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The Myths of a College Degree

The Myths of a College Degree
There is a problem in American culture that has been getting worse the last few years – the myth that getting a college degree will solve all of a person’s career problems and its corollary, that a college degree automatically makes someone a better person and a better employee. I’ve struggled with both sides of... Read more »
By Julia372,
March 14, 2011 at 5:17 pm
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The Layne Brain - Daylight Savings (and Other Lies)

It is time once again to participate in that semiannual fraud in which we, the well educated, reasonably intelligent citizens of the United States, run through our homes changing 214 of our 215 clocks, struggling to recall how to reset our digital watches, all to delude ourselves into believing by merely advancing the hands of time by... Read more »
By mjlayne,
March 9, 2011 at 9:12 am
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Chicago Debt Settlement Firm Sued for Cheating the Clients

Debt settlement scams have been rising in the U.S for quite a few years. These scams are giving a bad name to the debt relief industry. Yet another debt settlement scam surfaced as a Chicago based debt settlement company was busted for illegally collecting huge fees from debt strapped people. This debt settlement company, Legal... Read more »
By marcbrown,
March 7, 2011 at 8:37 am
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South Dakota Lawmakers Draw a Line in the Sand with Abortion Bill

Since South Dakota’s conservative lawmakers were forced to drop proposed legislation advocating their preferred brand of homicide, they have focused their efforts on another off the wall bill. This one essentially declares open season on women’s personal freedom. The bill: HB 1217 mandates that a woman seeking an abortion must receive counseling from a state... Read more »
By llrose,
March 1, 2011 at 11:23 pm
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My Unofficial Vote for Chicago Mayor: Rahm Emanuel

I lived on the Southwest Side of Chicago for most of my life, specifically in the Gage Park neighborhood.  As a reference, Gage Park is bordered by Marquette Park on the South, where the Nazi Party hosted its rallies in the 1970s, and Brighton Park on the North, where the late Pope John Paul II... Read more »
By JudeeB,
February 21, 2011 at 10:03 pm
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CTA board is still compensated in midst of mismanaged budget

CTA budget problems may extend for decadesTwenty-five thousand dollars.  That is the amount each member of the Chicago Transit Board -the governing body of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) – receives in return for their service.  No other transportation agency, including those in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C., dole out such a perk.  The seven board... Read more »
By chicago1837,
February 15, 2011 at 12:56 pm
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Chico's "Rahm Tax" Piñata

Maybe I’m just not that smart, but I don’t understand Gery Chico’s obsession with what he’s dubbed the “Rahm Tax”. He beats the thing like he’s expecting treasures from heaven (money & poll numbers breaking 15%) to rain down on his shiny crown and even launched a website (http://www.fighttherahmtax.com/) He keeps regurgitating that Emanuel hasn’t released a... Read more »
By danetidwell,
February 10, 2011 at 7:13 pm
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Temoc Morfin for Chgo 25th Ward Alderman

Francis Bacon coined the phrase ‘Knowledge is Power’ in 1597. The term has come to mean that knowledge about someone or something they have done or not done, can give power to s/he who has the knowledge. So far I have not found this to be particularly true. Since the election spin began as early... Read more »
By Sallie,
February 10, 2011 at 5:28 pm
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Today's top ChicagoBreakingNews stories

One of my favorite sites on the whole interwebs is ChicagoBreakingNews. After talking with Dan Haar, the chief of the tremendous breaking news /rewrite staffers that make that baby hum, he thought it might be fun to condense the days breaking news into a nice, neat little recap so you knew what the best stories... Read more »
By Fernando Diaz,
February 19, 2010 at 3:13 pm
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Jim B., the man who elected himself mayor of Chicago City Hall

How long before Daley takes back his city? This is definitely not politics as usual. The old way of getting yourself elected meant years of hard work, compromise and most importantly sacrifice (and possibly a family dynasty) to rule the Second City.  But New York-based Foursquare has changed all that, swooping into town giving average... Read more »
By Fernando Diaz,
February 9, 2010 at 9:40 am
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