In today’s Daily Herald there is an article titled “DuPage’s poverty rate among lowest, but Census shows struggle elsewhere.” The article cites and quotes social service organization outside of DuPage to show problems of poverty in the Chicagoland area (Cook and Lake Counties). The only substantive mention of “DuPage” is a Daily Herald […]
Some cuts to budgets are easier than others. According to the Daily Herald, Indian Prairie School District 204 is considering what extracurricular activities to cut to accommodate $210,000 in budget cuts for the programs. That $210,000 represents less than .1% (that’s one tenth of one percent) of the $221 million budget for the […]
In the April 5, 2005 election 57% of Indian Prairie School District 204 voters from Aurora, Naperville and Bolingbrook voted against a school bond referendum to fund the construction of a new high school to accommodate expanding enrollment. According to the Beacon News it was the first time in the history of the school […]
Soon-to-retire Federal Reserve Chief Alan Greenspan spoke today at a conference titled “The Greenspan Era: Lessons for the Future,” according to the Daily Herald. In the speech Greenspan touted America’s economic “flexibility”, saying it was “our most valued policy asset,” and demonstrating what he meant in a chart reproduced below.
Greenspan’s legacy is […]
Democrat Christine Cegelis’ campaign announced a donation from the Glen Ellyn-based United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Local 588 today in her bid for the Democratic nomination in the congressional 6th District race. Her campaign called the union contribution “an unorthodox break from the usual tradition of staying out of contested primaries” and “a […]
What is it about some in the GOP and pharmacists? The last “successful” Republican pharmacist I remember was George Ryan. Read more about what Governor Rod Blagojevich actually requires Illinois pharmacies and pharmacists to do regarding birth control prescriptions. Blagojevich’s rule accommodates one’s conscience and common sense.
During his U.S. Senate campaign, Barack Obama endorsed Peotone Airport development while also endorsing O’Hare Airport expansion, saying,
“One of the seemingly intractable challenges facing Illinois policymakers is how to address the need for greater airport capacity in our state’s northeastern region. Some advocate the expansion of O’Hare Airport, the world’s busiest, which is suffering from […]
The New York Times tells us what Computer Science and Political Science majors share in common.
The General Motors Corporation has a $6-7 billion healthcare problem in the United States this year - a figure equal to about $1,525 per car produced in 2004 and amounting to an over $60 billion obligation long-term. According to the New York Times
One [financial] problem [for General Motors affecting its solvency] is that […]
Thursday the Naperville District 203 School Board sent a letter detailing its recent teacher contract offer to parents and members of the community who have subscribed to the Talk203 email system . This communication was despite an agreement made Wednesday with mediators for the School Board and the Illinois Education Association (IEA) not to […]
