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• Commented on CTA Announces 2009 Budget, Fare Hikes On The Way
  I realize I'm probably in the minority here, but frankly I don't think these rate increases are so bad. I still feel like I get a bargain compared to driving a car in the city or taking cabs. There's a...
• Commented on More Bad News for Daley's Budget?
  "We base what we're gonna do in the future on what we've seen happen in the past. And what we've seen in the past is a scandalous waste of hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars," Donahue said, referring to the...
• Commented on ACLU Calls On Blago To End Racial Profiling
  . . . police ask minorities for permission to search their vehicles without warrants two and a half times more often than white drivers. That data also shows that contraband, such as weapons and drugs, are found on white drivers...
• Commented on Things that Make Us Grumble
  Not a ridiculous idea. A base price per seat plus a surcharge for every 10 pounds over 150, maybe? For ticket purchases, customers could self-report, then pay the difference onsite (like having to pay the over-50-pound luggage fee onsite), plus...
• Commented on Chicagoist Weekend Blotter
  Too soon?! When, exactly, is the best time to come up with a "hit list" of 15 people as a joke? Bad form, Prescott. Bad, bad form....