Posts by SteveKier

“Mosque Alert” Presentation Survey

Those of us who attended last Thursday’s Community Forum were privileged to watch a thought-provoking video presentation and join in a...

Democratic Presidential Candidates Commit to Overturning Citizens United, But Is That Enough?

Here’s a good piece from The American Prospect on how Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have both committed to appointing Supreme...

Surprise! New CoD “Clean Slate” Board Majority Directs Funds to Their Buddies

From Saturday’s Tribune: New College of DuPage law firms have ties to new board chairwoman Moments after a newly elected...

Dan Walker, Former Illinois Governor, Passes Away

You will have heard already about the passing, yesterday, of former Illinois Governor Dan Walker.  The Governor’s son, Dan Walker,...

“Class Warrior” Bruce Rauner

I really don’t want to be a class warrior, but what I continue to see going down is that rich...

Capitol Fax: Union-sponsored Poll Shows Support for Labor Agenda

Rich Miller (Capital Fax Blog) has been staying on top of our new Governor’s crusade to stomp on the middle...

Naperville City Council Tables Rauner Turnaround Plan Indefinitely

I wasn’t able to be there, but I looked up last night’s Naperville City Council meeting in the papers and...

Two Crucial Meetings This Week

Important notes from NTDO Chair Dianne McGuire, about Tuesday’s Naperville City Council meeting (7pm, Naperville Muni Center) and Thursday’s NTDO Community Forum (7:30pm,...

More Americans Have Health Coverage

Speaking of Obamacare, news was out last week about its continued success in reducing the number of Americans without access to...

Wildly Successful Government Program Still Unpopular Because … Well-Funded Lies

A determined and unscrupulous actor can, given enough funding, create a completely false impression in the public mind.  Despite the...