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I tried getting off of nicotine completely yesterday. I’m doing the gum thing and I went almost the entire day without any. I finally broke down and had a piece, but I still considered it progress. Nicotine is a powerful mental stimulant, and without it, my brain couldn’t function all that well yesterday. So, no Capitol Fax. But I feel better today. Here are your shorts:

· Is Bethany trying to buy its way to a deal on closing its West Side emergency room?

· Feds probe company over use of gift cards

· Illinois In Running For Honda Plant

· Governor asked to intervene in Sheridan prison contract stalemate. More here.

· Marin: Gov race a different kind of animal

· Rev. Jackson calls for end of silence about Stroger’s health

· Bernie: Further reduction of state work force possible

· How eBay Makes Regulations Disappear

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· Tennessee lawmakers often vote for colleagues absent from desks

posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Jun 5, 06 @ 8:16 am

Comments

1. Looks like a yawner of a day. GOPs(as in MOPEs) can head for Swellville to hear Cheney raise some cash for the national GOP. Dems can relax, hit the beach or the links.
   Wonder if the AccordiOnGal or Brickhead The Executioner will make it to Lake Forest?

   Comment by Reddbyrd Monday, Jun 5, 06 @ 8:26 am

2. I hate to say anything positive about him, but Tusk is absolutely right about the feasibility of reducing the number of state employees.

   He should look first to the state’s management ranks, which are grossly overstaffed in many agencies such as DCFS, DHS, IDOT and so on.
   In some agencies, duplication of management structures is rampant, especially in Chicago, where most Blago patronage workers live and work.

   If we believe in the competence of our state direct service employees, we should agree that they don’t require huge management staffs to oversee their work. If the direct service employees cannot work indepndently, it would be far cheaper for the taxpayer to outsource their work to the private sector or even oversease.

   Since the alleged revision of hiring practices under Blago would reduce the real number of patronage jobs, there is no longer an advantage for Blago to have lots of state jobs available for patronage. We can thank the feds, not Blago, for that. But the confluence of state money woes and damping down of the Blago patronage machine could actually be, gasp, a win for the beleagured Illinois taxpayer. I hope they go for it.

   Comment by Cassandra Monday, Jun 5, 06 @ 8:44 am

3. >Is Bethany trying to buy its way to a deal on closing its West Side emergency room?

   Perhaps patronage jobs are far more in demand in those neighborhoods than health care facilities, and Bethany is merely responding to market forces?

   Comment by Leroy Monday, Jun 5, 06 @ 9:02 am

4. I have a friend who used laser accupuncture and quit smoking cold turkey with no side affects. Might be worth looking into.

   Comment by leigh Monday, Jun 5, 06 @ 9:18 am

5. rich, if the world is ending tomorrow (6-6-06), why would you choose yesterday to try to kick the habit? couldn’t you wait three whole days?

   Comment by bored now Monday, Jun 5, 06 @ 9:33 am

6. lol

   Comment by Rich Miller Monday, Jun 5, 06 @ 9:36 am

7. Bethany is becoming the first specialty hospital to address chronic illnesses and diseases on Chicago’s west side; the Emergency room is staying open; a new Access Community Health Clinic is opening on campus; a $14 million community health fund; a underutilized OB unit and psych ward in an overbeded market is closing. Not much of a payoff by Illinois Political standards.

   Comment by Vargus Monday, Jun 5, 06 @ 9:39 am

8. GOP = MOPES, wow, that is SOOOOOOOO clever.

   Comment by Yawn Monday, Jun 5, 06 @ 10:09 am

9. Rich, I’ve been nicotine free for 2.5 years — after quiting 100 times before that. You can never, ever have a cigarette again. Good luck.

   Comment by Just Observing Monday, Jun 5, 06 @ 10:19 am

10. Hang in there, you’ll kick it. I quit about 8 years ago–hardest thing I ever did.

    Just remember, if it gets too bad, there is always that gas station around the corner. You can buy a pack at any time. That’s what helped me.

    Never again, is a long time. Just focus on getting through the day.

    Comment by B Hicks Monday, Jun 5, 06 @ 12:52 pm

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