Commissioner Lora Walker Axes Taxes

Chisago County District One is Just A Stepping Stone for Commissioner Candidate Darrel A. Trulson!

Chisago County District One is Just A

Stepping Stone for Trulson!

Illinois Refutes Candidate’s Claim!

Unemployed Illinois Native, Former U.S. Congressional Candidate and Divorced, Far Right Wing Preacher who lives in the basement of his Dad’s house in Chisago City

was never elected trustee for the Village of Arlington Heights, Illinois, as he claims.

Is it acceptable for local candidates to lie?

Opinion and Political Commentary by Jonathan P. Glassel

   According to Trulson’s literature and website, he was “Elected as a Trustee in Arlington Heights, Illinois (a city of 75,000 people)” and further states “was active in his community where he was elected a trustee in the city of Arlington Heights…” Village Board members are composed of eight trustees, and one Village President.

   According to the Brainerd Dispatch, “Trulson, 49, was born and raised in North Branch. He went to college out of state and lived in the Chicago area for about 30 years. While in Illinois he served as a trustee in the city of Arlington Heights, Ill., for five years.”

   According to the Cook County New Herald, “Darrel A. Trulson is an accomplished man. A father of six. He’s written over a dozen (Bible Study) books, served as an elected trustee for five years in Arlington Heights, Illinois, owns a business, spent seven years teaching school… and served as an associate pastor at a Wisconsin church.”

   According to Lisa A. Farrington, Staff Attorney for the Village of Arlington Heights,

“We have never had a Darrel Trulson on our Village Board.”

  

   In his battle to beat Chip Cravaack, Trulson stated, “It is time we had a proven leader who will stand by his conservative convictions and not be a puppet for lobbyists and special interests;” though Darrel has never been elected to public office or proven his leadership ability in any discernible fashion.

   Vladimir Lenin once said, “Tell a lie often enough and people will believe it as the truth.”

   It is conceivable that Darrel has told this lie so many times; he now believes it to be true; though his statement is a clear violation of Minnesota Election Law. Most certainly a violation of public trust and those he has fooled and duped into supporting his campaign, most notably former Representative Pete Nelson of Lindstrom.

What is interesting to note, Trulson’s high level of deception almost got him nominated for Cravaak’s job. If not for the Republican “vetting” (investigate someone thoroughly, esp. in order to ensure that they are suitable for a job requiring secrecy, loyalty, or trustworthiness), he would have been held accountable for his statements by the mainstream liberal media and Oberstar would still be in Washington.

While many politicians promise tax cuts, Lora delivers!

So, other than needing a job, why does Trulson want to be our County Commissioner? He offers nothing that any other candidate, for any other office is not already saying, “Business Friendly, Family Values,” but “talk is cheap, it takes money to buy whiskey.” Here in North Branch, where “the rubber meets the road,” you will find Lora Walker working hard to maintain the quality of life we respect and desire right here in Chisago County.

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                               Opinion and Political Commentary by Jonathan P. Glassel

    Chisago County was in a huge financial mess when Walker returned to the County Board in 2009. Tax and spend Republicans Bob Gustafson and Lynn Schultz had been on a four year spending spree with your tax dollars.

   Bob Gustafson had never met a tax increase that he didn’t like.

   Good old boy favors were passed around like Chicklets, as long as Bob’s nefarious softball schemes were left unquestioned by fellow Republicans.

   The Board had just purchased a $4,000,000 hay field, planning to build a $40,000,000 jail so massive it could never be filled, even by raising quotas to include lower middle class poor people.

   For four years, Commissioner Walker has led the fight to hold the line on Government spending, achieving the first levy decrease, probably in the history of Chisago County.

   At first glance, it appeared that Yes-ka’ (Jeske) Noordergraaf, a horse doctor (DVM) from Sunrise was “cannon fodder” for Chisago County’s well funded GOP, a sacrificial lamb as it were, to all powerful incumbent State Senator Sean Nienow of Cambridge.

   However, there are some chinks in Sean’s armor.

   With little regard to its effect on the residents of Chisago County, Nienow “sieg heiled” the party line by rescinding the Homestead Exemption, a tax increase in disguise for local property owners.

   This action was sharply criticized by Walker, Montzka, Greene and McMahon, the board members charged with maintaining tax equilibrium for the residents of Chisago County.

   Ultimately, it was the small business owners that “paid the price” for yet another Republican induced tax increase.

   How many more small business owners will be driven out of Chisago County by Sean’s actions remain to be seen.

Yes-ka’ (Jeske) is a rare combination 

of “Minnesota Nice” & 

“Minnesota Tough.”