

More missed projections to follow.

Planned Parenthood - From Advice Giving to Big Business?

In Sarasota, Planned Parenthood is big business. Headquarters is the most elaborate and elegant building where most executives make 6 figure salaries with considerable benefits. They all appear to drive expensive vehicles and come and go as they please. For the poor, many of them try to sell drugs,their bodies or steal to afford treatment which is expensive to those who their own fault or not, do not have the funds to stay in the program they enter. They charge $90 a visit for those addicted to smoking. Many wait for hours as employees seem to stroll around, coming and leaving anytime they wish.

Reminded me somewhat of the seemingly poorly operated Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa where I recently took cancer treatment. The Tampa doctor said I do not have Cancer. My Peoria doctor says "how does he know. He didn't take biopsys". Either way, I am prepared to whatever.

At one time in Peoria, we had 70 Social Agencies helping the poor. Results? Some good results, of course. But you be the judge as more people move out of Peoria and Dist. #150 appears to be confused abut what an education is all about. I taught. Education is not about test scores but must be geared to turning out a well rounded human being. If it takes longer hours, a later start date in the morning and more money for good teachers, with less emphasis by the union of preventing the firing of teachers who should never have been granted a degree to teach. Give us more money is not a total answer. Spending the money more wisely is more of an answer. Surely this year 150 is not paying a tennis "coach" who never played (and sit in easy chairs) the game, $4500 to supposedly coach kids who show up when they want to. Think Manual and Central.

Want them doing something athletically? Go back to Inter-murals conducted on school premises without costly travel for those sho seldom show up to practice.

Every kid  has a value even though coming from 2,3, or 4 failed generations. Years ago, I blogged that we had lost what are the greatest of priorities. Since then, this nation had further deteriorated. Religion helps but is far from an answer when one must depend on handouts to eat and live.

Some citizens should go undercover and investigate which agencies should be closed or combined, administrators dismissed.  More college grads going to school on grants,tc. should be required to work at least a year with the have-nots.

Sorry I wandered around here. Next, back to predictions.

Merle Widmer Haters Still Waiting For His Indictment on his November, 2013 Arrest?? Keep Waiting.

Are you still waiting for a former mayor to be indicted for his drunken driving? The local media mentioned it once. Or a former deceased mayor to be brought up from the grave to be hammered again by the JS and other local media for his affectionate hugs to people he THOUGHT  liked him? Or maybe bring up the deceased jeweler who the allegedly JS helped to commit suicide. Or how about bringing up Gary S. and Morton Square or Dan Irving's allegedly vindictive then soon to be his ex-wife? And then out of a job at Lincoln Office to Wid'mer Interiors benefit. Word is out that Dan is doing well in his own business. He has my best wishes.

Better yet. Have the JS keep hammering Aaron because as they wrote, "he got too close to the sun". Bring up Karen McDonald, former JS reporter who covered the Peoria County Board poorly. She appeared to be a die hard Democrat, writing as if Democrat Allen Mayer was Gods' gift to Peoria County yet winding up being a Republican Aaron's allegedly overpaid mileage staff member

Anyway, I digress. On with my predictions. Next page..

Wiidmer's Predictions to Piss More People Off - Start With Die Hard Chicago Cub Fans

You  can take these predictions to the bank.

Cubs will finish no better than third unless some of the other teams are even more worse than the Cubs

Pitching is mediocre all around. Hitting is mediocre. Fielding is good. Pitching is KEY to all championships.

Both Rizzo and Castro will not match their rookie years. Why not? Complacency IN THEIR HEADS and big bucks already in their pockets.

Soler can hit the ball a mile occasionally against mediocre pitching. Can't hit in the clutch. This one I could be wrong about. But if you saw him strike out today on a bad pitch with him the tying run???

As yet unproven, I don't believe Bryant can hit major league pitching even though much of the pitching in all the leagues is an average of mediocrity.Too many leagues allows . too many 235 hitters to play in the majors.

Most Cub "hitters" don't  have much a clue about the strike zone. Did you waste your time like me watching today's game?They will finish near the bottom of walk statistics .

The coach can't bat or pitch for them.

Few of them can bunt and the squeeze bunt or sacrifice bunt is not really taught by managers in the Cub minor leagues. By the time they hit the big leagues they are believers in swinging for the fences on every pitch.

In college players realized that RBI's and batting averages were what will get them into professional ball.

My qualifications? Played on four chanpionship baseball teams. Tri-Valley, Sangamon, and Bloomington-Normal Municipal leagues. I managed in the B-N Municpal league - Bloomington Merchants. Coached baseball and fast pitch softball., Played on and managed fast pitch softball. Last game played, I caught and we won with the Stanford, Il. Independent team. Then I had to go to work and earn a real living wage The year; 1956. Last baseball game I played was in Mesa, Az. the year before the Cubs tore down Hokokum Field and replaced it with a new spring training stadium. I was 67 years old, 2nd or 3rd oldest of 50 Fantasy actual players, ages 24 -71, and hit a game winning drive over the left fielders head.  Hit 308 with 10 hits in 32 trips. Struck out twice. Authenticity? Judge Dick Eagleton was there, Royce Elliott was the Mcee and the records were all on film but probably destroyed long ago. A book was written about this 7-day Randy Hundley fantasy thrill of p;laying against Billy Williams, "Fergy" Jenkins, Billy Nicholson, Glenn Beckert, Jimmy Piersall, etc.Got most of their autographs. I was at that time a Die-Hard Cub fan.

No more. More easy predictions to follow on this site now that I sometimes feel like blogging.

Widmer Seeks Libel Attorney

I am starting the process of seeking a libel attorney to sue a local corporation and at least one individual. Please email me the name of a firm you might suggest. Legal firm location does not matter.The corporation I plan to sue headquarters is not in Illinois.

Contact me by email. My email is listed on this page you are viewing.

My Bladder Cancer Licked?

Read me on Facebook for more details. Thanks to all of those who supported me through this nine month ordeal. I was always ready to accept what the results could be but I wanted to live long enough to have the only arrest, of which I was never convicted, cleared from my record, which it eventually will be.

A final lab report is due in 6-9 days as the scope may have missed something. I also have my heart valve problem but I have been blessed by not having physical problems that would have prevented me from still being alive and active. My wife, a strong supporter, has been a most helpful in seeing that I eat right and exercise. And my heartfelt thanks goes to Dr. David Rodenburg who saved both our lives.

Chris Reynolds New Bradley AD

My congratulations to my friend Chris. Chris, I wish you the best. The Bradley Board has made a smart decision to hire a local and a good selection to head sports programs that lost $18 million last year. I believe Chris will give Bradley basketball a badly needed shot in the recruiting arm.

Decisions We Make Are Tough

Many are made in micro-seconds. Most of those made to quick turn out to be wrong. Some decisions are made in minutes such as the pass call made by the SeaHawks head coach in this years Super Bowl Football game. See my comments on this negative controversy on this site and on Curley Johnson's site on Facebook. Many are made to be "politically correct" (no one will ever describe me as such) If all decisions we make are the right decision, we would eliminate 30-40 million jobs in this country.

Pete Carroll of the SeaHawks made a decision no one will ever no whether it was right or wrong. He will stop second-guessing himself and will go down in history as one of the best coaches ever. He made the decision and took the heat from the couch and grandstand SeaHawk supporters as well as some of his players, one, shown holding his crotch; a sign of dis-respect from a black to a white.

Too many of us go through life second guessing our selves. "If" may be the most negative word in our vocabularies.

So sad.

Radical Blacks Scream For Diversity No Matter Whether They Are Qualified To Perform the Positions to Which They Feel Entitled

OK, then lets start with sports and go from there. Mainly football and basketball. Since the USA has about a 20% black population, all sports teams must have a roster of 80% non-black players. Same ratio for starters. Not to slight the Hispanics, Chinese, and all other ethnic groups. They must be figured in the diversity also.

Of course it will never happen. And when sane whites become a minority, it will most likely it will be the sane Hispanics and sane blacks who save this country from chaos.

No, I am not a racist. I read a lot of non-fiction. What FACTS I gather is that more radical blacks and their sympathizers are racists. If you are good at what you do, then you almost always are rewarded. To prove my point, look at the players on all teams in the NBA, NFL, college and high school basketball and football teams. Of course, if school kids live in a white neighborhood, like Dunlap, Metamora and Morton, most players will be white. While players for Manual and Central will be mainly black.

I don't really know how to work Facebook but I have a site and I sometimes comment on other people's sites. You may want to see for yourselves.

Seahawks Over Patriots - 31-17 - My Predictions

And 30 years from now, 30% of the major players will be suffering from some disability related to their playing what appears to be America's favorite sport to watch.