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Monday, May 7, 2007 - Posted by Paul Richardson

* Tribune Editorial: A radical idea from teachers on their own pay

A “carefully crafted performance-pay system has huge potential to transform the teaching profession in ways that can help all students learn more,” says the teachers’ report, which is available at Teacherleaders.org.

* National popular vote bill passes Illinois House

* It’s my mind blog: On the national popular vote bill

* Companies donate $125,000 for Blagojevich inauguration

* Editorial: School board training makes sense

* Librarians won’t stay quiet about Internet filtering bill

“I would like to emphasize that we have for years taken the position that this is an issue of local concern,” he said. “The local officials, local trustees, librarians are most qualified to decide how Internet access should be provided to their patrons. The current bill overrides all local decisions.”

* Promoting Internet safety education for children

* Lawmakers advocates seek loan law reforms

* Lisa Madigan: Fight for open government must continue

* Analysis: Curtain falls on Thompson’s dismal final act

* Sun-Times Editorial: Primary leapfrogging does Illinois voters no good

* Wikipedia and Illinois House races

* Republicans defect to the Obama camp

* Democrats find religion on campaign trail

* Shimkus tries to reestablish footing in Democratic-run Congress

* Smoking bans don’t choke off economies

* Smoking ban could exclude casinos

* Daley: Smoking ban applies to actors, too

* Sun-Times Editorial: Cook County should keep televising ‘cartoonish’ meetings

* Bitter rivals vie for CPS teacher’s union president…again

* Chicago minus transit equal Podunk

* Real estate exec plays mole in Fed probe

* RTA reform workgroup developments

9 Comments

- FB - Monday, May 7, 07 @ 8:01 am:
Paul, that first editorial is from the Tribune, not sun-time. Great work on the clips!

- Johnny USA - Monday, May 7, 07 @ 8:04 am:
“National popular vote bill passes Illinois House”

In other news, the World Series champion will now be determined by who scores the most total runs during the series, not who wins the most games.

Sigh.

- Paul Richardson - Monday, May 7, 07 @ 8:16 am:
FB, thanks for the catch. I must be getting old

- Poolside from Hotel Ibiza - Monday, May 7, 07 @ 8:23 am:
Re: Real estate exec plays mole in Fed probe

To: Mr. Blagojevich, “All Things Connect”.

- Fly In The Ointment - Monday, May 7, 07 @ 8:32 am:
If Lisa Madigan wants to fight for open government she should start with Rod Blagojevich and then his entire administration. Oh I forgot Emil too!
Just what I like on a Monday morning, someone trying to blow sunshine up my posterior.
Give us a break Lisa!

- Leroy - Monday, May 7, 07 @ 9:43 am:
Easy Fly…didn’t Lisa fix it so people couldn’t call up and get your cell phone records?

We should thank her for fixing that problem.

- Levois - Monday, May 7, 07 @ 10:08 am:
Ccan I just say officially that I’m back. Thanks for the link Paul.

- Truthful James - Monday, May 7, 07 @ 10:10 am:
There is a simple answer for the simple librarians.

They should not prmit anything on their internet connectiosn which is not generally available on their shelves. Unfortunately there appears to be a double standard.

Even “Hustler” if the Board approved the subscription esists behind the librarian’s desk not in general circulation.

- Fly In The Ointment - Monday, May 7, 07 @ 11:10 am:
Leroy

I think Rod and Emil are much larger problems when comes to open government, honesty, integrity. Oh let’s throw in corruption while we’re at it.
Free up those federal subpoenas Rod….. What’s you hiding?

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