While there is nothing to celebrate until job numbers turn around, the President cites the recent dramatic turnaround in gross domestic product as a sign of better things to come. He also applauds the fact that the Recovery Act has now created or saved more than a million jobs. The President’s weekly address: Each week, [...]
Powered by SantaBanta.com For all of our Sikh brothers and sisters, best wishes on the birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, celebrated on November 2. From the BBC: Sikhism was founded by Guru Nanak, and present day Sikhism is still based on his teachings and those of the nine Sikh Gurus who followed him. Gurpurbs [...]
I couldn’t believe what I was seeing when I read this in the Southtown Star: Matteson village administrator Napoleon Haney was let go this week after just four months on the job. Haney, who had a four-year, $120,000 per-year contract was hired in June. “I don’t really know (why this happened),” Haney said Thursday. “I [...]
Do you remember Ryan White? Do you remember this young man who died, publicly, of HIV-AIDS? I think of him from time to time, this brilliant young man who was "done too soon," who endured years of hatred, years of insults — because he got sick. I remember, years ago, picking my son up from [...]
This is just a section of President Obama’s Facebook feed, courtesy of our friends at Slate. This is really very good. Go here, please, to see the whole feed. The Central Intelligence Agency sent Ahmed Wali Karzai a gift. The New York Times posted a video: "Swine flu vaccine running low." Barack Obama Don’t worry, there’s plenty to go [...]
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi Thursday outlined fourteen health care reform provisions that would take place immediately, upon passage of the health insurance reform legislation currently making its way through Congress: BEGINS TO CLOSE THE MEDICARE PART D DONUT HOLE — Reduces the donut hole by $500 and institutes a 50% discount on brand-name [...]
I admit, I wept openly when I saw this picture. I didn’t realize policy forbidding the media from photographing our Fallen coming home has been in place since President George H.W. Bush. Even President Bill Clinton did not attend this solemn ceremony. President Clinton did not attend a funeral of a fallen warrior. Neither did [...]
The Southtown Star reports that Homewood, Illinois, is considering a measure to dip into police and fire pension funds to balance the budget. The measure calls for reallocation of 25 percent of property tax revenue from its pension funds to pay for day-to-day operations in its 2010-2011 budget. That’s operations, not capital projects. Homewood needs [...]
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley wasted no time pointing hizzoner’s finger at Cook County Tax Assessor Jim Houlihan over this year’s sharp spike in property taxes. But his wag of the finger ignores a $65 million City Hall property tax increase passed two years ago. From the Chicago Tribune: Mayor Richard Daley on Tuesday tried to [...]
We write, "LOL" online when we get a chuckle. Sometimes we turn up the heat and write, "LMAO." And then theres, " LMFAO." This one falls into the latter category. From CBS Chicago: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger typically attaches a message to bills he signs or vetoes telling lawmakers why he took the action. A Democratic [...]
