{"id":1554,"date":"2013-12-20T14:13:47","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T19:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/?p=1554"},"modified":"2013-12-20T14:15:53","modified_gmt":"2013-12-20T19:15:53","slug":"twasthentdonightbeforechristmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/twasthentdonightbeforechristmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Twas the NTDO Night Before Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Those of you who were with us at last week&#8217;s Holiday Party will remember Julie&#8217;s reading of the poem, a sort of send-up of the traditional <em>Twas the Night Before Christmas<\/em>, adapted to our experience over the year. \u00a0Here&#8217;s the text. \u00a0Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hsd3.org\/HighSchool\/Teachers\/MATTIXS\/Mattix%20homepage\/studentwork\/MarieFeldmannWebPage\/Assets\/hot3.jpg?resize=320%2C285\" width=\"320\" height=\"285\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8216;Twas\u00a0a party\u00a0at Mullens,\u00a0with mid\u00adterms\u00a0next year,<br \/>\nWith\u00a0candidates\u00a0chosen,\u00a0for the jobs we hold dear.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Each\u00a0petition\u00a0is\u00a0signed\u00a0and\u00a0notarized\u00a0with\u00a0care<br \/>\nSo\u00a0challenges\u00a0would\u00a0fail;\u00a0let\u00a0them\u00a0try\u00a0if\u00a0they\u00a0dare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The\u00a0tea\u00a0party\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0strong,\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0all\u00a0felt\u00a0the\u00a0dread,<br \/>\nWe\u00a0all\u00a0longed\u00a0that\u00a0change,\u00a0be\u00a0in\u00a0each\u00a0voter\u2019s\u00a0head.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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