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Do we really need another dishonest state’s attorney?

Do we really need another dishonest state’s attorney?

October 30, 2020October 30, 20204 min read

The answer to that eminently simple question is a resounding “No!” of course! But we’ve got one Kane County SA candidate to whom mendaciousness comes

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The Coronavirus Report – The price of a perfectly failed strategy – Part 2!

The Coronavirus Report – The price of a perfectly failed strategy – Part 2!

October 29, 2020October 30, 20209 min read

“A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep” – Saul Bellow Since, according to that great

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Campaign Lesson #7 – Why provide your opponent with free advertising?

Campaign Lesson #7 – Why provide your opponent with free advertising?

October 28, 2020October 28, 20204 min read

Among the array of always fascinating candidate endeavors, the one that still baffles me the most is an inexplicable capacity to “gift” opponents with all

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The Coronavirus Report – The price of a perfectly flawed strategy

The Coronavirus Report – The price of a perfectly flawed strategy

October 27, 2020October 28, 20206 min read

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result.” – Albert Einstein I’d really like to write about something

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The Coronavirus Report – Just ignore Governor Pointless!

The Coronavirus Report – Just ignore Governor Pointless!

October 23, 2020October 23, 20205 min read

“If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so.” – Thomas Jefferson It’s been

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The Coronavirus Report – The “surge” explained a little more!

The Coronavirus Report – The “surge” explained a little more!

October 22, 20203 min read

With yesterday’s column surging well over 1,200 words and my daily journalism time running short, I left the last COVID “surge” factor explanation for today.

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The Coronavirus Report – The “surge” explained!

The Coronavirus Report – The “surge” explained!

October 21, 2020October 21, 20207 min read

This column was originally intended to run tomorrow (10/22), but with Governor Pointless thrusting his absurd COVID-19 “mitigations” upon Kane County on the 23rd, I

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The First Ward Report – Keith Wheeler is the kind of conservative we need!

The First Ward Report – Keith Wheeler is the kind of conservative we need!

October 20, 2020October 21, 20204 min read

Since there seems to be time for one last endorsement before our fascinating November electoral fling commences, let’s get on with it! The genesis of

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Campaign Lesson #6 – Messaging is paramount – Part 2!

Campaign Lesson #6 – Messaging is paramount – Part 2!

October 15, 2020October 15, 20206 min read

Just to be sure we’re still on the same page, let’s review two of our three part one stipulations. 1. “The average American voter has

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Campaign Lesson #6 – Messaging is paramount!

Campaign Lesson #6 – Messaging is paramount!

October 13, 2020October 14, 20206 min read

Though this one technically falls under The First Ward’s “political lesson” category, we’re gonna kill two birds with one larger stone here, and we’ll accomplish

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