by John Guevara | Jan 28, 2019 | Contract with the Community
Contract with the Community In 2017, I introduced the “Contract with the Community,” a 10 item list of simple reforms and ideas intended to bring about a more open, honest and transparent government. Over the coming days, I am sharing them with you on my website....
by John Guevara | Jan 27, 2019 | Contract with the Community
It has been one year. One whole year and 15,000 words later since I collaborated with the Rock River Times and wrote the Contract with the Community. After one long year, the primary election is in three short weeks. Early voting was delayed by many election...
by John Guevara | Jan 22, 2019 | Winnebago County Issues
1. Understanding my Proposed Reforms for County Government The County Board had regularly used its Rules of Order and Procedure adopted every two years to change how the Board did its job without amending county ordinance since the mid 90’s. Throughout my six...
by John Guevara | Jan 21, 2019 | Winnebago County Issues
There has been significant controversy in Winnebago County over the past three years about county government. A little over two years ago, I tried to create better boundaries and tighter definitions for the County Board to fulfill its state mandates the administration...
by John Guevara | Jan 14, 2019 | Winnebago County Issues
A Candidate’s Dilemma On September 19th, 1995 a young man stepped to a podium before supporters at the Ramada Inn in Hyde Park to announce his candidacy for the Illinois State Senate. He had secured the endorsement of the incumbent, State Senator Alice Palmer,...
by John Guevara | Jan 10, 2019 | Contract with the Community
Here’s the Situation It’s been two years since I wrote over 12,000 words about helping us gain trust in government at any level. I called it, The Contract with the Community. With my 20,000 hours studying government systems, and thousands of hours studying local...
by John Guevara | Jan 4, 2019 | Health, Uncategorized
Going up? No! I’m John Guevara, and this is what I know. The numbers don’t lie. I’ve been steadily losing weight for over a year. I was on a four month streak of weight loss. I had made it through Thanksgiving. I only had to make it through Christmas...
by John Guevara | May 29, 2018 | Health
I mentioned I would be measuring strength gains on Saturday, yet the holiday weekend and work got the better of me. This past weekend was Memorial Day weekend. The Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer holiday season, and its parades in my hometown of Rockford,...
by John Guevara | May 25, 2018 | Health
It seems counterintuitive. Why would trying on old clothes be motivating? What if they don’t fit? As I’ve written before, my struggles with weight and food began in earnest after my football career ended. I played football for 10 years, often practicing and exercising...
by John Guevara | May 24, 2018 | Health
Looking back, one of the most crucial elements limiting my success has been me. It sounds trite, but my motivation was not to be the best. My motivation was to earn praise. I come from a Mexican American family, and grew up with a healthy dose of criticism coupled...
