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Morning shorts
Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 - Posted by Rich Miller * Foes fight charter schools boom * ComEd may be added to proposal to freeze electric rates * Editorial: Plenty of blame to go around on electric rates * Koehler changes rate freeze stance
* Legislators urge more prison guards * Study: Illinois prison conditions deteriorating * Unanimous vote a step forward in race for experimental plant * Stew-Stas school on top of Governor’s funding list * Sun-Times Editorial: Fitzgerald much more than mediocre * New predatory lending revisions in Cook Co. ; press release * Editorial: Who would give more cash to this bunch * Editorial: Here’s your chance to change the Pace * Duckworth delivers funds, hope to vets at Wheaton shelter * City will pay for clout hiring; more here
* Tribune Editorial: Toward an honest city hall * County may close heath facilities to non-residents * Snuffing out a smoking ban plan
* McQueary: Trustee’s mom kicks off campaign in Chicago Ridge
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- Pat Hickey - Thursday, Mar 22, 07 @ 8:30 am:
You are ‘much more than mediocre’ and you don’t sweat much for a fat girl!
- Truthful James - Thursday, Mar 22, 07 @ 9:32 am:
“…The rise in applications to charter schools “is a sad commentary on our existing public schools,” said State Rep. Monique Davis (D-Chicago), who has filed legislation to stop the proliferation of charter schools..”
That’s a sad comment on Monique, to subordinate the demand for a better education to another timewasting study of the Public School system.
There goes another generation down the drain. And this includes the parents who thought they were getting a way out and up for their kids.
That should be a matter of shame to Monique. That is why we do not have true school reform in Illinois.
- Anon - Thursday, Mar 22, 07 @ 9:49 am:
Using the term “mediocre” in conjunction with Patrick Fitzgerald is tantamount to saying Sister Teresa “always meant well”.
If Patrick Fitzgerald had not been assigned to the state of Illinois, many of us would have lost our sanity and our only source of “hope” years ago. Here is hoping that Illinois is sent a legion of other “mediocre” federal attorneys by President Bush in order to save our sorry souls from the crooked politicians that we have allowed to get elected. I wonder what adjective they would have used to describe our former governor, George Ryan? Fair to middling? These guys in Washington have to be the masters of “the understatement”. Incidentally, we ought to have a pool going as to whether Ryan will ever see the inside of a federal prison before he dies of old age. My bet is that The Grim Reaper will be the eventual winner.
- Pat Hickey - Thursday, Mar 22, 07 @ 10:00 am:
‘ many of us would have lost our sanity and our only source of “hope†years ago. ‘
Lord Have Mercy! The smelling salts, Stella, quickly! Blanche is losing what sanity she has left! Oh, where is Pat Fitzgerald? Curse, you Combine! I am a twizzle myself!
- Levois - Thursday, Mar 22, 07 @ 10:29 am:
Did Paul get a day off today?
- Pat Hickey - Thursday, Mar 22, 07 @ 10:56 am:
Bet the poor Kid is looking for work - Jaeneke’s Hot Dogs and Root Beer probably pays better than Silas Miller; not to mention the digitally challenged ejeits like me posting in between awaited missives from Major donors - Oh gotta go!
- Garp - Thursday, Mar 22, 07 @ 11:03 am:
I believe the headline regarding political hiring is incorrect.
“City will pay for clout hiring”
“$12 million fund set up for victims”
Shouldn’t it read:
Chicago taxpayers will pay $12 million for clout hiring.
How the Daley administration manages to spin these developments into some type of positive policy changes is amazing to me. The boys think the heat is off and they are setting the table getting ready for the new feast to be served.
Dig in.