This, that and the other stuff:
-- Does anyone really believe that lowering the speed limit in Campustown will have any positive effect on the rate of car-pedestrian accidents? No one knows or obeys whatever the speed limit is now. Until drivers start treating the students like the self-absorbed, unaware, oblivious children that they are and until the UI initiates a mandatory Crosswalk 101 class, students will be hit.
-- I see the Champaign County Board is set to review its latest rural zoning ordinance draft, one essentially impacting land at least 1.5 miles outside the municipality limits. Couple comments: ONE: Does it really make all that much sense that a majority of the County Board lives INSIDE the municipality limits? Answer: Yes, because a majority of the population of the county also lives INSIDE the municipality limits. TWO: Why has something like this taken so long to be developed? Farmland's been disappearing for years under the guise of progress. Anyone else afraid it's a case of too little too late? This was needed 10-15 years ago.
-- Has the CU MTD buses hitting people issue taken the heat off the CU MTD annexation controversy? Or did we all just become bored with the issue that quickly?
-- Watching the Illini fooball team this past weekend made me glad the Sox are in the Series. At least there's something positive to watch. But why's it gotta be the Sox when the Cubs are so much more deserving? And remember, UI basketball's only about a week away.
-- Don't know how he does it, but you just gotta admire Ron Zook for staying so positive in the face of ... everything. I wonder if he really realized just how bare the cupboard was that he was inheriting? This is gonna be a loooooooooooooong-term rebuilding project.
-- Anyone else just a little confused by the area GOP's blind confidence that a Vermilion County Republican state Senate candidate (Judy Myers) will be a slam-dunk winner in the 52nd District? State money and Champaign County Democrats just might have a say in things, don't you think? Champaign County's GOP is in a bit of disarray right now, also confounding the perceived optimism. Also, isn't it possible that the more populous of the two counties might balk at being represented by someone from the smaller county? Just my 2 cents.
-- Can't say I was surprised by the news that Gov. Blago was booed at the World Series the other night. He may be (was at one point?) pretty good at playing politics, but he's REALLY miserable at playing sports politics, which is much nastier.
And so it goes.
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I think it's odd that our esteemed Champaign County Clerk is making announcements about his future political intentions or aspirations via a blog. It's kind of a wierd snub of the local media i.e. WDWS, The NG and WCIA etc.
Extremely odd to me....
It's possible, of course, that the MSM was approached by the ChampCo clerk and they found the announcement so un-newsworthy that the IP blog was the only outlet left. it's really only news if he annouces he's running. Otherwise, he's just another GOP hack looking for unnecessary publicity.
No news is no news. He and thousands of other folks -- you and me included -- are NOT running.
Heh...Good insight. I guess him announcing that "he's not running" isn't newsworthy to anyone but him and some bloggers..
Why are the Cubs so much more deserving? Because they have better attendance? Because they spend more money annually than the White Sox?
Once again, proof that big spending does not mean positive results. A lesson for government also.
Why are the Cubs so much more deserving? If you're not a Cubs fan, there's no way you can understand. And I feel sorry for people like that.
I'm a White Sox fan. Enlighten me.
;)
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