jdsmith99

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• Commented on Huberman To CPS Done Deal?
  Yes! Don't vote for R. Daley (or city council members or any other elected official with whose positions you disagree) in the next election. It's not "real time", but it's an option....
• Commented on Examining Chicago's Budget Crisis
  Because comp makes up 80% of the budget, the only way to make significant reductions in expenses is to reduce comp. The CTA has the same issue. Government comp isn't typically pegged to inflation or economic conditions; it just goes...
• Commented on 30 Dogs Rescued From Homewood House
  A bad roof...that's just rubbing it in....
• Commented on Sunday Parkways To Close Some Streets For Biking
  neat idea. three things going against chicago (and most american cities) that prevent mass adoption of bikes: it's way too easy to park in the loop and the neighborhoods, the streets/car traffic are relatively unsafe for the majority of bikers,...
• Commented on Da Plane, Da Plane
  that plane looks awesome. if southwest decorated all their planes (and let their pilots do loops), i'd stop flying united entirely....