Comments on: Bob Pritchard & Fundraising http://www.citybarbs.com/?p=45 Growing Pains in DeKalb, Illinois, USA Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:42:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: City Barbs » Conflict of Interest No. 12,498 http://www.citybarbs.com/?p=45&cpage=1#comment-13487 City Barbs » Conflict of Interest No. 12,498 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:04:16 +0000 http://www.citybarbs.com/?p=45#comment-13487 [...] So, just as Roger Hopkin’s dual role as exec of both the DCEDC and the I-39 Logistics corridor makes me wonder about how hard he is working to get something besides warehousing into town, and just as Bob Pritchard’s acceptance of contributions from Cavel International make me ponder his motivation in supporting that business, now I must worry about the same types of conflict of interest in our mayor. A man I not only voted for, but for whom I pounded the pavement two years ago. [...] [...] So, just as Roger Hopkin’s dual role as exec of both the DCEDC and the I-39 Logistics corridor makes me wonder about how hard he is working to get something besides warehousing into town, and just as Bob Pritchard’s acceptance of contributions from Cavel International make me ponder his motivation in supporting that business, now I must worry about the same types of conflict of interest in our mayor. A man I not only voted for, but for whom I pounded the pavement two years ago. [...]

]]> By: Terri http://www.citybarbs.com/?p=45&cpage=1#comment-623 Terri Sat, 28 Oct 2006 09:46:14 +0000 http://www.citybarbs.com/?p=45#comment-623 As for Mr. Pritchard's campaign contributions, that's a whole lot of bunk. With Dekalb opening up to development, there should be plenty of job opportunity with contractors and builders to accomodate more than 40 job losses, unless the employees are latent serial killers who cannot get their enjoyment from constructive work but rather from the blood of the horses. Another thing, if Dekalb is to grow, it would be best to dispose of an industry like Cavel. Nobody wants to live near the squalor of a slaughter house or to be associated with killing horses. That this man, Pritchard, sides with this company just because they line his pockets tells alot about the man who wants to be elected.... Personally, I wouldn't vote for him or anyone like him... the man's a crook, a liar and a thief.. Is that what Dekalb wants for it's community? I don't think so. Cavel International is bad business to have in the community. It doesn't contribute to the economy... from the other foreign owned horse slaughter businesses, it doesn't even pay income taxes so where's the economic enhancement? Come on people... better wake up and smell the coffee. As for Mr. Pritchard’s campaign contributions, that’s a whole lot of bunk. With Dekalb opening up to development, there should be plenty of job opportunity with contractors and builders to accomodate more than 40 job losses, unless the employees are latent serial killers who cannot get their enjoyment from constructive work but rather from the blood of the horses. Another thing, if Dekalb is to grow, it would be best to dispose of an industry like Cavel. Nobody wants to live near the squalor of a slaughter house or to be associated with killing horses. That this man, Pritchard, sides with this company just because they line his pockets tells alot about the man who wants to be elected…. Personally, I wouldn’t vote for him or anyone like him… the man’s a crook, a liar and a thief.. Is that what Dekalb wants for it’s community? I don’t think so.

Cavel International is bad business to have in the community. It doesn’t contribute to the economy… from the other foreign owned horse slaughter businesses, it doesn’t even pay income taxes so where’s the economic enhancement? Come on people… better wake up and smell the coffee.

]]> By: yinn http://www.citybarbs.com/?p=45&cpage=1#comment-430 yinn Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:03:51 +0000 http://www.citybarbs.com/?p=45#comment-430 Well, as I said in the article he was more an example of the system than anything else, but the fact is I've disagreed with Pritchard more often than not over the years, from the time he was a County Board member. He's smart, articulate & consistent--& IMO wrong much of the time. Well, as I said in the article he was more an example of the system than anything else, but the fact is I’ve disagreed with Pritchard more often than not over the years, from the time he was a County Board member. He’s smart, articulate & consistent–& IMO wrong much of the time.

]]> By: Dr. Gonzo http://www.citybarbs.com/?p=45&cpage=1#comment-428 Dr. Gonzo Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:24:31 +0000 http://www.citybarbs.com/?p=45#comment-428 The whole impact on the economy excuse for Cavel never sat well with me, 40 jobs? So the city of DeKalb is willing to open itself up to national scrunity for 40 jobs. That's just dumb. Other evil corporations (or corporations whose practices I disagree with anyway) are on that list as well, Monsanto, Kraft. Insurance and cable companies are inherently greedy and more like racqueteering than legitimate business, just my opinion. I never liked Pritchard much, he's a personable enough guy, but his politics do not sit well with me. The whole impact on the economy excuse for Cavel never sat well with me, 40 jobs? So the city of DeKalb is willing to open itself up to national scrunity for 40 jobs. That’s just dumb.

Other evil corporations (or corporations whose practices I disagree with anyway) are on that list as well, Monsanto, Kraft. Insurance and cable companies are inherently greedy and more like racqueteering than legitimate business, just my opinion. I never liked Pritchard much, he’s a personable enough guy, but his politics do not sit well with me.

]]> By: yinn http://www.citybarbs.com/?p=45&cpage=1#comment-385 yinn Fri, 11 Aug 2006 19:55:54 +0000 http://www.citybarbs.com/?p=45#comment-385 Rep. Pritchard got back to me on HB4350. The winery people have countered with HB4444 & they're trying to reconcile the two so there's no telling what kind of compromise the House will end up voting on. He did indicate that he thought a two-case-per-year limit (as specified in HB4350) on what wineries can sell directly to their customers would be too few. Rep. Pritchard got back to me on HB4350. The winery people have countered with HB4444 & they’re trying to reconcile the two so there’s no telling what kind of compromise the House will end up voting on. He did indicate that he thought a two-case-per-year limit (as specified in HB4350) on what wineries can sell directly to their customers would be too few.

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