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Governor JB Pritzker’s 70-page federal wish list would cost trillions of dollars, but not a word is provided on that or how it would be paid. Summary and audio linked here.
Glennon raised the stakes of the moment in broader civilizational terms: “This election in Illinois is not about the usual pedestrian issues… it’s about nothing less than whether Western civilization survives in our democratic republic of America because [the left], just on the open border alone, will destroy the country, and now they’re bringing in the jihadists, frankly, into the party.” Audio and summary linked here.Audio and summary linked here.
New Trier High School made national headlines nine years ago as a “canary in a coal mine” for political indoctrination in public schools. The canaries lived.
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Among the consequences of economic growth that badly lags national averages are billions of lost revenue every year. Yet denial reigns in Illinois, fueling the vicious cycle of demand for higher taxes.
Screw the students, keep the bloated CTU membership and empty schools, let them play with rocks.
Kids going home after school instead of being cared for by others than their absent/ uninterested parents. Unconscionable.
I get your point, but there is the situation where both parents have to work full-time to have a decent living for their family because of the high cost of living in Chicago, including the unduly high taxes and fees.
My parents both had full time jobs ( my father two at some points in time) and us kids were expected to do our homework, what was required daily around the house and generally stay out of trouble until my mother arrived home at 4ish. During winter break and all summer long we also managed to keep our noses clean, as the consequences ( remember those?) were less than desirable had we done otherwise. When we lived in a particularly unsafe neighborhood, we had jobs after school and on breaks. Letting the school system become a surrogate parent wasn’t an… Read more »
Your mother arriving home around 4 was nice. Most workers (white-collar, anyway) arrive home from the office closer to 5 or 6.