Fri Jul 28, 2006 3:55 pm Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:38 pm

......."Patrick Hayes, legal director for the city, said there seems to be more homeless people downtown than in the past." and "Hayes said homeless people are migrating to Rockford from the greater Chicago area. “They come here because we have many social services available,” he said. “Folks flock to this community. We need to get a handle on it.”
(from this morning's paper,)
Stopping pushy panhandlers

Officials try to crack down on aggressive beggars in Rockford

This is the guy that assured aldermen their combined caucases at Cliffbreakers last Sat. was legal.........now he,s an expert on homelessness...... And I wish I coulda seen the caravan of "migrant" homeless, panhandling their way down I-90 from Chicago to Rockford
Laws aim for cleaner Rockford
Some residents say excellence everywhere is just a nuisance. By Bob Schaper

...But some say the changes are coming too fast.......... the
appearance of a well-run city,........Excellence everywhere is
something we all want to see, but the reality is some people don’t have the
resources to comply with utopia..........“I ran on a campaign that
focused on a broken windows approach,” Morrissey said. “Everybody’s held
accountable. We’re trying to awaken people to notice things that are screwed
up.”

HEY LARRYBOY, ever heard of "living in glass houses and stones!!!!!!!" I invite, no, ENCOURAGE EVERYONE to drive around the 1100 block of North Court Street and view the building and grounds of the old Garrison School which has been owned by him and his father for the past 6 or 7 years..........EVERYBODY'S HELD ACCOUNTABLE?????? MY FOOT!!!!!!!!!!