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Simple jQuery Content Slider...
I've been working on a simple content slider using jQuery to load content sideways into a container.
I've got it so far with a tabbed navigation on the top of the box to load each box of content into the frame when clicked, what I'd like to do is also have a previous and next navigation on the sides.
This is what I've got so far http://jsfiddle.net/hcharge/4q3GZ/5/ I was hoping somebody could give me some pointers as to how I would use jQuery to have the previous and next navigation...
Many thanks
HenryHi Henry!
I modified the code a bit just to clean it up with some standard code practices. Here is the updated demo and the code:$(document).ready(function() {
var height = 300,
width = 600,
slides = 3,
tabs = $('.tab'),
contentNum = 1;
width: slides * width
$('a.tab_link').click(function() {
// make sure contentNum is a number and not a string
contentNum = parseInt( $(this).attr('rel'), 10 );
marginLeft: '-' + (width * contentNum - width)
}, 600);
return false;
$('.previous a').click(function(){
if (contentNum > 1) {
// find previous tab, trigger a click on the link
// subtract 2 because eq() uses zero based index
tabs.eq(contentNum - 2).find('a').trigger('click');
return false;
$('.next a').click(function(){
if (contentNum < slides) {
// find next tab, trigger a click on the link
// contentNum doesn't need + 1 because it is +1 relative to eq()
// which is a zero based index
return false;
});Wow! Thanks a lot :-)That is awsome! Any way to make it automatic?
Hey @benjaminbrook!
I've updated the demo with this code; I renamed a few things, so I'll just show all of the code:
$(function() { var height = 300, width = 600, tabs = 3, $tabs = $('.tab'), contentNum = 1, delay = 2000, // time in milliseconds to pause between tabs timer; $('.play').click(function(){ var $t = $(this); if ($t.hasClass('playing')) { // stop clearTimeout(timer); $t.removeClass('playing').html('play'); } else { // play timer = setInterval(function(){ contentNum++; // change to contentNum--; to go left if (contentNum > tabs){ contentNum = 1; } // loop right if (contentNum < 1) { contentNum = tabs; } // loop left $tabs.eq(contentNum-1).find('a').trigger('click'); }, delay); $t.addClass('playing').html('stop'); } }); $('.main_inner').css({ width: tabs * width }); $('a.tab_link').click(function() { $tabs.filter('.active').removeClass('active'); $(this).parent().addClass('active'); // make sure contentNum is a number and not a string contentNum = parseInt( $(this).attr('rel'), 10 ); $('.main_inner').animate({ marginLeft: '-' + (width * contentNum - width) }, 600); return false; }); $('.previous a').click(function(){ if (contentNum > 1) { // find previous tab, trigger a click on the link // subtract 2 because eq() uses zero based index $tabs.eq(contentNum - 2).find('a').trigger('click'); } return false; }); $('.next a').click(function(){ if (contentNum < tabs) { // find next tab, trigger a click on the link // contentNum doesn't need + 1 because it is +1 relative to eq() // which is a zero based index $tabs.eq(contentNum).find('a').trigger('click'); } return false; }); });
This is cool. I tried to manipulate it so that I could use only the previous and next features, without the tabs, and it wouldn't work. I'm pretty skilled with CSS, but JavaScript, not so much. Do the tabs have to remain defined in order for the Prev and Next links to work?
HI @downcasteyes!
Actually the next and previous links simulate a click on the tab to make it change, so the answer is yes... you'll need the tabs for the links to work.
I'm not sure what type of functionality you might need, but don't be afraid to ask!
Just hide the tabs in the css, they will still retain their functionality, bit of a hacky way but will make that particular pen the way you want it ...
Thanks for the responses. I did some tweaking yesterday afternoon and was essentially able to make it all work. I enhanced CSS for the Prev and Next so they'll behave more like buttons and moved them farther down. Reduced the tabs to just be 1,2,3 etc. pagination, which works for the purposes I need it to. So I'm good! And my Boss was pleased. =)
Okay guys... Now I've got an issue with my CSS. If I put a link in the content div, it inherits some of the properties that I've applied to the links for the Previous/Next buttons. I changed the JS so that the .previous and .next were IDs instead of Classes, thinking this would help, and it did somewhat but the Content Links still inherit the background color. I've tried all sorts of ways of defining the Content Div to have their own link attributes, and nothing seems to be working.
I put together a jsfiddle; click next bttn to see link on tab 2 My demo code...
If anyone has the time to look over my code and give me some feedback, I'd really appreciate it. Maybe you'll see what I keep missing. =)
I'm not sure if this is JS or just CSS related. If I should move this to the CSS forum, please let me know. I just didn't want to break it away from this thread, since it originated here. =/
I figured it out. Removing the a:visited from the #next and #previous div IDs did the trick. And then added .content a:link and .content a:hover. Seems so simple to me the next day. Ha ha =)
LOL, I'm glad you figured it out :)... I was just now getting around to looking at your demo.


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FRIDAY, February 20, 1863.Petitions were presented--one from citizens of Marshall county for a military board of one from each Congressional District; one from Fountain county on the same subject; and one from Randolph county praying for a law prohibiting negroes from carrying arms.
Recommending that Senate bill 28, (see page 79;) and House bills 56, (p. 57;) 124, (p.110;) 131, 134, (p. 112;) 148, (p. 122;) 179, (p. 135;) 183, (p. 141;) and 217--introduced last Tuesday--be laid on the table, were severally concurred in.
Mr. March's bill, [S. 24] providing for the conveyance of school lands to assignees who hold certificates from School Commissioners, was finally passed, by yeas 81, nays 0.
Mr. Gaff's bill, [S. 30] providing for the erection or repair of bridges across streams forming the 'boundary line between counties, was read the third time and passed; by yeas 81, nays 3.
Mr. HUMPHREYS, from the Committee on Fees and Salaries, introduced a bill, [233] to repeal the law in reference to fees and salaries, which was read the first time.
The Committee on Agriculture returned the joint resolution H. R. 21--see page 93 of these Reports--recommending its passage.
Mr. ANDERSON objected to the passage of the resolution as unwise and unjust. It was an echo of a speech made by a leader of the Democratic party, who complained that the West is ground down by the ex- page: 162[View Page 162] actions of New England to enrich its manufactures, till we are made hewers of wood and drawers of waters to them, and that when it could not be endured he would speak as a sectional man. He also essayed to show that the interests of the West were intimately connected with the South in stead of the East. He thought few of the members had read the Morrill tariff, or understood its provisions, yet they claim that the agricultural population of the West bears the greater portion of the taxes under the tariff law. Indiana is an agricultural State, and has a fertile soil. Massachusetts has a sterile soil, and is fitted for manufactures. Yet Massachusetts has an agricultural population, too, and they are crushed quite as much as the tanners of Indiana, for they are consumers, also. We must consider the whole question. Our revenue can be raised by tariffs, direct taxation, or indirect taxation, on the principle of the internal revenue, law. Instead of a direct tax, we have the tariff law and internal revenue Saw. It was unwise to stigmatize one part of the system and overlook the other. What is not raised by the tariff must be raised by the internal revenue law. Had the capitalists of the East owned the Administration, they would have compelled them to levy a direct tax, which would come on the farmers directly. The State of Indiana, as an agricultural State, would have been heavily taxed. Indiana has a population of over 100,000 more than Massachusetts, and an excess of white male adults of nearly that amount. As the direct tax is levied according to representation. Indiana would pay more than Massachusetts But under the income tax Massachusetts pays far more than Indiana as we have few capitalists, and very few whose incomes are over $600 a year; while Massachusetts has a large amount of capital in few hands, which has been accumulating for one hundred years. Massachusetts manufactures largely. There is a large amount of traffic, and consequently a much greater number of contracts are made there than here. Every contract must be stamped, and the amount of duties paid there is much larger than is paid in this State. Undoubtedly Massachusetts will pay five or six times more revenue for stamps than Indiana. As to bank stock in the two States, it was in Indiana, in round figures. $4,000,000, in Massachusetts, $64,000,000. These banks pay heavily in stamp duties on checks, certificates, etc., and will, under the new financial act of Congress, about to pass, pay a tax of three per cent. on their circulation. Take into consideration the relative investments in insurance stocks, and the proportion is about $1,000 here to $1,000,000 there. For every dollar of revenue from the tax on the income from these investments the Government will receive about $1 here to $10 there.--Your farmers have no license to pay; the traffickers of Massachusetts, her dealers, her manufacturers, must take out a license as the first step to business. Their manufacturers pay a tax of three per cent. on all they manufacture, and on some manufactures it amounts to far more than three per cent. It may be said that they get it back from consumers by adding it to the price of the manufactures. They are compelled to go into the market, and run their own risks. Suppose a tax of three per cent. was levied on produce, do you think farmers could compel their customers to pay the three per cent, additional ? Massachusetts has also a large amount of capital invested in commerce, which involves a large amount of commercial transactions, adding to the revenue, under the income law. Let me refer a moment to the tariff. How does it affect the East? If the tariff does prevent the importation of foreign goods, then it cripples her commercial enterprise, and ruins a large amount of her industry. It strikes as heavily on the commerce of the East as on the production of the West. What would become of her merchant marine in such a case? Take the Internal Revenue Law, and see how it bears on all professions, manufactures and commerce, and you will find that for every dollar paid by the people of Indiana, ten dollars are paid by Massachusetts. He thought, including the income tax, the proportion would be the same. Suppose the tariff does bear heavier on the West than on the East, the internal revenue tax bears ten times more on the East than the West. While he was not disposed to misstate the opinions expressed by other gentlemen, he would, nevertheless, say, if you by harangues or resolutions, could embitter the people of the West against the East, and make them believe that they are borne down by its oppression; if you wish to get up a Northwestern Confederacy, the surest and best way to do it is to till the people of the West with haired of their brothers of the East. If you wish to cause separation of the Union. you can pursue no better course than to pass resolutions of this character, and make speeches denouncing the East. Hence we should hesitate to pass resolutions calculated to excite hostility against New England.
Mr. PUETT said that the gentleman (Mr. Anderson) did not seem to understand the first principles of a tariff. What was a tariff? He would quote Silas Wright and John Quincy Adams. They had declared it to be a tax on the country. The farmers, the planting men--that class that produced everything--bore all the burdens. They bore the burdens of the Government, and would continue to do it so long is we had a Government, the gentleman's talk about a Northwestern Confederacy to the contrary notwithstanding page: 163[View Page 163] By the Morrill tariff the agricultural interest of the whole country was ground to the dust. The' Morrill tariff was nor, for revenue, but for protection. The million paid by Massachusetts was paid by us, and we had to pay a half a million to pay that. He quoted from statistics to show that imports had fallen off since the passage the Morrill tariff some $68,000,000. They cold not have passed the Morrill tariff even through the present depraved Congress if it had not been tacked on to the revenue bill. We know we of the West were burdened, and that our money goes into the pockets of the Yankee manufacturers. If that money went to sustain the Government, cheerfully would the West pay it. It everything, discriminations were made in favor of New England and against the great West. Even in the matter of ammunition needed by our armies all over the country, the Chief of Ordnance (Gen. Ripley) had refused to purchase of the Indiana Arsenal a better article at one-third the price he was paying to contractors in the East. He eloquently exhorted gentlemen to throw aside their party predilections and stand by their whole country, the Constitution and the Union. If they did not do it--if the politicians did not do it--the people, very speedily, too, would take the matter in hand, and, telling them to get out of the way, save this their country and their Government themselves.
Mr. CASON thought that on its face the resolution might not seem to mean much, but its tendency should be looked to. If we have imported $68,000,000 less of foreign goods, we have just so far failed to protect the pauper labor of Manchester. You must choose whether you will support the labor of England or New England. Whenever New England has been stigmatized there has been applause here. This shows a bitter hate against New England, which forbids a fair examination of the question. The Morrill tariff brings in a revenue of $39,000,000, an expense of about $1 to each person in the United States, and yet you claim to be ground down by it. The Great West don't pay all this tax. It is absurd to talk about being crushed by the tariff The farmers of the west use but a small portion of the imports, and are not the chief consumers. How, then, can the Western farmers be borne down? The Arsenal had been dragged in. What State in the East owns an Arsenal? Not one. The eastern Arsenals belong to the United States, and are worked by it.
Messrs. PUETT and HARNEY contended that Gen. Ripley was disposed to discriminate against the West.
Mr. CASON said if the West proposed to repudiate the tariff it gave New England an excuse for refusing to pay her tax under the internal revenue law.
Mr. HALL offered a resolution, which was adopted, requesting the State Auditor to report to the House the amounts of the several funds of the State, parts of which belong to the School Fund, and whether they are in a condition to be invested according tot he provision of the Constitution, and if so, what amount.
The following bills were introduced, read the first time, and severally passed tot he second reading, to-wit:
By Mr. NIBLACK. [234] supplemental to the swamp land act.
By. Mr. GREGORY, [235] to relieve Jacob Haines, of Warren county.
By Mr. PACKARD, [236] to confirm the purchase of certain real estate in Porter county by the Northern State Prison Board of Control.
By Mr BUSKIRK--Mr. Holcomb in the Chair--[237] to amend the act relating to the State University. It provides for the election of eight trustees, and reorganizes the Board.
By Mr. HERSHEY, [238] to amend sections 14 and 15 of the license law.
By Mr. PACKARD, [239] to amend the 28th section of the election law--as to the duties of Judges.
By Mr. KEMP, of Dubois, [240] to amend the act relating to guardians and wards.
By Mr. PACKARD, [241] to amend the 7th section of the act relating to fees of county officers.
By Mr HANNA, [242] an act to relieve G.F. Cookerly and Calvin Jones; $2,500 to Cookerly and $500 to Jones, for printing offices destroyed by mobs. (Read twice and referred to a select committee of five.)
By Mr. PACKARD, a joint resolution [32] against the acceptance of League Island, near Philadelphia, for a navy yard.
By Mr. MILLER a joint resolution, [33] to print 10,000 copies of the laws relating to the descent of estates, in pamphlet form.
The House resumed the consideration of the question pending at the morning adjournment--the joint resolution with reference to the Morrill tariff.
Mr. NIBLACK was surprised at the energy with which gentlemen in opposition to the resolution had enforced their views. He entered his protest at the outset against considering the question as a sectional one. It was simply a question legislative consideration, having only an incidental reference to anything sectional.--He had thought that every one in the Northwest had long since taken for granted that tariffs for protection alone ought to be exploded. The agricultural interests of this country had always been opposed to protective tariffs; to laws indirectly taxing them for the benefit of man- page: 165[View Page 165] ufactures. The Morrill tariff never could have passed Congress had it not been tor the secession of the Southern States; for the absence of those who represented a constituency opposed to tariffs for protection. He was in Congress at the time the bill was under consideration, and he voted against almost every proposition it contained. Nobody pretended to deny that the bill was not passed to protect the interests of manufacturers in opposition to the interests of agriculturists. It was universally conceded, and therefore he was surprised at any serious opposition to the resolution, But gentlemen could not talk about these public questions without talking about a Northwestern Confederacy.--Simply because a man was born in the West it was taken for granted that he was opposed to New England. This idea was pursued so far that it was beginning to be ridiculous. Why, if he was a single man, he would almost be afraid to propose marriage to any other than a Yankee girl, for fear it might be said that his proclivities were for a Northwestern Confederacy.--But, seriously, he felt like standing on his reserved rights as one of the great Northwestern people. He could remember the time when, unless a man had the Yankee nasal twang, he was not considered fit to hold an office. But times had changed, and now, when everything is claimed for New England--brains and all the rest--and measures were adopted for her benefit, and oppressive to us, he involuntarily put his hand upon his pocket, and said they should rob us no more. He had an admiration for whatever was great, noble and patriotic in New England; but he had an equal admiration for all that was great, noble and patriotic in the Northwest. The two portions of the country were equal under the Constitution. Because this had been forgotten had such sectional legislation as this of the Morrill tariff obtained. The people of the West had always been opposed to such class legislation--to the odious and unjust distinctions and discriminations of tariff laws. Again, the people of the West, who had no hand in bringing on this war, were cheerfully bearing its burdens. They had promptly filled their quotas by volunteers and drafted men, while that of Massachusetts was not yet full. And all this while New England was being enriched by the war, and our burdens were almost greater than we could bear. It was natural, then, that we should complain of and resist all oppressive measures enacted for the especial benefit of those for whom we had and were now contributing everything. Every Northwestern man asked for nothing but what was just and right, and he insisted that by a modification of the tariff our burdens might be lightened. He had regarded with astonishment many of the measures passed by the present Congress. Measures which, in times of peace, would not have been considered at all, were in time of war adopted. Among these measures was the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia; another was the Pacific Railroad bill. He never could understand why men should advocate such measures. In time of war these measures had been adopted. And now our first great duty was to do that which was right, maintaining our own rights and conceding the rights of others. We must stand by our own State, our own section, granting what is due to every other State and section. In the Valley of the Mississippi was the seat of future empire. The interests of the great and growing people of that valley must be consulted. They were not consulted by such measures as the Morrill tariff, and the sooner it was got out of the way the better. He defied any intelligent man to take that law and read it, and say upon his honor that it was a law doing equal and exact justice to the people of the West. It was because of such measures as he had indicated, because of peculations and plunderings of the public Treasury, and because of the diversion of the war from its original objects, forcing men to fight in a cause for which they never enlisted--it was because of all these things that that "moral power" so much talked of by the gentleman from Jefferson, had been lost by the Republican party, now drifting before the wind. The Democratic party, by reason of divisions, jealousies and treacheries among its leaders, lost that "moral power," and in 1860 was overwhelmingly defeated. Now it was regaining it, and it would be used to restore the Government, the Constitution and the Union once more.
Mr. ANDERSON said it was not a political, but a statistical question. It was a Democratic Congress which passed the Morrill tariff, and it was signed by James Buchanan. The gentleman had said the Democracy were honest, and couldn't steal. He knew why they succeeded last fall. 90,000 men were in the field, and some members who are here were elected because they claimed to be in favor of a vigorous prosecution of the war. He had asked the friends of the resolution to give the facts, and they had not been given.--Those best informed had given little information. The tariff had been called a protective tariff. In 1857, we had a revenue tariff. In 1860-1, to June, it yielded $39,000,000. Then this was passed. It went into effect when war was destroying our industry. Yet the revenue was, for the same time, $49,000,000--an increase of $10,000,000. It was a revenue tariff.--Under the indirect system, these high livers, who have no property, are compelled to aid in supporting the Government. Under direct taxation, the tax would come oft the land, and that would almost crush our agriculturists. In reference to our de- page: 165[View Page 165] pendence on the South, he granted that our Southern outlet was important before railroads and canals were built, which all run cast. The greater portion of our produce goes east.
Mr. BUSKIRK asked if it, did not cost four times more to carry a bushel of corn to New York by railroad than by river.
Mr. ANDERSON admitted it might now, from river towns. He then quoted statistics showing that in 1850, sixteen times more grain went east than to New Orleans, and a similar proportion of other produce. He would admit there wera defects in the tariff, and the internal revenue law, but, as a whole, it was a system not to bo set aside. If it was to be repealed and a direct tax laid, the people would soon hurl from power the men who imposed it on them.
Mr. HANNA denounced the Morrill tariff as the most wicked and monstrous measure over imposed on the American people. The New England delegation in Congress had made it an ultimatum hat the Morrill tariff should be adopted before they would vote for a single proposition of the revenue law. They made this demand to fill their own pockets at the expense of the people of the West. He proceeded to show in detail the manifest injustice of the tariff operating in favor of the East and oppressively on the West.-- The people of the West, the consumers, were bearing the burdens of the war by taxation out of all proportion. And yet, under the operation of the tariff, not one dollar, or fraction of a dollar, went into the hands of the Government, but into the pockets of a most remorseless set of speculators. He wonted the New England States to enjoy their rights under the Government--no more no less. But the labor of the West--the source of all our wealth--was burdened with a taxation the heavy load of which must be removed.
Mr. BRANHAM stated that he was disposed to agree that whoever put himself in the way of the people would have to get out of the way. In regard to the resolution, he contended we had a right to express our opinion on public measures, but there was a question of expediency as to speaking that. At the present time he thought it doubtful, he favored a revenue tariff with incidental protection. It was no fault of the Morriil bill that tea and coffee were taxed, but of Jeff. Davis. It was admitted free till the war. Had the country been at peace, its effect might have been very different. Bring your manufacturing establishments as near the consumer as possible. If the New England manufactories were in Indiana, it would make the price of produce higher, and goods lower. The same rule holds good in reference to foreign manufactures. It was the interest of Indiana to develop her manufacturing interests, and that is the best mode of protecting the farmer. Cotton cloth had not advanced at all over the rise in cotton. This rebellion, which was brought on the country by arch-traitors, was caused by their revolt at the decision of the people. The war had caused an increased demand for all the materials of war, which New England had. The West ruined ? Corn was sold at sixty cents per bushel, and the price of wheat and cattle had never borne such prices before. Our true course was to give implicit confidence to the Government, as far as we can. If there had been a great expense in the war, men of both parties were responsible. The army of the Potomac had been the most costly, and was controlled by men of Democratic associations. As to the prohibition on steel, New England did not have the benefit, but Pennsylvania. A united interest could control legislation to some extent. Mr. Bright had said it was not for the interest of the Democracy to allow slavery to be destroyed, because no other interest would unite them as one man. The present high rates of transportation were due to Jeff. Davis, for the war had called into requisition the railroads, and used the transportation of the country, sometimes for months at a time.
Under the previous question the resolution was ordered to an engrossment--yeas 50, nays 28.
Mr. HOLCOMB offered a resolution limiting speeches to fifteen minutes, which was laid over under the rules.


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Finally, the draft has come back to Cleveland. That's right football fans, it's draft day and the boys in brown and orange are on the clock. Not only is tonight a big night for Cleveland fans, it's a great night for Patch fans. Draft Party: At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Patch and Solon Panini's will team up and throw a party to celebrate the first round of the draft. We'll be set up at the bar, and we'll be giving away prizes. Hint: You can eat some of the prizes! Live Chat: Cant' make it to Solon? During the draft party, Patch Editors Chris Mazzolini and Mitch Cooper will be hosting a live chat that will stream on all of Ohio's Patch sites. That will give you the perfect venue to discuss the draft and who the team picks during the first round. …
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'The Green Zone': Some books aren't really moviesMatt Damon's The Green Zone opens today in theaters, and I've got to say : This movie looks nothing like Rajiv Chandrasekaran's Imperial Life in the Emerald City, the book upon which it's supposedly based. Here's Slate's Dana Stevens describing the movie: Wait. This is an action film? With spies and everything? But that's nothing at all like Chandrasekaran's book! There's very little action in Imperial Life in the Emerald City, to be honest: It takes place almost entirely in the "Green Zone" — the relatively safe area of Baghdad where American and Iraqi officials hid from the insurgents during the bloodiest days of the war therre — with brief forays out into nearby neighborhoods to gauge how "real Iraqis" are affected by the U.S. invasion. It's first-rate reporting and writing, but it's not a Matt Damon action thriller. Bully for Chandrasekaran for selling the movie rights to his book. A more faithful translation of Imperial Life to the screen would've had to been done by somebody like M*A*S*H*-era Robert Altman — somebody who could take a cast of thousands and dramatize the not-exactly-front-lines absurdities of life in the Green Zone, where occupation officials were often chosen for their fealty to the GOP's stance on abortion, say, rather than their knowledge of how to put a broken country back together. It could even play as a dark comedy! But Hollywood knows what sells, I suppose: Robert Altman movies stopped being widely successful 30 years ago (and Altman, of course, is dead) but gritty action flicks will live forever. |


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Patch Exclusives: Get to Know the 2nd District Congressional Candidates
To help you make a truly informed decision on Feb. 26, Chicago Heights Patch editor Christopher Paicely is conducting one-on-one interviews with every candidate willing to sit down with him.
Dear Residents of the 2nd Congressional District,
Who should represent you? Do you know?
Sure, maybe you know who you won't vote for, but is there any candidate in this race with all the qualities you seek in a federal representative?
A campaign mailer or a one-off news story can only tell you so much about a person. That's why Patch is attempting a closer look at the 21 candidates fighting for your favor. We are setting up interviews with as many candidates as we can before the Feb. 26 special primary election and creating a comprehensive election guide, the likes of which you haven't seen.
I'm asking each candidate questions specific to them and getting the kinds of answers that can't always be conveyed in a questionnaire. I'm finding out more about Robin Kelly than her position on gun control. I'm getting honest answers from James Taylor about the so-called ignored parts of the 2nd District. I'm finding out why past candidates like Debbie Halvorson and Anthony Williams haven't given up.
The 2013 Patch Election Guide is a running narrative with more information being added every day. Hopefully, these video interviews will bring you closer to understanding the bloated ballot on Election Day.
Here is a list of the candidates:
- Anthony Williams, of Dolton
- Joyce Washington, of Chicago
- O. Patrick Brutus, of Chicago (dropped out)
- Ernest B. Fenton, of Markham
- Robin Kelly, of Matteson
- Anthony Beale, of Chicago
- Mel Reynolds, of Dolton
- Fatimah N. Muhammad, of Chicago
- Larry D. Pickens, of Chicago
- Clifford J. Eagleton, of Harvey
- Victor Jonathan, of Country Club Hills
- Gregory Haynes, of Lynwood
- Debbie Halvorson, of Crete
- Charles Rayburn, of Dolton
- John Blyth, of Chicago
- Lenny McAllister, of Maywood
- Paul McKinley, of Chicago
- James H. Taylor Sr., of Bradley
- Eric M. Wallace, of Flossmoor
- Beverly E. Reid, of Chicago
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Phillip R Baggs
6:23 am on Monday, January 28, 2013
Several candidates have had financial problems. Due to the state of affairs in IL, I hope this is addressed.
12:39 pm on Sunday, February 24, 2013
Also, several candidates have "DROPPED OUT" that are still being listed in this narrative; like candidate Toi Hutchinson; and O Patrick Brutis!
Please Note: that the candidates are also not listed in alphabetical order, or in the order as seen on the ballot; which indacates that TEAM RAYBURN'S" candidate CHARLES RAYBURN'S message of FAIRNESS has not been well received by The PATCH.
Listed next to last, even though MR. RAYBURN EARNED a higher spot on the ballot because________? Listed behind candidates that have DROPED OUT! Come on Chris, do you need a "TEACHABLE MOMENT with TEAM RAYBURN?
The Chicago Hieghts Patch and my good friend Mr. Christopher Paicely have some splaining to do. (I LOVE LUCY / Ricky Recardo)
Bad weather is expected on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, so Punch (108) before to go to work. (more to come)
Christopher Paicely
5:45 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
Hello Pam,
I've updated the list to reflect the dropouts. Thanks for bringing that too my attention.
Also, I must admit I would be surprised if the order of the list in this article ended up deciding the election. I think you may be giving Chicago Heights Patch too much credit. I also think you should re-examine how Patch has treated Mr. Rayburn before questioning its fairness. I don't know how many offers he has received to do one-on-one video interviews about the issues, but I thought it was fair to extend him that invitation.
Thanks for offering the teachable moment though. I never realized what I was missing in life until I saw your comment. Now I know: A teachable moment.
6:33 am on Monday, January 28, 2013
It appears Toi was sued at least twice in recent years in Cook County for unpaid debts and maybe had her wages garnished? (You can do a basic search of Cook County court records at Dorothy Brown's site, most debt collection cases are filed in the Civil Division) https://w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com/cookcounty/Finddock.asp?DocketKey=CAAF0MB0BABJCC0MD
12:43 pm on Sunday, February 24, 2013
Toi is OUT candidate CHARLES RAYBURN as promised is IN and STILL STANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (more to come)
Arthur W. Wiggins Jr.
7:39 am on Monday, January 28, 2013
Taking into account that many of the candidates will read this:
I am looking forward to these series of interviews. I would never give a disapproval rating to someone that WAS in financial hardship.
Clearly we should not vote for someone that is CURRENTLY in financial hardship.
I am more concerned with their view on the Constitution.
I am more concerned with whether or not they play to the emotions of their constituency about gun violence, or if they stand firm on the fact that it is a small percentage of our population that is effected/participating in gun violence.
I have already eliminated each candidate that uses the overly and incorrectly sensationalized issue of gun violence as there platform.
I am sick of Robin Kelly's self promotion of her "F" rating by the NRA. I am glad you do not have an "A" rating by the NRA , that helps me scratch you off the list first.
Just because the news sensationalizes it does not mean there is a problem.
There is NOTHING more dishonorable than a politician that:
1) Does not understand the importance of liberty, in addition to how and WHY liberty exist in America.
2) That uses an issue inappropriately enlarged to act on.
3) That uses his/her constituency's emotion to motivate a change.
4) That uses a perpetual lie as a rung to climb the political ladder.
We have a unemployment problem in the Mid West / U.S.
Joe Lake
7:48 am on Monday, January 28, 2013
The debate is on. The essence of democracy is debate, without debate... Joe Lake, Chicago
8:26 am on Monday, January 28, 2013
Well, I wouldn't call running up credit card bills and unable to meet an obligation "financial hardship" even if it was in the past. That would be called irresponsible money management and those who over-consume (use of credit) generally continue those habits.
As for unemployment, the government is largely responsible for this problem on two fronts: free market interference via legislation and mismanagement of the public education system. Let's see if any candidate is smart enough or bold enough to take on these key issues.
Stuart Kurtz
6:44 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
Arthur, my vote will cancel yours. Sensible controls on guns and gun ownership, e.g., limiting the size of clips, requiring background checks, training, and periodic re-examination will in the long run serve to support, not undermine second amendment rights.
You make the claim that a small percentage of our population is effected by or participating in gun violence. As regards "effected by," you're clearly mistaken, as the effected do not include only those who have actually been criminally shot, it includes everyone who has had to change their behavior to account for the risk that they might be. As regards "participating in," background checks and licensing can remove many of the unsuitable (those with a criminal record, those with psychiatric problems) from the pool of gun owners.
Firearms advocates often make an analogy with cars. But cars are heavily regulated. The vehicles and drivers are separately licensed. Laws regarding vehicle use are effectively enforced. Periodic re-examination of drivers is required. Do you think our streets would be safer if we eliminated the requirement that drivers be licensed? If we pursued a hands-off policy w.r.t. enforcement of driving laws? Do you think the efforts to regulate automobile ownership and use a precursor to eliminating automobiles?
12:56 pm on Sunday, February 24, 2013
Our candidate CHARLES RAYBURN would like to Thank All of his supporter who took his advice and EARLY VOTED for him. You voted early because we assured you that candidate CHARLES RAYBURN WOULD NOT DROP OUT, OR BE KNOCKED OUT OF THIS RACE.
The news is reporting that there will be BAD WEATHER on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, election day.
TEAM RAYBURN was the first to emphasize the importance of early voting and is proud to announce that All; 100% of our voters have called and confirmed that they have ALREADY VOTED for CHARLES RAYBURN to be the DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE to fill the seat vacated by Jesse Jackson Jr.. (more to come)
Again TEAM RAYBURN would like to thank each and everyone of you for voting for CHANGE.
1:02 pm on Sunday, February 24, 2013
Joe, with all due respect, the time to debate was over with on February 11th, 2013, when early voting started.
If you haven't already done so, and are willing to; the time now, is to vote for candadite CHARLES RAYBURN as 100% of his core supporters have already done.
We are still accepting undecided converts. (more to come)
Phillip R Baggs
3:01 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
It's not about financial hardship. It is about personal responsibility. If they can't manage their own lives, how will they manage the business of the people? The second district has failed over and over in their candidate selection. I challenge the candidates, rich or poor, to produce their credit ratings. I doubt that one of them would ever do it.
7:58 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
So Chris, consider adding these topics/questions to your interviews.
For those who have held public office:
Give us two bill sponsor highlights that reflect your position on issues relevant to all District 2 voters. What is the status of these bills?
Elected officials and candidates:
The subject is K-12 education. What is your plan for helping all D2 students achieve higher levels of academic excellence? (note this question is not just aimed at under-performing schools) And how will you measure success for all schools?
The subject is employment or jobs. What is your plan for reducing taxes and legislation on businesses? Which laws, in your opinion, need to be repealed or changed to assist local businesses?
D2 is a very diverse district. And we need visionary leaders who can drive change for ALL voters. Thanks.
Christopher Paicely
8:13 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
Thanks for the suggestion. I've already done a few of the interviews, but I'll try and add more of these types of questions going forward.
Keith Smith
7:52 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
"D2 is a very diverse district. And we need visionary leaders who can drive change for ALL voters." If this is what your looking for check out Lenny McAllister. Vossionary leadership is what he is all about.
Bob Levy
7:30 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
I love the patch and the ability for people to add their views to a subject. This is much better than the social media approach since it is email/web based and VERY easy to use. What I am hoping to see is a single page with a list of each of the candidates and the views that each candidate feels should cause them to be elected. This information could be extracted from the interviews.
An additional thought would be to have a list of questions/issues posted and show under each issue the response of each of the candidates.
Here in Illinois, would it not be interesting to have an educated vote instead of a partisan one!
Christopher Paicely
7:37 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Hey Bob,
Thanks for the input. I'm working on something like that to post as we get closer to election day and these interviews are completed. Stay tuned!
2:47 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
There's really not much need for education about the "choices" in the 2nd District. Among the realistic options you have a not-too-bright, much more conservative than the average democrat White lady and a small group of not-too-bright, more liberal than the average Democrat black folks. All are ambitious but none have done crap of note in the real world,(Except Nap Harris, but his skill set doesn't translate well) and none will ever develop or advance any useful policies in the Congress, they will just be warm bodies who pull whatever level Nancy Pelosi tells them to. We could save three million dollars a year by cancelling the election, shuttering that office, giving Pelosi (or maybe the Congressional Black Caucus) a proxy vote for our district, and then paying some contractor $100k a year to route constituent service issues, arrange for White House tour tickets, and process appointments to the Service Academies.....
3:31 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Summed up well Juvenal. Nothing I've read about the candidates (including those who hold or have held public office) is the least bit impressive. But that's never stopped the majority of D2 "voters" from checking a name based on party or race.
Becoming an elected official usually means you become part of the problem, not the solution.
Phillip R Baggs
9:19 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
I agree Juvenal and get some campaign $$$ to boot.
9:41 am on Sunday, February 24, 2013
With all the scandal going on about past and current candidates, you don't have to worry about Anthony W. Williams being part of "that" group. You don't have to worry about him stealing campaign funds because he's the only candidate who isn't accepting $$ campaign donations. Instead has asked his donors to make in-kind donations. All of his campaign materials, radio promotions/commercials, ads, etc has been in-kind donations. For those who can't afford to pay for yard signs & don't have enough people to join with to get mailers, he asks that they donate 1-2 hrs of their time to spread the word. Williams also spent years coaching children's sports for both boys and girls & never once was there a complaint of improper behavior with any of the children.
Stealing campaign funds, having inappropriate relations with children, I don't think Mr. Williams will be caught in any of those scandals. Also, Anthony Williams has been approached on more than one occasion (not just this campaign either) to drop out of the race and "they would make it worth his while", he said NO! Anthony W. Williams cannot be bought. Now what you can accuse him of is going bankrupt while helping others. He has given money from his savings to help others, not just family members, but members of the community who are in need of help. I encourage you to visit www.VoteAnthonyWWilliams.com and find out more about Mr. Williams' body of work and his agenda for the 2nd congressional district.
Ooftus Gooftus
9:52 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Everybody. Who is your candidate of preference? Everyone is complaining like tidy-whiteys are too tight, without presenting a candidate. Just like Mr. Magoo...youse is blindly hiking up the trail to nowhere.
Blackhawks Fan
11:42 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The bigger question is why hasn't the Republican Party come up with a viable candidate for D2? I would think with the state of the Illinois economy a good Republican could garnish enough votes with the redistricting of D2.
4:27 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
BF, that's an easy one. A Repub hasn't got a snowball's chance in......of winning an election in D2.
Keith Smith
8:13 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The best kept secret in the IL 2nd Congressional District race is that Republican Lenny McAllister could beat most Democratic candidates and win this seat. There is no incumbent, and this is the first race in the new district. This new district has disgruntled Democrats in southern Cook County, eastern Will County and much of Kankakee County who will support him in the April 9 general election. Republicans are gearing up to turn out the vote for their favorite Lenny McAllister. McAllister is a well known former announcer on local radio station WVON and has high positive name recognition in the district. McAllister is raising substantial money and spending it using high touch methods. On April 9, 2013, this upset will be the shocker the whole world is talking about. Most savvy news readers will remember it was mentioned here first. 90% chance of winning. www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=781310 Lenny McAllister
8:57 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
Yes BlackHawks Fan, you would think. But in reality there is enough Cook county in this district for the dems to control the vote. Let's not forget they got an absent JJJ elected with an overwhelming majority of the vote. As always, the machine selects the candidate.
5:52 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Christopher, how about asking each of these candidates what their individual/personal (not household) income was last year , and on an average basis for the last three years, and how much of that income has come from government and how much from private sector sources. I think that can tell us a lot about where they are coming from, what they have accomplished in the real world, and how susceptible each may be to financial pressures and temptations that have ensnared so many of our legislators....
Christopher Paicely
6:11 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
Not a bad idea, Juvenal. That sounds like a question more or less aimed at the candidates with recent political experience or that are currently holding office.
Stuart Kurtz
7:10 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
Juvenal, I'm assuming you voted for Mitt Romney last year. If so, how do your reconcile your position that the political candidates for the 2nd congressional district ought to make effective disclosure of their finances with Mr. Romney's refusal to do likewise? And indeed, the sensible precedent he refused to follow was one that was established by his father, and can't we infer something of his character from that?
When Donald Trump was candidate for Republican Presidential nominations, did you note the several bankruptcies by companies he controlled, and did this figure into your decision to vote for or against him? I don't recall this figuring into the public discussion of his qualifications, indeed, rather the opposite, i.e., that we needed his kind of business skills in government.
In the main, I think your intuition is correct—that the stewardship of one's private funds gives some indication of the stewardship of public funds. But I very much have the sense that you're concern trolling here. There are much bigger questions on the table: How do they understand the role of government in our society? What is their position on the major questions of the day (government spending, infrastructure, debt, employment, immigration, energy, climate change, gun control, abortion)? These are the questions of the day, and not the financial difficulties of the better part of a decade ago.
8:47 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
Agreed Juvenal. This is a big tell as to what one can accomplish on a personal level. For most of these candidates that would indicate their ineptness. Of course, the votes will fall where the party line pleases. The sheep will vote for Toi because Preckwinkle endorsed her. Never mind her personal financial status or the fact that she was appointed to her current position which indicates she is unable to get things done for herself and will vote as her party tells her. Just another pawn for the Illinois dems.
I really wish things would change but I've observed too much in Illinois to believe it can.
2:19 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
Stuart there is basically no difference on these candidate's conception of the role of the government and the limits on federal government power here. They would all answer "everything" and "none" respectively. But really broke-ass folks are going to be much more easily bought and sold than those who are not, and I have no idea how one can say that one's personal discipline in spending and responsibility in paying bills doesn't translate to their qualifications to be a legislator. I didn't need the details of Romney's or Trump's finances: they were both "Rich" There was a time when the wealthiest citizens of the Republic stepped away from lucrative careers to indulge public service, and their "FU" money at least insulated them from petty venality and the corruption that so often follows. Sadly, we now have nincompoops who want the job in part because it pays , what $180k? and an expense account and very loose regulation of campaign funds -- like Jr. paying his wife $5-$10k a month out of his campaign funds for consulting for a dozen years when he had no serious opposition.....
Stuart Kurtz
3:11 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
Juvenal, there is some reason to suspect that Romney took advantage of a 2009 IRS amnesty for people who had illegally sheltered overseas income. Trump may be rich, but he's come close to personal bankruptcy. Saying that they're rich seems like a poor excuse for a lack of due diligence. How they got that way, and what they've done to stay that way speaks to character.
As for the thesis that poor people are more corruptible than rich people, this seems intuitively plausible, but it doesn't pass the real world test. I took the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington's list of the 20 most corrupt members of Congress, and looked at their published net worth. It seems to have roughly the same distribution as the net worth of Congress as a whole: three with a net worth less than $100K, nine with net worth between $100K and $1M, five with net worth between $1M and $10M, one with net worth between $10M and $100M, and two with net worth over $100M. The median was $645K. There are surprisingly many members with negative net worth, yet none of these made the list.
3:31 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
It took about 30 seconds on Google to see that CREW is a left-leaning organization (First hint that an organization has a one-sided political agenda -- it takes pains to constantly describe itself as "non-partisan") which not surprisingly tends to find more Republicans and fewer democrats "corrupt" than do the actual criminal authorities of congressional ethics bodies. That's all well and good -- I'm sure there is a right wing analogue of that group -- but it likely skews the economic demographics of the list upon which you rely for your point.
Stuart Kurtz
4:09 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
Juvenal, I found any number of lists of "most corrupt." The CREW list was the one that came closest to having equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats (13-7, IIRC). I'd expect roughly equal numbers, because it doesn't seem to me that either party has an advantage when it comes to personal ethics. I looked at quite a few such lists, and this was the least obviously biased of the lot. If you think you have a better list, I'm willing to do the same analysis.
As for "skew," it's not really evident in the data. Yes, the two richest people on the CREW list were Republicans, but so too were four of the five poorest. And the medians (the specific measure of center that I used) are not qualitatively different: $550K for the D's, $840K for the R's.
There's a interesting plot of members of congress by net-worth and portfolio aggressiveness here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/capitol-assets/congressional-wealth-risk-matrix/
Both populations seem to have the same distribution, although this may be an artifact of the graphing process.
9:02 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
The only shining light I see here to give us a glimmer of hope is, for once the property tax bills are out right before the election. If that is not a wake up call for voters (those who actually pay taxes), I don't know what is.
Brian James
7:37 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Well, in the past I've voted for Mr. Reynolds and JJJ. It might be best for D2 if the candidate I vote for this time loses.
4:48 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
Any vote for a Dem in this time will be a continuation of being in the wilderness 20 years with no voice in congress. No State rep or minister or any Dem can deliver on anything, the TPARTY are not about to give a unknown nobody any more chance of getting a bill voted out of committee than JJJ did,
MEL was given a dream assignment (ways-means) by his huckster backers the Bloom GOP Twp VP Manny Hoffman doing the dirty work for AIPAC, because he was a total fraud it was easy to set him up, the conspiracy used a 16 year old who looked 30 and it was the end of the 15 min of fame for the 2 dist, they then did plan 2 JJJ was elected the same way with waves of stalking horses candidates taking votes from the best candidate Alice Palmer.
The GOP have succeeded in gerrymandering congress for at least 2020,if there were a a GOP congressman it would be a paradigm change and they would pull out all the stops, if the dist needs to remain Black as the gunman and ministers say fine vote for a BLACK GOP or stay in the wilderness till 2020 at least.
iT has been 20 years since the majority of the dist had a congressman,JJJ, Mel and Gus a long time ago. Some of us had GOP JACK DAVIS and then G. Sangmeister and can remember what a congressman does none of the wannabe's except Debbie who was in Congress and Robin are remotely qualified but will be potted plants in the TPARTY majority do nothing Parliament of Whores time to think out of the box.
Anthony Williams
2:25 am on Friday, February 15, 2013
You will find that the only candidate who speaks up to protect the public interest IS Anthony W. Williams. Articles are disingenuous to citizens who take the words of others. These candidates count on misinformation. Over $100 million already spent on the so-called ALNAC and who made the money? None of us. When status quo and other candidates do make appearances it's not to advocate for you or I in times of trouble. Is it? Many want this seat but what have they stood up and taken a stand against for us including past and present OFFICIALS? Status quo candidates receive endorsements from big names then glamour us with what they know we want to hear to trick our votes. Once in office, no real service. Look at Hopkins Park, its current senator, Hutchinson, former, Halvorson. Over 40 years and nothing from either. Williams will not vote to raise taxes or cut programs but introduce a Federal Lottery,with tax free winning as incentive. Remaining balance placed toward the deficit/national debt. Once paid proceeds will be split as follows: 20% veterans, 20% college scholarships, 20% help us maintain our homes;10% Head-Start programs to get kids reading/reading ready;10% for struggling farmers and 20% surplus for Federal government. Take a closer look. www.VoteAnthonyWWilliams.com His body of work is documented and speaks for itself. Elect Anthony W. Williams to Congress and the People Win. Blessings, Mrs. Williams
8:14 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Actually you can't count on much of what any candidate says before an election.
And you need to check your facts. Half the grain harvested for the world DOES NOT come from Illinois (comment from your website).
Innovative idea on how to tackle the deficit but flawed. Cut back the size of government first, cut back regulations, cut back spending, then reduce taxes over time.
Bob Levy
9:39 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
My disappointment with the Patch on "Get to Know the 2nd District Congressional Candidates " is that 3 Democrats and 3 Republicans have no information.
Are only the people that have a lot of money and press coverage covered?
I would love to see a chart that shows the major issues across the top row and the names in column 1 and each block filled in with the candidates position.
That way I could make an intelligent decision. (similar to the challenge of voting for a judge)
Christopher Paicely
9:53 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
Hi Bob,
Unfortunately, only the candidates that agree to be interviewed can be interviewed. I sent out notifications to every candidate I could get contact information for. Not all of them responded.
As far as the chart, I agree with you. That is a very good idea. This series asked the candidates what issues they cared most about. I hope knowing what they put at the top of their priorities has helped in your decision as well.


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SPRING IS HERE... AND IT^S TUST YOUR STYLE! ^^^^^^^ See Special Feature On Pages 8 & 9 Happy St. Patrick's Day! SERVING THE PEOPLE OF HUNTLEY SINCE 1960 254: tKJie Puntkp dfarms^ibe HUNTLEY, ILLINOIS THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1994 - VOLUME 33, NUMBER 38 i»k—^iii—M>——1—^Bllh»M»i rm itii* It III USPS 580-360 "Night At The Opera" Fashion Show A Success- Huntley High School students (1 to r) Jacki Greve, Amy Jones, Gary Keesling and Caleb Kittel were among the models at the annual Music Boosters Fashion Show. The show "A Night At The Opera" was held Monday, March 14, at 7:30pm in the high school multipurpose room. Sportswear and formal fashions provided by Amy's of Dundee and Lenharts of Woodstock were modeled by Huntley music students and members of the Music Boosters. Flowers to compliment the formal fashions were provided by Huntley Floral. A silent auction was also held, and door prizes for adults and children were awarded. Baked goods and punch were provided by the Booster Club. All proceeds will be used for music camp scholar¬ ships. The boosters were delighted with the turn-out and th^nk everyone for their support! IVICC Sponsors Family Fun Fair Keeping good kids good is the goal. Finding fun things to do and building character are only two methods experts suggest. Find other ways you can help your kids stay away from drugs at the Family Fun Fair & Showcase on Sunday, March 20, l-4pm, at McHenry County College. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Dr. Geshundheit will serve as master of ceremonies for the "Taste of Prevention." Other side shows include a puppet show from "Murphy's Paw," the Wheel of Wisdom game show, magician Tom Boz, a special showing at 1:15pm of "Two Pails of Water" in the MCC Black Box Theater, and Starlab, an exciting, inter¬ active portable planetarium system operated by Harper College. The Jesse White Tumbling Team will be the grand finale performers. The presenters use their special talents to focus on building self-esteem, making healthy choices, setting goals, gaining patience, persistence and empowerment. The showcase will also be a network of schools, community groups, recreation providers, hospitals, law enforcement, service providers and other commmunity-based programs. They will be on-hand to share information on their substance-abuse prevention and other programs. The day is sponsored by McHenry County College, Family Services of McHenry County, In Touch, and the Regional Super¬ intendent's Office with funds provided by the Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education and MCC. Wesemann Takes 3rd In FFA Contest On March 2, Leslee Wesemann, an active FFA member, took third place in the Section 6 Speaking Contest. She prepared a seven-minute memorized speech to present before three judges. Some qualities she was judged on were content of the manuscript, composition of the manuscript, voice, stage presence, power of expression, general effect and response to questions. Other schools Leslee competed against were Marengo, Sycamore, DeKalb, Belvidere and Hampshire. Huntley Voters Reject School Referendum On Tuesday, March 15, voters in Huntley Consolidated School District 158 chose to reject the referendum for a $14.2 million new junior/senior high school building on Harmony Road. In unofficial results the votes reported to The Huntley Farmside by the McHenry County Court House were 679 against and 438 in favor of the referendum. Huntley School Board President Jim Heavey expressed thanks to those who supported the plan and who had worked to get the information to the public. Now the board will face some tough decisions at their meeting scheduled for tonight, March 17, at 7:30pm in the central office. Alternative options to be considered include split shifts, eliminating preschool and kindergarten and extending classrooms off-campus to sites such as churches. Another referendum for the November ballot will also be considered by the board in the future. The delay in passing a referendum will mean no new facilities until at least the 1996-97 school year, should the referendum be approved in . November, The announced winners of other contested races on the Republician ballot include: Jim Edgar for governor, Jim Ryan for attorney general and Bill Mullen for McHenry County sheriff. The Democratic winners of contested races are: Dawn Clark Netsch for governor. Penny Severns for lieutenant governor, Al Hofeld for attorney general, Pat Quinn for secretary of state, Mary Lou Kearns for comptroller and Nancy Drew Sheehan for treasurer.
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Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has laid out the details of a 60-day amnesty programme for militants and criminals in the Niger Delta. Under the deal, all gunmen who lay down their weapons during a 60-day period ending in October will be immune from prosecution. The offer extends to those currently being prosecuted for militant-related activities, meaning Henry Okah – the suspected leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) – could also walk free if he agrees to renounce the notion of armed struggle.
Several factional leaders – including Ateke Tom, Farah Dagogo, Soboma George and Boyloaf – have said they accept the idea of amnesty in principle but want talks with President Yar'Adua to hammer out the details.
Advocates say such an amnesty would meet one of the key demands of militant groups and is the only way to bring an end to instability which costs Nigeria billions of dollars in lost oil revenues each year, prevents the development of the very communities the militants claim to represent and causes world energy prices to rise further, which ultimately falls back on the Nigerian consumer.
Critics say amnesty simply provides a get-out-of-jail free card to those responsible for kidnappings, acts of sabotage and banditry and that the promises to re-educate and reintegrate them into civilian society would require years of investment. The government has said it will not offer a "buy back" programme – money for surrendered weapons – but does the scheme reward those who have taken up the armed struggle while leaving peaceful protesters with nothing?


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Theater review: Cleveland Play House gives 'Devil' its due with strong Bessie Smith bio-musical
Part of the Cleveland Play House's recent formula for success is the seasoning of its seasons with the occasional bio-musical — those concerts disguised as plays disguised as historical documentaries about famous singers. They are a risky enterprise, but one that pays huge dividends if all the essential ingredients are in place and in play. They are in the current production of the one-act "The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith."
The biggest risk revolves around the singers at the center of these endeavors and the quality of their portrayals.
While it is necessary to represent if not resemble these singers' looks, manners and mannerisms on stage — particularly if their time lines overlap with those of the audience — capturing their defining vocal qualities and characteristics is paramount. When it comes to singing, mere imitation reeks of imposture, and impersonation comes across as cheap cabaret rather than legitimate theater. Performers must tap the soul of the singers as well as their styles for a bio-musical to fly.
Those who witnessed Mary Bridget Davies as Janis Joplin in last year's "One Night With Janis Joplin" can still feel the magic and magnetism when the performer vanished and the historical figure ascended. Tina Fabrique's portrayal of Ella Fitzgerald in the 2007 production of "Ella" left less of a favorable impression.
In "The Devil's Music," Miche Braden is a marvelous Bessie Smith. From entrance to exit, Braden is Bessie in big voice and sassy spirit, and seems wholeheartedly committed to both entertaining and educating the crowd regarding the blues, bathtub booze, and late-night lust. Braden's singing seems to get more guttural, sexual and relaxed the more intoxicated Bessie becomes throughout the evening. The first signs of this can be seen and heard in "Downhearted Blues" and hits full stride in the delightfully raunchy "St. Louis Blues."
Bessie's life and times, particularly her hard-won success from the 1920s though the Great Depression, unravel in a running self-disclosure aimed directly at the audience. It is interrupted only by 13 wonderful songs, her frequent swigs from a flask, and shuttering premonitions of her untimely demise.
It is here, in the running self-disclosure, that another significant risk resides.
Typically the music in a bio-musical speaks for itself in that the songs are a recognized and renowned commodity. The life and times of the singer are often less familiar and, as was the case with the 2009 production of "Mahalia: A Gospel Musical," less well-written. Without a solid and interesting narrative to hold together and justify the musical numbers, bio-musical productions suffer no matter how fascinating the singers or their portrayals.
Angelo Parra's clever and fluid book makes the 80 minutes of "The Devil's Music" pass by effortlessly and the transitions from talk to song seem fairly seamless. Smith's story is intriguing and so filled with abusive men, loving women and heartache that it makes for good storytelling.
The script's one flaw is its frequent reference to her premonitions. We are told in an opening voice-over that we are seeing the singer on her last night on Earth. This foreknowledge is a powerful thing, for it places the play in a foreboding context that makes our moments with Bessie all the more valuable. Her momentary tailspin each time the word "death" comes up in conversation undermines that power and becomes a silly distraction. Continued...
Another challenge facing bio-musicals is their historical placement and the difficulty inherent in transporting the audience to an actual place in a different time. In "The Devil's Music," it's 1937 and Bessie has arrived with her three-piece band at a private, late-night drinking establishment in Memphis. Michael Schweikardt's luscious set — draped in rich red wallpaper, layered with red carpeting, and filled with comfortable period furnishings — is so realistic and inviting that it is tempting to saddle up to bar and settle in for the evening.
Of course, the risks just mentioned are well calculated in "The Devil's Music" and significantly reduced considering the set designer, the director Joe Brancato, Braden (who is also the music director and arranger), her bass player, Jim Hankins, and her saxophonist, Keith Loftis, are all from the play's original 2011 New York production. Only the pianist, George Caldwell, is new to this Cleveland re-staging. No wonder "The Devil's Music" seemed so lived-in on opening night.
Although bio-musicals are a risky business to perfom, there is no risk whatsoever in attending this production. A wonderful evening's entertainment is all but guaranteed.
The Cleveland Playhouse's "The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith" continues through March 10 in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare in Cleveland. For tickets, which range from $15 to $69, call 216-241-6000 or visit www.clevelandplayhouse.com.
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Purely intellectual questions concerning the nature of fasting, death, suicide, and sin:
For those that die of hunger strikes, are they guilty of the sin of suicide?
For those that dies of religious fasting, are they guilty of the sin of suicide?
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Very often whether or not something is a sin lies entirely within the intent of the person committing the act. So, if drive into a neighbor's mailbox when you accidentally swerve off the road while trying to avoid hitting a toddler who just ran into the street, that is probably not sinful. On the other hand, if you purposefully drive into their mailbox, that probably is sinful. So the question then becomes, did they intend to kill themselves by fasting? Then it is easy enough to say that yes, it was probably sinful. If they didn't intend to kill themselves, then what they did was not substantially different from, say, using a fork to try to get bread from a toaster (gargantuanly stupid, but not necessarily sinful). |
I'm not sure what the different traditions would have to say about "suicide by hunger strike," but I would imagine that, since it is, after all, volitional suicide, it would likely be regarded by many as simply a particular method to accomplish an end that many consider sinful. Whether or not suicide itself is sinful has been addressed in the following C.SE questions: 1, 2. It's an interesting question, though, especially in light of the fact that the NT tells us that Jesus once fasted for forty days. Blanket interpretation of the Biblical exhortation that Christians are to emulate Christ could perhaps lead some to drastic, and potentially dangerous actions. I recall reading an account of an historic teacher -- was it in Augustine's Confessions? -- that once fasted for forty days, but broke and then resumed the fast halfway through, so as not to seem to be trying to "rival" Christ in any way, shape, or form. |
The idea of a hunger strike exists in light of nonviolent resistance as conceived by Gandhi, who was inspired by Christianity in some ways: see http://JonathansCorner.com/gandhi/. But that piece, "Farewell to Gandhi," sees Gandhi's nonviolence (hunger strikes included) as a deficient interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount. |


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"I look forward to this event every year, as it's such a great opportunity to not only benefit a really good cause, but also get the entire community involved," notes Phillips. "It's important to raise awareness and support for underprivileged children locally and nationally, and having fun while doing it makes it even more fulfilling."
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I would like to pass my personal thanks to Keith Holland, Shirely Timms and the nameless BAB Course Stewards. Once again the day went well and we all met some friends we had not seen for years.
Although all the Instructors were very intresting and gave great classes my own favourite was Brian Stockwell's Kubotan session. Great fun and a chance to playfully hurt my uke, luckily he was from my own assocation. I must say he got his own back as i screamed my way through the air.
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