Time is my most constraining factor, for everything, and I’m trying to get better this year at not just doing things myself, but asking for help instead. I wonder if there’s someone out there who’d like to help with my campaign on the technical end? I need to: – register a few domains through pair.com […]
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I don’t think I made a candidate website last time around, but I think it might be helpful. Which means I need a URL. Suggestions? I’m thinking www.maryanneforoakpark.com is simple and easy, and I don’t think there are any other Mary Anne’s running in this election. But I could also do www.mohanrajforoakpark.com, or something else?
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In the ‘defund the police’ conversation, what we’re really saying is that a lot of what the police get called on to do, would be better served by trained and funded social services, yes? CIT (crisis intervention team) for serious homeless mental health issues, for just one example. It seems like where I live, the
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I have a procedural question for the electoral geeks in the room (whom I love and appreciate greatly for their geekery) — what would be the process for changing our voting structure in Oak Park to ranked choice voting? Is it possible? Would that need to happen at the state level, or as a home
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Well, it looks like my election will likely be a contested one, which I expected — so far, 5 people have filed for the 4 open D200 school board slots. We have a few more weeks for people to file, so we’ll see what happens next. Check back in the New Year, when I’ll likely
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Well, yesterday was unexpectedly dramatic. At 3:45 or so, I was checking over my forms one more time, before heading over to Matt Fruth’s home to have them notarized. Just sort of obsessively double-checking, just in case. I had this weird little sense of uneasiness about the petition form, and I didn’t know why, but
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(EDITING TO NOTE: I really am mostly looking for responses relevant to Illinois, thanks!) Hey, here’s a school funding thing I’d like to understand better, esp. as I get ready to run for school board. I have the vague impression that the funding our schools get from the state of Illinois is dependent on days
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Yesterday late afternoon, collecting petition signatures (still collecting, if you’d like to stop by today or tomorrow!) while decking the tree with baubles. Fa la la la la…. (My legs are really sore today — lots of going up and down and up and down and up and down the ladder…)
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Sustenance for the body and soul, as I ran around collecting signatures today — The Daly Bagel’s “The Ultimate” sandwich, a bagel with whitefish spread, pickled red onions, and cucumber. A little messy for car eating, but SO SATISFYING. I don’t usually buy lunches, but I felt justified since a) it’s good for supporting fabulous
