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John is an Indiana native who moved to Oak Park in 1976. He served on the District 97 school board, coached youth sports and, more recently, retired from the law. That left him time to become a Wednesday Journal columnist and now a blogger. John has some pretty strong opinions about Oak Park and a wry way of putting them across. You won't want to leave his blog without leaving a comment of your own.

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Advising Democrats on the 2020 election

by John Hubbuch October 21, 2020

Although my primary job is grandparenting and trying to find something interesting to watch on Netflix, I am also an unhired, unpaid political consultant. 

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What I did and didn’t do on vacation

by John Hubbuch August 26, 2020November 30, 2020
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Things that bother me

by John Hubbuch August 12, 2020
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This should be a layup

by John Hubbuch July 22, 2020
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Liking Ike even more these days

by John Hubbuch July 8, 2020January 29, 2021
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Local news beats national news any day

by John Hubbuch June 24, 2020
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Many dances came before ‘The Last Dance’

by John Hubbuch May 27, 2020
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An optimist’s view of optimism

by John Hubbuch May 13, 2020
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Which track would you choose?

by John Hubbuch April 22, 2020
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Yearning for a different kind of virus

by John Hubbuch April 8, 2020

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