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On July 9, 2010 11:08 AM in Aviation Department Management Brings Home the Bacon, they said:

I'm sure there's definitely some bloat at the top (6 layers of management does seem excessive), but I want the people running my airports to be well-compensated, as long as they're doing their job wel...

On July 1, 2010 7:46 PM in Quinn Announces Budget Cuts, they said:

I agree with you guys, but at the same time, does it really matter what's in the state budget anymore? No one's actually getting the "budgeted" money anyway. For instance, cutting $86 million from 4...

On August 27, 2009 2:33 PM in Food Mobile Applications - Tell Us What You're Using!, they said:

I LOVE Yelp's iPhone app. It is wonderful usable, and has almost all the features of the website in a much easier-to-use format....

On July 2, 2009 4:02 PM in CPS Ax Comes Down, they said:

To be fair to CPS, overhead costs in most sectors amount to 1-2x a person's annual salary- things like insurance, vacation, training, onboarding and severance costs, etc. Ergo, a person making $50,000...

On March 25, 2009 7:41 PM in Trib, LA Times Consolidating International Coverage, they said:

...we must bring people information that is unique and valuable "That's why we're making our coverage less unique and valuable! ...

On February 12, 2009 1:11 PM in Chicago 2016 Stands By Phelps, they said:

Here's the great thing... the systems for dealing with every one of the issues you raise are already in place - look at alcohol, tobacco, firearms, etc. Presumably, the criminals would "go out of bus...

On December 22, 2008 6:57 PM in Urlacher Baby Mama Runs Afoul of Lord of the Dance, Again, they said:

I thought it was funny when I read the following: "Flatley flatly refuted the allegations..." Then I realized the funny was just in my head. Too bad....

On November 10, 2008 11:34 AM in Community Protests Radio Hall of Fame Induction Celebration, they said:

If you want to form a contractual relationship with another person, merging your assets and liabilities and obtaining certain benefits under the law, then you should be required to obtain a Civil Unio...

On November 7, 2008 4:40 PM in Obama's Flickr Pool Beats Ours, they said:

"The Office of the President Elect" stated the podium. What the heck is that? Yes, we know he is God, but do they have to make up new "offices" for him. My understanding is that they're using that te...

On July 9, 2008 7:00 PM in Could the Smoking Ban Affect Movies, Too?, they said:

@Scooter Libbby Oh, come on, I support the smoking ban, but clearly there needs to be an artistic exemption - maybe ONLY allowing herbal cigs... I've smoked one for a theater production, and they sme...

On July 7, 2008 7:12 PM in Blago Loses His Cool, they said:

@Slaphappy That picture was taken two or three years ago, when I was a student at U of I. That's in the Illini Union; Blago had come to pose for the cameras, and the president of the College Republi...

On July 1, 2008 1:18 PM in Jet Makes Emergency Landing At O'Hare, they said:

"...the fuel supposedly disintegrating before reaching the water..." I think you mean evaporating... I've never heard of fuel disintegrating....

On June 24, 2008 8:50 PM in New DUI Law, they said:

@ Albanyparkour: "I question that "90%" statistic from MADD as well. Yup, as soon as I read that line, I asked myself "as measured how?" It's just a weird statement. If they had said that the devic...

On June 24, 2008 1:24 PM in State Workers Rally For A New Contract, they said:

@ Bluefairlane: "Wow, I hope state workers don't strike. What would Illinois do without a bunch of people sitting around and wasting time?" Actually, this is the union the represents most of the empl...

On June 23, 2008 7:16 PM in Greater Chicago Food Depository Monster May Haul, they said:

@ Ingrid: "What is sad is how regulations prohibit restaurants from donating food at the end of the night. I used to work in a restaurant and it blew me away how much food they threw away every night....

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