right up front

In this introductory piece, perhaps it will be helpful to state right up front who is doing the writing.

Without these anonymous assassins, candidates would have to do their own mudslinging—right up front for the voters to see.

He don't cal'late to miss a prayer-meetin' and when there's a revival goin' on he's right up front with the mourners.

An well be there tooyou an me an Tomsettin in the seat o honor, right up front!

Then a company marched up through the center, right up front to Twenty-eighth street.