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

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

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020

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, 2020

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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Quick Hit – I’ll take “What are things that don’t work for $800, Alex!”

Quick Hit – I’ll take “What are things that don’t work for $800, Alex!”

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020

These yellow “Your Speed” solar-powered radar signs seem to be propagating all over Geneva, primarily near school speed zones. And even though the City’s heart

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Bob Spence is wrong for Kane County State’s Attorney!

Bob Spence is wrong for Kane County State’s Attorney!

October 8, 2020February 17, 2022

Once again, for purposes of full disclosure, I’ve been providing regular campaign counsel to Spence’s state’s attorney opponent, Jamie Mosser, but I have not, and

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The First Ward Report – “Down the hole we all go!”

The First Ward Report – “Down the hole we all go!”

October 6, 2020

To quote the great Snoop Dogg’s current Corona Beer commercial. But Mr. Dogg’s insidiously ironic sense of humor belies something far more dire to his

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The First Ward Report – A judge we can truly count on!

The First Ward Report – A judge we can truly count on!

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020

My regular readers know I do my damndest to keep up with our Kane County Judges so I can impart their merit, or lack thereof,

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The First Ward report – There ain’t nuthin’ fair about the “Fair Tax!”

The First Ward report – There ain’t nuthin’ fair about the “Fair Tax!”

September 29, 2020September 30, 2020

And that proposition starts with the unprecedented notion that our Governor’s already spent $56 million of his inherited Hyatt Hotel fortune on a campaign for

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The First Ward Report – Remote learning is a farce – Part 2!

The First Ward Report – Remote learning is a farce – Part 2!

September 24, 2020September 30, 2020

If you haven’t read Tuesday’s installment, may I humbly suggest you refer to part one before proceeding. Also before we continue, I want to point

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The First Ward Report – Remote learning is a farce – on two levels!

The First Ward Report – Remote learning is a farce – on two levels!

September 22, 2020September 30, 2020

Since most of you (my astute regular readers excluded) don’t have the good sense God gave a fricken’ billy goat, I’ve been avoiding those insipid

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The First Ward Report – Mayor Irvin strikes again!

The First Ward Report – Mayor Irvin strikes again!

September 17, 2020September 30, 2020

As if it wasn’t bad enough that the citizens of Aurora have to pay for Mayor Richard Irvin’s ex-girlfriends’ employment and his baby momma’s insurance,

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