With the holidays now over and people settling back into their regular work routines, the campaign pretty much begins in earnest for a brief one-month period leading up to February 5. There’s a lot to do, and not a lot of time to do it. But frankly, I work best under those circumstances.
I’m hoping some of you are reading this after clicking on my link on the Herald News Web site. I’m all for bringing local politics and business into the 20th century and using the electronic media that’s at our fingertips. In fact, you might be interested to learn I didn’t rely on some outside consultant to design my Web site. Instead, I built it myself. I’d be surprised if I’m not the first to do it on the local level. Like most things I do, I figured if I wanted to get my message out, and my name was going on the final product, I needed to put the work in myself. Eight weeks ago, I had no clue how to do Web design. But I sat down for more hours than I care to remember and taught myself how to do it. I hope you agree the effort was successful.
Many of you will be hearing from me in the coming weeks. If you’d like some direct e-mail contact, please send a brief note to jodi@timforjudge.com. My campaign committee will take care of sending you important information preceding the election. Be sure to forward my Web link (http://www.timforjudge.com/) to your friends and family in Joliet, Shorewood and Rockdale. At the very least, you’ll provide them with some entertaining reading material!
Yesterday, I talked to my friend Vicki Perella. Many of you will remember her from her years as a teacher in Joliet Public Schools. She is, without a doubt, the most dynamic teacher I’ve ever known. She gained a lot of notariety for Joliet schools several years ago with her public service projects and student trips to the Salt Lake City Olympic games and, also, to the Millennium Dome in London. These days, Vicki runs the Aspire.Inspire Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to changing the world, one small act at a time. For the past couple of months, she has been trying to change the world by working for Barack Obama in Iowa. When we spoke yesterday, she had just returned from the Hawkeye state and was giddy with satisfaction and pride at Obama’s victory there. Her enthusisam for the future of America is palpable. I feel that same sort of enthusiasm for the future of the Joliet area community. I’d like nothing better than to use my talents in a way that makes it a better, stronger, more forward-thinking place to live. There’s only a month left. It’s time to make hay!
For more information on Tim’s campaign, go to http://www.timforjudge.com/
I can’t believe you actually posted the opponents pics on your site- I love it! You should win just for that. Not to mention- who really wants to vote for a rigid looking book poser?