Bean's Forthcoming Pioneer Press Endorsement

Did anyone have any doubt about whom Pioneer Press favors in the upcoming 8th congressional district contest among incumbent Democratic Party candidate Melissa Bean, Republican Party standard bearer David McSweeney and Moderate Party candidate Bill Scheurer?

Let those doubts be erased.

Pioneer Press supports Melissa Bean’s re-election.

How do I know?

This week’s edition would be the one in which it could have run an unfavorable article about Bean’s ducking the Channel 7 TV debate with McSweeney and Moderate (anti-war) Party candidate bill Scheurer.

But, that topic was ignored in favor of

· not one,

· not two,

· but three stories

favorable to Bean.

I wrote about the first last week—her symbolic announcement of $2 million for planning Route 120 improvements. (In case you are wondering, $2 million might buy two right-turn lanes.)

Here are other pork stories, one and two.

But, there were two other stories:

· her being on a radio fund raiser for Turning Point yesterday, (unannounced time at Sam’s Club in Crystal Lake) and

· her opening her campaign office yesterday. (412 North Seymour on the second floor of the building at the corner of Seymour and Hawley streets.)

I know internet gambling is illegal, but my predicting a Pioneer Press endorsement of Bean is not a gamble on my part.

Or, does someone to bet McSweeney or Scheurer will get its nod?

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