Friday night before sectionals- judge has just ruled that the CPS kids can run in sectionals. This has created some confusion, as races are now set, bibs need to be made, etc. And the IHSA could still be asshats and stop the races- as they did for other sports on the past when judges ruled against them.
Headline is wrong above- it is about overturning the IHSA decision!
Its even easier to follow the fun on the Hey Jackass and Second City Cop blogs. "Murder Rate" goes down as shooting goes up but accuracy goes down and more medics in ER are staffed with former military.
Here is a good way to get to know the neighborhoods:
https://heyjackass.com/enlightening-commentary/
I haven't found such sites for VT or NH, or per your interest, ID.
Geography terminology wrote:
When did anybody ever use the term "upstate IL" ? Anything outside of the Chicago metro is referred to by the natives as "downstate"; even Rockford. Are you on Rahm's NYC team?
All of the cities you mentioned were industrial powerhouses at some point in history.
The Moynihan Report of 1965 predicted all of this.
Nobody in Illinois calls Rockford "downstate".....STFU
greenliner wrote:
Friday night before sectionals- judge has just ruled that the CPS kids can run in sectionals. This has created some confusion, as races are now set, bibs need to be made, etc. And the IHSA could still be asshats and stop the races- as they did for other sports on the past when judges ruled against them.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-cps-cross-country-ihsa-appeal-20191101-k3w7lofs5bglrlae2fd7xtgm6m-story.html
Any Chicago Public Schools make it out of the sectionals?
In America, land of the free, citizens shouldn't have the right to peaceful assembly unless our Very Small Government (tm) deems it acceptable.
Lake Park Sectional 2019
Congrats to CPS. Looks like they had a few teams and some kids that made it to state. Awesome! So happy for them.
CPS teams and individuals from 2A and 3A advance to state finals. CTU goes home DEVASTATED. Students 1, Teachers 0.
CPS students = strong. CTU = weak. CPS students have championship mentality.
"stereotypes" LOL, try reality wrote:
Throwing money at schools ain't gonna help with the fact that momma is a crackhead.
Sorry that your mommy's a crackhead, which explains your ignorant attitude.
illinoisjones wrote:
CPS teams and individuals from 2A and 3A advance to state finals. CTU goes home DEVASTATED. Students 1, Teachers 0.
Apparently it was the IHSA who wanted to stop students from competing.
The CTU had nothing to do with it. Is that right? If so, why do you keep trying to blame the wrong people.
Why are coaching salaries even included in the collective bargaining? There typically is not a requirement in most districts that a coach be a teacher anyhow. The two are separate roles and should not be held under the same union umbrella.
tHe cTu hAd nOtHiNg tO Do wItH iT.
CTU: "Im in the CTU, I'm going to strike and take no responsibility of the consequences of the strike. Every consequences of the strike, which we started, is because of other people, not us."
This is why a strike can alienate people like myself who agree with the concerns of the teachers. The CTU accept no responsibility when a negative consequence affects the students or parents. The purpose of the strike is to sacrifice your incentives from the job, while accepting responsibility that there will be negative consequences as a result of the strike, which the CTU has neglected to do.
The city and state are bankrupt, save the phony accounting and credit ratings, prepare to go down with the ship.
Many of these kids take running seriously and spend several years working hard with the goal of making it to the State Meet. It can also possibly influence their ability to receive a scholarship at a college.
I don't know all of the legal/IHSA/teacher union issues in Chicago, but it seems like this was up to the IHSA to decide that the kids could not compete if teachers unions were striking anyplace in Illinois that affected their particular schools. I think this was a travesty to just dismiss the efforts of these kids over many years.
Since a judge (an apparently other judges for other sports and other teams in Illinois) has decided that they could compete despite the IHSA position, does this mean that the IHSA will change their policy? I hope so.
I congratulate the teams and individuals that will advance to the State Meet despite the chaos and uncertainty that Unions/IHSA/school administrators created for these kids.
Good luck and best wishes to these runners who made the State Meet based on your perseverance despite the foolishness of so called adults.
Anytime you have a large city in America with 1 party rule (i.e. Democrats) and strong Public Employee Unions, you will inevitably get more crime, more expenses, higher taxes, and more racial and class division. It never fails, happens every time. Chicago is just one of the biggest examples of this. Chicago in a lot of ways is a failed city, not because it can't provide for itself currently but because it is deteriorating in a time when America has never been more prosperous.
Another perspective - you are correct on all counts, except that the unbelievable levels of corruption should also be mentioned.
Pritzker - who I have trouble complaining about because his family gave me a union job when I was poorer than poor - trumpeted his accomplishment in pushing through a $45B capital improvement and construction plan. So of course this signature achievement has been caught up in Martin Sandoval (a state legislator) getting charged with taking bribes and selling influence on construction projects. Illinois has a kleptocratic political class, and it is unassailable.
illinoisjones wrote:
tHe cTu hAd nOtHiNg tO Do wItH iT.
CTU: "Im in the CTU, I'm going to strike and take no responsibility of the consequences of the strike. Every consequences of the strike, which we started, is because of other people, not us."
This is why a strike can alienate people like myself who agree with the concerns of the teachers. The CTU accept no responsibility when a negative consequence affects the students or parents. The purpose of the strike is to sacrifice your incentives from the job, while accepting responsibility that there will be negative consequences as a result of the strike, which the CTU has neglected to do.
This x1000
John Rand Paul Jones wrote:
The city and state are bankrupt, save the phony accounting and credit ratings, prepare to go down with the ship.
1) O'Hare Airport and Midway Airport are both officially in city of Chicago. The two combined make them the busiest airport in the nation. I am sure there are small user fees. Increase the user fees. Libertarians and G.O.P. say: Des Moines, IA or Kansas City, MO will be the Midwest HUB.
I can't stop laughing.
2) Have a city small transaction fee on all trades at Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Option Exchange and Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
3) Have a small luxury hotel tax for all hotel rooms in the city of Chicago greater than $250 a room per night.
This stuff means one has to bring out the adding machine and put on the green visor. It is not astro-physics.