Well not one of the HNI "boys" but my cross reference indicates one of the HNI girls.

In 2004, a Brenda F. Valentine was issued a Randolph county permit (#110025) on 10-01-2005.I believe that ALL firearmpermits, including left overs issued in daily random drawings are gone by October 1st for Randolph county.

But in 2006, a Brenda F. Valentine was issued another Randolph county permit (#1062512) on 03-02-2006. Now this is a month before anyone can even begin to apply for permits.

This whole thing isn't fair to sportsmen (and women) who have to go thru the proper channels and take their chances at getting a permit or two. I was thinking that thisis probobly like not being able to go to the box office and buytickets to a big "sold out" ball game. If you know the right guy, scratched the right back or have made the right contribution, you somehow get in the game - and they're usually better than average seats.

Then my thoughts went to the fact that the ball game teams have private owners and the DNR is public. And that don't set well with me.

But it's nothing new that thereare things that don't smell too good in Illinois politics. And nothing changes. So I guess the only one who could tell you anything about the permits she received is her. How she got the permit or whether it was fair is probobly water under the bridge now, so I'll just ask this.

Brenda, did you get one?