At least one local educator is telling children that a state constitutional convention (con-con) equals elimination of their beloved teachers’ pensions. Evidently the subject of special-interest propaganda, along with the dangers of driving and drugs and death-metal music, must be discussed with the offspring both early and often. So be it. I’ll also go on…
Council Watch: Paying for the Police Station
Council takes up the question of police station financing again Monday. The plan is to figure out how to raise an additional $450,000 per year to meet annual debt payments on a $17 million station. They’ve narrowed their options here, which would be the logical thing to do if they were all on the same…
Home Rule in DeKalb…County
Here’s another one for the “better late than never” file: Some candidates for the DeKalb County Board want Home Rule for the county. We’ve discussed the flaw in Home Rule law as practiced in Illinois previously. Since posting it I’ve had six more months to consider the workings of government and, meeting by meeting, have…
Transparency Award
Here’s one for the “better late than never” file. Will post a photo ASAP but so far there are technical difficulties preventing it. [Update 2: Finally! H/T D2.] [Update 1: Whoops, here’s another article. Slow news day, I guess. H/T GM]
Obama vs. McCain
…in a truly enjoyable way. No, really!
School Board Follies
What the hey: Committee members were given a “fly-over view” PowerPoint presentation of the new high school by ATS&R architects. The new 400,000 square foot school will feature an all brick exterior with contrasting colors to give the building a prairie-style look. Other features include a glassed-in clock tower that will hold the original clock…
DeKalb Makes a “Top 10” List
America’s 10 Most Confusing Traffic Signs, to be exact. Do you recognize ours? See #3 at the above link. [H/T JC]
DAWC Update
This is a bit late but I was just reading the latest DeKalb Area Women’s Center newsletter and suddenly couldn’t stand not letting you know what happened with DAWC. I’m late because some of the group involved in helping clear the fallen chimney bricks off the roof and out of the garden are quite reluctant…
Why is everyone worried about raising waxes?
You know, it’s like my dad always said, “Rose,” he’d say, “it’s always something.” But I ask, why do we care if the city raises waxes? I mean it isn’t like the floors aren’t getting cleaned. Shouldn’t the wax actually be lowered, it’s a protection against the grime of the city footwear isn’t it? Without…
Water, Water Thread
We, and our neighbors behind us are sharing lakefront property again. It used to be something that happened about every 5 years, but now seems to have become an annual event. Some on our street are having flooding troubles that require generators even though the electricity (thank goodness) hasn’t gone out, because they need extra…