The Never Ending Drama

Once again, the question regarding Stephenson County's Walnut Acres nursing Home was on the agenda at the County Board Meeting Thursday night. Once again, several people showed up with their signs of support, and pleaded with the Board not to close the facility with questions about "How much is human life worth?". And yet, once again, the issue remains unresolved.

The biggest problem surrounding the facility is that it has been chronically mis-managed for years – not only by administrators who have been hired, but also by the respective County Boards tasked with oversight of the Nursing...