I only had a couple of Nigerian musician Sunny Okosun(s) albums, but he was an important part of my reggae collection. He has a great, upbeat (in the sense of uplifting) sound. He also pioneered reggae in Nigeria and Africa as I understand it. He was known for considering messages essential to […]
Congresswoman Judy Biggert called her recent vote against economic relief “hard to explain” given the high unemployment rate in the 13th Congressional District. But Judy Biggert still voted against the bi-partisan unemployment benefits bill supported by 49 of her fellow Republicans, including fellow Illinois Congressional Republican Tim Johnson.
From the Scott Harper for […]
I’ve got a tremendous amount on my plate of late, so blogging has had to take a back seat. I’ll have a bunch of quick posts today. Going forward, this summer looks quite busy, but I’ll try to blog as much as I can.
Following a fundraiser last Thursday, DuPage County Board Democratic Candidate Rifat Sivisoglu’s Campaign reports that he has raised $25,000 in the race. While that amount may not make Rifat a top fund raiser for the board any time soon, one GOP opponent had about double that in the bank at the end of the […]
If you haven’t been to Meson Sabika, you’ll like it, and if you have been then you know you’ll like it. From the Scott Harper Congressional Campaign in the 13th District:
Please join Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias
When: Tuesday, June 10th, 2008; 6:30-8:30 pm
Where: Meson Sabika, 1025 Aurora Ave, Naperville, IL, 60540
Why: Help raise funds […]
According to the poll Democratic State Senator Debbie Halvorson has an 11 point lead over GOP businessman Martin Ozinga. While the questions weren’t released, in a district that’s been Republican for a long, long time that strikes me as impressive.
The Ozinga campaign has countered the impressive news with the following criticisms:
“Shouldn’t Senate Majority Leader […]
It’s great when positive things get done in state government. It’s even better if we can get positive things done in a bi-partisan way, where both Democrats and Republicans support a good bill. What can you say about good bills that get unanimous votes - where everyone voting supports the bill? Pretty amazing!
I […]
Overturning Republican State Senator Dan Cronin’s efforts to restrict DuPage County candidate ballot access, Democratic State Senator Don Harmon and Democratic State Representative Paul Froehlich sponsored a bill passed in the Illinois General Assembly last Friday that requires DuPage candidates to collect the same number of signatures to get on the ballot as is required […]
Illinois State Senator Don Harmon was able to get unanimous support on his ethics reform bill in the State Senate a week ago. The Chicago Tribune quoted Senator Harmon describing the passage as “a huge day” for the state and the senator noted that “the bill was narrowly drawn to avoid constitutional problems.” […]
