Mad as Hell
Teachers and students are supposed to sacrifice while the Board of Education—the seven-member body appointed by the mayor—approves a budget that nearly triples its allowance for “nonprofessional services.” Nearly triples its allowance for “memberships, subscriptions, seminars.” Nearly triples its allowance for travel expenses. More than doubles its allowance for “miscellaneous contingent projects.” Are you kidding me?
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Now I am asked to forgo my raise and take furlough days? Enough is enough! I suggest that instead of closing and restructuring schools, we close 125 S. Clark. Let Mr. Huberman, Ms. Bond, et al be placed in the substitute teacher pool. Hire all new staff at reduced salaries and let them work in one of those empty school buildings. Remind them to bring their own fans—it gets awfully hot in those buildings in the warm months.
I’d been poking at [the March 18 issue] for a few days, and I thought sure there was nothing left to read. Imagine my sheer joy when I turned the page and found myself looking at a music column from my hero Sam McPheeters (“That Band You Don’t Understand”). I loved his piece in Vice last year about the guy from the Crucifucks, and I love that I live in the same town with a newspaper that both recognizes his brilliant voice and has the means to bring a new piece of his into the world. Thanks a lot, congratulations on all you do to advance journalism in Chicago and the world, and I hope you will be an example to others of how to do things the right way!
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