Today’s news: Back to work?

Today’s links, unless otherwise noted, are via the Peoria Journal Star:

• CityLift has reached a tentative agreement with it’s union bus drivers. There’s no word on this article on whether or not the “ringleaders” of sick out will be rehired. I would certainly hope so.
• Peoria native Hal Fritz received a flag commemorating the Congressional Medal of Honor he received for actions during his tour in Vietnam. A full description of those actions can be found here.
• PJS education reporter Clare Jellick asked on her blog for insight into why Pat Carroll was pushed out of her job at Notre Dame High School. Judging from the comments, I’m guessing that she must have worn out her welcome. The utter lack of outcry from the public says a lot too.
• Phil Luciano is aghast that the state government turned down a 15-year-old kid’s request for a work permit that would let him legally mow lawns this summer. I am aghast that the kid and his parents were dumb enough to ask the government permission. Stupid laws are made to be broken, and telling a 15-year-old he can’t mow lawns is a textbook case of stupidity. Remember: They can’t say “no” if you don’t ask permission. And remember folks, the state doesn’t have enough money to adequately fund schools, but it can still find the cash to pay lard-assed educational bureaucrats to tell 15-year-olds that mowing lawns is unfit work for teenagers.

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