On Saturday, December 3, Democrat John Laesch’s campaign officially opens its Yorkville office (119 W. Hydraulic, tel. 630.385.8568) from 2 - 4 PM. I’m sure that John would love to see you there - and, if you can, bring some office supplies/equipment and/or your checkbook to help him out.
It’s time to get the (Democratic) […]
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Posted 30 November 2005
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On October 19, New York Times Op Ed columnist Thomas Friedman wrote “Leading by (Bad) Example,” a spoof about “[a] delegation of Iraqi judges and journalists [that] abruptly left the U.S. … cutting short its visit to study the workings of American democracy. A delegation spokesman said the Iraqis were ‘bewildered’ by some of the […]
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Posted 30 November 2005
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I’m not trying to make this all Carole all the time - but in trying to discuss a question posted on my blog I realized that Carole Pankau’s website doesn’t know what Carole’s district is anymore (45 or 23?).
View “45-23 That’s My District” image (format changed only to reduce size)
While we all make mistakes - […]
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Posted 29 November 2005
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In a move likely responding to pressure from local newspapers and the public, Naperville School District 203 will not collect an additional $5 million in property taxes this year that it was legally entitled to levy. The Daily Herald reports that School Superintendent Alan Leis said the district will not collect the additional funds […]
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Posted 29 November 2005
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Virginia governor and presidential aspirant Mark Warner has taken two stands recently with future campaign implications. Today he commuted the sentence of Robin Lovitt to life without parole, saying that murder trial evidence was improperly destroyed, depriving the defense of modern DNA testing to establish innocence. This was Warner’s first commutation of a […]
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Posted 29 November 2005
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Many Americans reading this are likely paying more in taxes than drug companies in America, who make billions in profits. That many drug companies are now having problems, due to misleading and false claims about their products and a lack of real innovation, doesn’t change the fact that they have benefitted tremendously from lax […]
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Posted 28 November 2005
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If you live nearby and are concerned about your healthcare - or the healthcare of family, friends and neighbors - write down on your calendar, Sunday, December 4th (6-8 p.m) the Health Care Initiative House Party hosted by Sharon Riemer and Lori Challinor (as part of the statewide Illinois Healthcare Referendum).
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Posted 27 November 2005
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Rich Miller has the scoop. Republican DuPage State’s Attorney Joe Birkett is staying put.
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Posted 23 November 2005
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Keeping his pledge two weeks ago to endorse a candidate by Thanksgiving to replace outgoing State Representative Lee Daniels, Addison Township GOP Chairman Patrick Durante and his organization endorsed Dennis Reboletti, a Will County Assistant State’s Attorney and Addison Township trustee, for the GOP primary. The Addison organization previously supported Reboletti against State Senator […]
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Posted 23 November 2005
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With apologies to Robin Leach (and Dana Carvey).
According to today’s Daily Herald Republican State Senator Carole Pankau all but endorsed Democratic Comptroller Dan Hynes in announcing her bid for his office.
Is he a nice guy? Carole says “yes.”
Can she think of anything Dan and his office isn’t doing right? Carole says “no” - but […]
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Posted 22 November 2005
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