So-Called “Austin Mayor” discusses the new death penalty proposal by Illinois House Republican Minority Leader Tom Cross. The proposal is two-tiered: juries convict the person as in a regular trial “beyond reasonable doubt” and then take things a step further in the penalty stage. Before sentencing someone to the death penalty, juries […]
It may seem paradoxical to criticize the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) yesterday, and criticize a lack of testing the Chicago Tribune reports today, as the Illinois Standards Achievement Test cuts out social studies, writing, fine arts, physical development and health to save $6 million in administrative costs - but it is consistent. […]
Last night at the Naperville League of Woman Voters State of the Community dinner Indian Prairie Unit District 204 Superintendent Howard Crouse spoke about the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The Daily Herald quotes Crouse saying, “It is both a laudable and a ludicrous act…. It is impossible for these subgroups of […]
Press Release
For Immediate Release
Contact: Hiram Wurf
Democratic Candidate for DuPage County Board District 5
T 630.416.2198
Email hwurf@yahoo.com
Democrat Criticizes Schillerstrom and DuPage County Board For Abandoning Efficiency and Technology
Schillerstrom Says “Needs wax and wane for issue-focused committees such as the Technology Committee and the Government Efficiency Committee.”
Wurf Says “DuPage County Board […]
Wayne Township Democratic Trustee candidate Charles Francis said these words yesterday to a Daily Herald reporter upon hearing the news that DuPage County Judge Bonnie Wheaton had ruled that Wayne Township Democrats were in substantial compliance with election laws, and that Francis, fellow-trustee candidate Frank Bellino and 30-year township highway commissioner veteran John Ryvold […]
Last Sunday the Naperville Sun got candidate views on “ward” (each council member representing a geographic area of Naperville) representation for the Naperville City Council, instead of the current “at-large” (each council member representing all of Naperville) voting system.
My quick take is that there are three basic issues: elected officials responsiveness to constituents, accountability […]
While the fact that the Bush Administration has proposed U.S. veteran benefits cuts during time of war says a lot in itself, the So-Called “Austin Mayor” gives a local example of the shameful treatment of Illinois veterans by Dennis Hastert and the Bush Administration.
I do, however, understand why Hastert, the Speaker of […]
I don’t know why George H.W. Bush has said his son, Florida Republican Governor Jeb Bush won’t run for president in 2008 - but it’s interesting news. Could it be an attempt to start generating a ‘groundswell’ of public opinion for the Florida governor (a pre-staged groundswell that is)? Could it be a way […]
[Editor Note: This entry anticipated by a day Paul Krugman’s Friday New York Times Op-Ed (and for that matter borrowed from earlier Paul Krugman material) - so you might want to read Krugman’s “Deficits and Deceits” for another take on Greenspan, Deficits and Social Investment.]
While still endorsing tax cuts, Alan Greenspan has taken […]
Yesterday the directors of the historic Wheaton Grand Theater, located in downtown Wheaton, presented a plan for a $5 - 7 million renovation of the theater that has been showing movies and hosting family oriented events for the last couple of years. According to today’s Daily Herald the proposal suggests that private donations will […]
