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Monthly Archives February 2007

Planning Commission Votes Against Alden Naperville Horizon Senior Living Community Building Proposal Over Water Concerns

Today’s Naperville Sun covered the story of the Naperville Plan Commission rejecting the proposed Alden Naperville Horizon Senior Living Community housing. I’m no water expert - but just upstream of the proposed Alden three-story building is going to be the 75th Street/Washington expansion (now slated for construction in 2008) that will create a bigger […]

Posted 09 February 2007 † Hiram Wurf § DuPage Politics § Housing § Political Communication ‡ Comments (0) °

Democrats For Republicans For Newt Gingrich In 2008

A lot of smart Democrats think Newt Gingrich may emerge as the GOP candidate of choice in the 2008 presidential race.
Ezra Klein believes Gingrich may become a “successful revolutionary” a second time. The GOP has failed to live up to the Contract with America - Klein believes the time is ripe for Newt to […]

Posted 08 February 2007 † Hiram Wurf § Democratic Party § Political Communication § Presidential Election 08 § Republican Party ‡ Comments (4) °

Woodridge Trustee Robert “Bob” Brandt Seeks Dollars From Google AdSense

You eye scans the Google ads listed for an Illinois political article. You see links for “Barack Obama,” “Hillary Vs. Obama,” “Robert ‘Bob’ Brandt 2007″ and “Obama for President” - wait, who’s Brandt?

Robert “Bob” Brandt is a Woodridge Village Trustee famously scrupulous and thrifty about his politics and campaigning. His website includes […]

Posted 06 February 2007 † Hiram Wurf § DuPage Political Campaigns § DuPage Politics § Political Communication § Technology ‡ Comments (0) °

Meeting With Naperville City Council Candidate Patricia Meyer

I met yesterday with Patricia Meyer, candidate for Naperville City Council, who has been going around listening to what residents have to say about the issues. Without committing, she was very interested in my thoughts about Naperville traffic congestion and transportation solutions. I gave her a number of ideas about how a marketing […]

Posted 05 February 2007 † Hiram Wurf § DuPage Political Campaigns § DuPage Politics § Political Communication § Transportation ‡ Comments (1) °

DuPage Treasurer Gwen Henry Takes Step Towards Open Government - She Needs To Go Further

The Naperville Sun reported yesterday on DuPage County Treasurer Gwen Henry’s new “County Finances at a Glance” web page. Henry deserves credit for making DuPage finances more accessible - particularly by giving monthly updates (January 2007 is currently showing - hopefully it will still be accessible when February is put up). She […]

Posted 02 February 2007 † Hiram Wurf § DuPage Politics § Economy § Open Government § Political Communication ‡ Comments (0) °

We’re Back - Normal Posting To Resume - In Praise Of Rick - Better Looks TBA

Wow. Transferring platforms took longer than expected thanks to the mysteries of the internets (something amiss in some of those tubes). I want to give a huge thanks to Rick Klau of tins who spent way too much time on this - and who I owe big. From what I can […]

Posted 02 February 2007 † Hiram Wurf § WurfWhile Housekeeping ‡ Comments (4) °