October 2015

DONE - District One News Events

Latest News for October 2015

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October 31, 2015

Nah. No Trick or Treat today.

We're Illinois where everything is a bad trick gone wrong every day for 9 months.

October 30, 2015

Jack Ryder [Admin, 2002] sent an email update which you can see here.

October 30, 2015

CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Chamber urges Rauner to “hang in there”" which you can read here.

[ Got time? Then take the time. Read some or all of the commentary. Here's a couple. ]

• - AC - Thursday, Oct 29, 15 @ 1:39 pm:

• ==If 4 months of pain is “worth it”, how many months until it’s “not worth it”.==

• Until Illinois government is in shambles. What we view as a disease, Rauner views as the cure. The budget situation is either deliberate or the result of incompetence, and most certainly not the result of Rauner’s victimhood. The longer this drags on, the more I believe it is deliberate.

• - PublicServant - Thursday, Oct 29, 15 @ 1:11 pm:

• Todd, the Job Creators are the consumers that implementation of Rauner’s Agenda will hurt. See businesses sell to consumers, and if consumers are hurting, then business is hurting.

• In addition, businesses exist to make profits. They don’t create jobs unless there’s a per unit profit to be made in producing the next widgit. If they had extra cash, they wouldn’t create a single job unless there was money in it. If they’re already selling all the widgits consumers are willing and able to buy, why would they create any new jobs? Supply-side theory has proven time and time again to be fantasy. Empowering the consumer is the key to growing a business, not the other way around. Stop trying to have the tail wag the dog. K?

October 30, 2015

Looking for some TV around dinner time? If so, go watch MASH on ME TV. This show is a really outstanding series with a mix between hating war and some comedy. Try it. Get into it.

October 30, 2015

If you cook at home & like to try something different from time to time, here's a Recipe from Beaver Creek Cooking. We used to have this a few times in the past, but, for us, it always turns out great. So, we end up having this about monthly or even more frequently now-a-days. The extra ingredients you may not have on hand will probably cost about $10. Give it a try. It's called "Puck's Vinegar French Chicken" and you can see it here.

October 27, 2015

Jack Ryder [Admin; 2002] sent an email saying: "Helen Kumiega, widow of Stan [Des; ] passed away this week." Her funeral is this morning, Tuesday, in Lemont, IL. You can see her obit here. We extend our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to Stan's and Helen's family and friends.

October 27, 2015

Pensions: Not Good

CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Today’s number: $225 million" which you can read here.

[ SERS; that's US, folks. Thanks, Governot. ]

October 27, 2015

[ Hypocrite Rauner #11, 12 & 13, at the very least. ]

• CapitolFax has a thread titled: "More Lip Service" which you can read here.

• CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Munger to talk about domestic/sexual violence programs" which you can read here.

• [ Check out The Governot's proclamations as he cut funding. ]

• The Rockford Register Star has an article by titled: "Rockford parents suffer without state assistance for child care" which you can read here.

• CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Child care and the workforce" which you can read here.

• [ The Governot cares about nothing other than himself & his kill Unions & the middle class agenda & to drive the poverty level folks further down. Oh, he got $57M last year. ]

October 27, 2015

CapitolFax has a thread titled: "For the umpteenth time, Madigan urges focus on budget" which you can read here.

[ Ya may hate him; ya may love him; but the only adult in the room at this point. ]

October 27, 2015

Jim Edgar:

• CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Munger urges Rauner to stop attacking unions, Edgar reiterates plea to stop holding the budget hostage" which you can read here.

• CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Jim Edgar is not going away" which you can read here.

• [ Browse some commentary. ]

• CapitolFax has a thread titled: "The real reason behind the Edgar bashing" which you can see here.

October 27, 2015

CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Rauner throws brush-back pitch at GOP predecessors" which you can read here.

[ That he felt it necessary to respond just shows his weakness. Maybe even a little fear? ]

[ Geez, let's see now:

• Businesses who aren't getting paid or paid very late have been complaining for years.

• Non profit organizations who help those in need have been public on the damage for months.

• Gov. Edgar has come out repeatedly and publicly for Rauner's crap to end.

• Gov. Thompson has come out publicly for Rauner's crap to end.

• Munger, Rauner's hand picked comptroller has come out publicly for Rauner's crap to end.

• A 1%'er buddy of Rauner's has come out publicly for Rauner's crap to end.

[ Maybe The Governot is finally starting to figure out his crap ain't working? Probably not, but one can always hope. Fear in The Governot's office is refreshing and hopeful. ]

October 27, 2015

CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Emphasis added" regarding businesses in IL which you can read here.

October 24, 2015

It Is IL #-too many to count. As IL spirals down the rat hole. Lead by The Governot.

• The Peoria Journal Star has an article by Doug Finke titled: "Without a budget, vendors say they're forced to shut off services to state" which you can see here.

• The Rockford Register Star has a commentary by Anita Rumage titled: "My View: Rauner's rule hurts families that seek aid" which you can see here.

• The WSIL TV has an article titled: "Illinois State Museum may lose accreditation due to closure" which you can read here.

• CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Don’t count on it" which you can see here. [ How special - The Governot has brought all this on & now he says 'don't count on your funding'. Impeachment? ]

• CapitolFax has a thread titled: "IllinoisGO responds *** Yep, they’ve got them right where they want them" which you can see here.

• CapitolFax has a thread titled: "More of the same in Quincy" which you can see here.

• CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Examining the Moody’s downgrade" which you can see here.

• [ Whoa. And the finger points to? Ohh, yeah: The Governot. ]

October 24, 2015

The Rockford Register Star has a commentary by Brad Long titled: "My View: Unions help build skilled workforce" which you can read here

October 24, 2015

A Clay Bennett editorial cartoon is here.

October 24, 2015

A Bliss strip is here.

October 19, 2015

Destroying Illinois.

Well, FINALLY.

• Non profit support organizations and those in need have been voicing the destruction The Governot's approach to 'so-called governing' is causing for months and months.

  • Former Governor Edgar has been out there, publicly, for a while now; hasn't backed down, while enduring The Governot's possible psychosis and ramping up the rhetoric recently.

• Early last week, one of The Governot's 1%'er Buddies came out publicly about raunner's crap.

• And, The Governot's hand picked appointee for Comptroller Munger came out against The Governot! Guess she wouldn't if she thought she couldn't spin this in her favor should The Governot put up another candidate against her.

• And, I suspect that many of the Repubs in the GA are getting tired of The Governot's act as well.

So, here's some links.

• • CapitolFax has a thread titled: "“I’ve got $400 million at risk in our city”" which you can read here.

• CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Munger urges Rauner to stop attacking unions, Edgar reiterates plea to stop holding the budget hostage" which you can read here.

  • You should read the complete Edgar article by Bernard Schoenburg in the State Journal-Register here.

[ Must be getting serious when his rich 'friends' and other Repub office holders are sick and tired of The Governot's obsessive act of flushing IL down the rat hole and apparently not caring one bit. Understanding that The Governot is all about pressuring the Dems and maybe, just maybe it's HIS turn to get some pressure he didn't expect nor want. ]

October 19, 2015

CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Unclear on the concept" which you can read here.

[ Scary. Even The Governot's own 'leadership' doesn't know what's going on. ]

[ And, a handful of comments: ]

- Truthteller - Tuesday, Oct 13, 15 @ 1:03 pm:

Rauner says he will raise taxes on cops, teachers,and tradesmen, but only if he is allowed to lower their wages. Who’s for that other than Rauner and Ken Griffin?

- Bemused - Tuesday, Oct 13, 15 @ 1:13 pm:

Is there no one on the Governor’s side of the GA capable of putting his demands into bill form and presenting them for a vote. Maybe they could start with that Balanced Budget the Governor by law is to present to the GA for their consideration and vote.

Bruce lost all credibility with me when he refused to line item the budget down to the 32 Billion the state was to take in for the fiscal year. He wanted to allow the sunset of the income tax. Okay now step up and show the numbers on how to spend what’s left.

- RNUG - Tuesday, Oct 13, 15 @ 2:15 pm:

== Besides more taxes (which aren’t viewed favorably by firms looking to locate in Illinois) what fresh ideas can we consider for Illinois’ future? ==

Businesses need to plan for the future and care a lot more about a stable tax and regulatory environment (which we don’t have) than the specific tax rate.

October 19, 2015

CapitolFax has a thread titled: "From the mouths of babes" which you can read here.

[ And, the corollary. Even some of the The Governot's Repubs have figured it out. ]

October 19, 2015

CapitolFax has a thread titled: "End run on JRTC sale?" which you can read here.

[ Rules? We don't listen to no stinkin' rules! We be Shakin' Up Springfield! ]

October 19, 2015

The Guardian has an article by Peter Walker titled: "Multimillion-dollar photo of Billy the Kid playing croquet was $2 junk shop find" which you can see here.

October 19, 2015

A Baby Blues strip is here.

October 15, 2015

CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Comptroller Munger says she can’t make November pension payment" which you can read here.

[ Another nail in the IL financial coffin. Not good. Thinking for a while that The Governot wants nothing less than to get IL in so deep financially that he can use the 'emergency-police powers' and get rid of any financial commitments HE wants. Where to start? Union contracts & Retirees. ]

October 15, 2015

CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Poll finds over third of southern Illinoisans impacted by state gridlock" which you can read here.

[ The Goverrnot's Method: Increase pain and suffering for all those depending on State services until I get what I want. ]

October 15, 2015

CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Question of the day - Should the Thompson Center be sold?" which you can read here.

October 15, 2015

CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Redfield: Rauner demands are “beyond crazy” and “the worst kind of pandering”" which you can read here.

October 15, 2015

The Washington Post has an article by Lena H. Sun titled: "Burned by flaming water-skis? Bitten by a squirrel? There’s a medical code for that." which you can see here.

[ Sometimes ya just gotta wonder: Is there ANY rationality left? Or: Are these people nuts? They regularly got the coding wrong when there were about 14,000 codes; now 'they' increased it to about 68,000! ]

October 15, 2015

CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Left unsaid" about more of The Governot's conflicting statements which you can read here.

October 15, 2015

A Broom Hilda strip is here.

October 13, 2015

Guns & Violence in a Non Third World Country:

• A Michael Ramirez editorial drawing is here.

• A Mike Luckovich editorial drawing is here.

• A Jack Ohman editorial drawing is here.

• A Signe Wilkinson editorial drawing is here.

October 13, 2015

Guns & Violence in a Non Third World Country:

The Rockford Register Star has a commentary by Harlan Johnson titled: "My View: New ideas for stopping gun violence" which you can read here.

October 13, 2015

Guns & Violence in a Non Third World Country:

The Rock River Times has a commentary by Alec MacGillis titled: "Is the gun lobby’s power overstated?" which you can read here.

October 13, 2015

Guns & Violence in a Non Third World Country:

The Idaho Statesman has a commentary by Cass Sunstein titled: "How the gun lobby rewrote the Second Amendment" which you can read here.

October 9, 2015

Oh, poo. It's over; for another year. The 2015 Keep In Touch Luncheon [KITL] is history. But, Mr. Fonda [Exec; 2001] took some great pics, which you can see here. If YOU missed it (as I did), you really do need to plan to come next year ! Over 100 of our fellow Retirees came out to have a great lunch, renew acquaintances & have a great time. Roy said that Linda Petersen [Admin; 2014] has accepted the prestigious award and title of Keeper of the KITL. She will coordinate next years event. Congratulations, Linda, and thank you !

October 9, 2015

A message from Rock House Kids, who's message is: "Help a child today and you won't have to repair an adult tomorrow" is here.

[ A place we find worthwhile and support, though their message is lost on The Governot. ]

October 9, 2015

CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Our rapidly fraying social infrastructure" which you can read here.

[ Don't forget. The Governot is SO concerned, he just keeps doing photo ops instead of doing his JOB. Don't agree? Go look at his Twit page. ]

October 9, 2015

[ It Is IL #84. ]

CapitolFax has a thread titled: " Byrd-Bennett indicted by the feds" which you can read here.

October 9, 2015

CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Point taken. However…" regarding collective bargaining which you can read here.

October 9, 2015

CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Gov. Rauner Chicago speech" which you can read here.

[ Seems clear after 8 months; this guy is CLUELESS about how to do his job and politics in general. Impeachment, anyone? The General Assembly (GA) is STILL waiting for this goof to present a 'Balanced Budget' as required in IL Statutes and the IL Constitution. And of course he claims it's not his fault. That joke is on us. ]

October 5, 2015

2015 Keep In Touch Luncheon = Day After Tomorrow

[ About 110 of your fellow Retirees & guests will be there ! ]

October 5, 2015

Jack Ryder [Admin, 2002] sent an email update which you can see here.

October 5, 2015

Sad News. Elizabeth Ransom [Exec; Matls; 1999] passed away last December. You can see Liz's obit here. We belatedly extend our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to Liz's family and friends.

October 5, 2015

[ And it continues. As suggested here before, one of these days hackers will know everything about everybody in America. ]

• Krebs on Security has an article titled: "Scottrade Breach Hits 4.6 Million Customers" which you can see here. [ And Scottrade didn't figure it out until the Feds TOLD them ! Scary. ]

• ABC New shas an article by Alyssa Newcomb titled: "T-Mobile Customers Hacked in Experian Breach: What You Need to Know" which you can see here.

• [ Experian, for God's sake. One of the 3 that has everything on everybody.

• PC World has an article by Jared Newman titled; "Patreon donor details apparently spilled after massive hack - A hack of the popular crowdfunding platform may be worse than Patreon itself has let on." which you can see here.

October 5, 2015

[ IDOT: The Good; But Sad ]

• ABC TV in Chicago has a report titled: "INJURED BALD EAGLE FOUND ALONG I-55 - Eagle rescued from side of I-55 - An injured bald eagle was rescued by the side of I-55 Tuesday morning." which you can see here.

• ABC TV in Chicago has a report titled: "BALD EAGLE RESCUED BY IDOT WORKERS DIES AT WILDLIFE REHAB FACILITY - An Illinois Department of Transportation crew protected an injured bald eagle from traffic along I-55." which you can see here.

• [ At least, they did what they could. ]

October 5, 2015

[ IDOT: And The Goofy ]

The Daily Herald has an article titled: "IDOT brings halt to Hanover Park stop sign humor" which you can see here.

[ The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Ahhh, that old MUTCD gotcha again.

Apparently, the sign was SO distracting that more people actually stopped. Go figure. ]

October 5, 2015

The Green Bay Press Gazette has a Door County Advocate article by Samantha Hernandez titled: "Run Hide Fight taught in Door County schools" which you can read here.

[ There you go. We cut civics, negotiating/compromise and conflict resolution from school curricula, but have to insert these types of teaching for the safety of kids. ]

October 2, 2015

Last day to sign-up for the Luncheon. It's Next Wednesday! The 2015 Keep In Touch Luncheon will be Wednesday, October 7th, 2015. Same place, same time. Chandlers Banquets at the Schaumburg Golf Course, socializing starting at 11am and lunch at noon. Do Not Miss This ! AND, make sure Roy knows that you will be coming !!!

CONTACT ROY TODAY, 10/2/15; FRIDAY !!!!!!!

October 2, 2015

[ Today's Headline: Illinois becomes the first third world state in America. ]

• CapitolFax has a thread titled: "No money, no water" which you can read here.

• [ Affecting some IDOT facilities. Read some commentary. ]

• CapitolFax has a thread titled: "FOP: Rauner holding state “hostage,” demeaning workers" which you can read here.

• [ Read some commentary. The further this crap goes, the more IL residents will be affected, not just those who have little voice and little recourse. ]

October 1, 2015

Waiting time is UP! It's Next Wednesday! The 2015 Keep In Touch Luncheon will be Wednesday, October 7th, 2015. Same place, same time. Chandlers Banquets at the Schaumburg Golf Course, socializing starting at 11am and lunch at noon. Do Not Miss This ! AND, make sure Roy knows that you will be coming !!!

YOU NEED TO LET ROY KNOW BEFORE 10/2/15; THIS FRIDAY !!!!!!!

October 1, 2015

[ Yeah; it's a rerun; but a good one.

Her name is 'Hope'; but sometimes referred to around here as 'Hopeless'. ;> She's a cutie. ]

[ As an aside, she got into the kitchen a week ago; got up to the counter; grabbed & ate a 1 pound loaf of rising bread (!) ; but didn't pull the glass loaf pan off the counter & ended up with a VERY LONG (read expensive) day at the vet. Somewhat explaining the 'Hopeless' title she earned. ]

October 1, 2015

[ It Is IL #84. ]

CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Somebody’s not telling the truth" which you can read here.

[ Probably pretty clear where the lack of 'truthiness' is coming from, starting way back when the The Governot was running for election and his 'I'm not against Unions' spew. The next link may give some more perspective. ]

October 1, 2015

CapitolFax has a thread titled: "Dems: There’s really no point in meeting with Rauner" which you can read here.

[ Quoting: Senate GOP Leader Christine Radogno: “Otherwise, how does it get done?” ]

[ So, the question becomes: How far down does IL have to crash before the Repubs and The Governot have some semblance of reason to take hold? ]

October 1, 2015

And, then, a reminder: One in Six in America.

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