Primary Election Day: 2/5/08

"Every new sun embraces me, and dries up the yesterdays."

The date of the Primary election has arrived. On this February 5, Tim has some thoughts on the several months of yesterdays that led to today's new sun. Read "A Bright Line Kind of a Day" in Tim's Blog.                   _______________________________________________________ 

A boy ought to have a memento when he gets to see his dad's name on a ballot for the first time. So I took a photo of Cal and the one vote I know for sure I got!_________________________________ 

How can you ever really get to know a candidate for public office?

This Web site will help you.

On these pages, you'll read all the usual stuff about Tim Placher, his background and his outstanding credentials for public office. But this site has something unique you won't find on any other candidate's site. You see, for the past 5 years, Tim has been a regular columnist for the Herald News and Daily Southtown newspapers. Over that time, he's written more than 200 columns about everything from politics to poetry, family life to family strife, comedy to tearjerkers.

And he wrote all of them when he wasn't a candidate for public office.

For once, you can get into the mind of a candidate. You can find out what he was really thinking when he wasn't worrying about how it might come off to voters.

A huge helping of them are here: the columns that made people laugh, made them cry, made them think, and even a few that made them want to run Tim out of town on a rail.

Read them yourself. Get to know Tim and see if you don't think he has the heart, mind and soul of a person you'd like to see as your next Will County judge.  

Click here to  read Tim's columns

The Friends of Tim held a fundraiser for his campaign last Saturday at Thirty Buck, Tim's unofficial campaign headquarters. Read Tim's take on his friends' generosity in Tim's Blog (December 12 entry), found here!

About Tim

Tim Placher is a lawyer, teacher, writer and musician. Click here to read more about the varied and interesting background that makes Tim the ideal candidate for Judge. __________________________

Why Tim Wants To Be A Judge Read Tim's passionate, yet plainspoken essay, "What's in a Name?" at "Why Tim?" If you're looking for a candidate to believe in, don't miss this piece!__________________________

          

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Heard Tim's new Rap-song radio ad?

Tim wrote it and recorded it in his attic on a portable 4-track digital recorder. He loves it. His wife? Not so much! What do you think?

 Click HERE to listen!

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Column of the Day

Every day, a new sample of Tim's work, and a new opportunity to find out what makes him tick. Today...

Prey For A Sinner, Tim's Lisagor Award-winning column

No, Tim's not a realtor, too! That's him in front of Abraham Lincoln's house in Springfield the day he filed his nominating petition. Tim gathered 1,000 signatures, nearly all of them on his own. Click here to read "The Road to a Thousand Signatures," Tim's look at the heartwarming and comical stuff he found along the campaign trail.

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Vicki Perella, Director of Aspire.Inspire Foundation is a Tim backer. Hear her radio commercial for Tim right here!

Click on the button below to visit the Aspire.Inspire Web site:

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 Tim's Blog

Running for office is a brand new experience for Tim. Not surprisingly, it's made him want to put pen to paper. Get the full report from Tim. Leave comments and watch for regular updates. Click here for Tim's Blog. Today: A Bright Line Kind of a Day