Dirk van Ulden

Most of us who pay our property taxes need to realize that the current school district system needs a major overhaul. Among other incredulous facts, based on Annie's research, it turns out that each of the 23 districts have another 13 (300/23) support staff, on average, at the County leve…

Mike, you make it sound as if this Republic has always been in sync with the tenets of the Constitution, until Trump became President, of course. Like you, I have read quite a bit about our history and I don't see any reason to panic. I was far more worried during the last administration …

Greg - thank you for this wake up call. It is relevant for many of us in similar situations.

Well - good for you but that unicum is still not convincing.

In an organization where I worked, we used to recommend an employee for a promotion just to get rid of him or her. You are using an old trick, so let's use it. I am sure that Lurie's SF is also highly motivated to see him leave.

"Papan said she listens to the needs of all constituents, regardless of party," The problem is that she does not follow up and does nothing with what she hears. Yes, time for a change. I have also spoken with her but she did not take any notes and neither did her smiling staff. She is a c…

I am not sure what his political preferences have to do with his ability to steer this very complex department. After all, some major cities elected political favorites, LA and Chicago and even a president, Biden, who turned out to be overwhelmingly incompetent, yet all checked the DEI an…

Lindsay - it takes more than a few phone calls by a supervisor to assist with opening a pool than running a complex department that is responsible for myriad county functions. While personality may be important to some, technical knowledge and experience in the field are far more importan…

Unfortunately - he is the only one running. Chelsey is not qualified as she is not credentialed.

Hola Manuel - we need an executive in that position, not a social worker. Those are a dime a dozen.