We have a lot of southern exposure, so I built one of these today. If it works I’ll let you know. Mine is 18″x24″. It cost about $16 in materials, a couple hours and one small blister from the hot glue.
Note to Mayor Polvsen
http://ward3citizensaction.blogspot.com/ That will have to do for now. I was not feeling well today and tonight seems like a good night to turn in early.
Financially Distressed Cities
Well now. (65 ILCS 5/8‑12‑2) (from Ch. 24, par. 8‑12‑2) Sec. 8‑12‑2. (a) Pursuant to the authority of the General Assembly to provide for the public health, safety and welfare, the General Assembly hereby finds and declares that it is the public policy and a public purpose of the State to offer assistance to a…
Third Ward Open Thread
City Property Tax Hearing December 14
Picking up the city’s slack in posting legal notices online: NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FOR THE CITY OF DEKALB, ILLINOIS I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy increase for the City of DeKalb, Illinois for 2009 will be held on Monday, December 14, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. in the…
Crook County, Again
Leave it to Crook County to have a system of do nothings wasting more tax dollars. Besides road maintenance, townships are supposed to have programs that help the poor. In Crook County, however, it looks like the politicians help themselves:
Errors Necessitate Lift Station at New High School
[Update 12/8/2009: Mr. Gustafson, construction liaison, reports via e-mail that the errors leading to the need for a lift station will cost around $47,000 to correct and that the architects, ATS&R, “will be responsible for these costs.” The correspondence has presented an opportunity to ask about other error reports floating out there, so stay tuned.]…
You May Raise My Taxes When…
Is it wrong to prefer a Council meeting without Wogen and Simpson? I’ve decided there’s no immediate need to get rid of Wogen unless he starts showing up again, or if the 3rd Ward wants the mayor to appoint somebody to the spot. And Simpson can take as much time off as he likes unless…
Bring a Broom…
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Advocating Pessimistic Naysaying
Barbara Ehrenreich gets me. Barbara Ehrenreich traces the strange career of our sunny outlook from its origins as a marginal nineteenth-century healing technique to its enshrinement as a dominant, almost mandatory, cultural attitude. Evangelical mega-churches preach the good news that you only have to want something to get it, because God wants to “prosper” you.…