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I told you so!

I told you so!

May 4, 2014

Now, I really don’t want to belabor this topic too much because George Bernard Shaw got it right about a century ago when he said

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An ode to former Forest Preserve lobbyist Karen Ramey

An ode to former Forest Preserve lobbyist Karen Ramey

May 3, 2014

Where do I begin with this one? Well…how about here! A disproportionate part of the problems associated with Kane County politics are directly related to

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And then the voters restored my faith!

And then the voters restored my faith!

May 2, 2014

Well…at least some of them did. But heck! Its’ better than living in your crawl space. It’s also important to note that the assembly in

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Jim Oberweis hosts a town hall or why Illinois voters scare the crap out of me!

Jim Oberweis hosts a town hall or why Illinois voters scare the crap out of me!

May 2, 2014

Apparently State Senator Jim Oberweis’ people haven’t quite gotten the hanging of screening certain folks from certain proceedings. To wit, I was stunned to receive

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The 5-1-14 edition of Left, Right and You…

May 1, 2014

…is available right here for your listening pleasure: Of course, we want to thank Elgin City Councilman Terry Gavin for appearing on the show. While

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Today's Left, Right and You is Terry Gavin and Jeff Ward

Today's Left, Right and You is Terry Gavin and Jeff Ward

May 1, 2014

So as I frequently find myself saying, you don’t wanna miss this one dear listeners! We’ll discuss his infamous email in which the outspoken Elgin

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Quick Hit: A quick coroner comment

May 1, 2014

Shortly after the post on Kane County Coroner Rob Russell went live, an insider sent me this thought: “Rob reminds me of Lenny from Of

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And the final four Elgin city council candidates are…

And the final four Elgin city council candidates are…

May 1, 2014

Apparently taking a flyer from the recent NCAA tournament, in last night’s special city council meeting closed session, those eight folks who’ve sworn to serve

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No new Coroner's building? No bleep!

No new Coroner's building? No bleep!

May 1, 2014

To quote the great Jay-Z, “If you’re having facility problems I feel bad for you son, we got 98 capital projects but a new coroner

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Is Keith Farnham getting special treatment?

Is Keith Farnham getting special treatment?

April 30, 2014

That’s the question that seems to be hitting my inbox more than any other the last few days.  Again, it behooves us to remember that

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