Tag Archives: advocacy

Rest In Peace Warrior đź‡şđź‡¸


Please help me honor Marine Lance Cpl. Raul S. Bravo who selflessly sacrificed his life eleven years ago today in Iraq while conducting combat operations in the Anbar province. Rest In Peace Warrior 🇺🇸

Posted in Afghanistan, iraq, marines, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Music Programs Have Great Value for Norridge School District 80 Students, But Someone Has To Pay For Them !!!


“Public School Cuts Music Programs; Teachers Lose Jobs” “High School Music Program Slashed” “Budget Cuts Affect Music and Arts” We see those headlines in the news all the time. Now we are seeing such headlines in the local Pioneer Press with … Continue reading →

Posted in Illinois, LASEC, Leyden, Leyden Area Special Education CoOp, News, Norridge, Norridge School D80, politics, Rauner, Social Media, Taxation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

People are Dying Due to this Pollyanish Outlook


Here is the response of the Cook County Board President and Chief Judge to the Sheriff’s concerns about the low bonds or no cash bonds given to gun offenders in the county. Particularly offensive is the following comment by Chief … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago, Crime, domestic violence, Elections, Finance, foia, gambling, gangs, gun control, IEP, Illinois, illinois politics, Latin Kings, legal services, Leyden, mental health, murder, News, political satire, politics, Rauner, Roy F. McCampbell, School Incident Reporting System, Social Media | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Trump Directive Spurs Proposal To Delay IDEA Rule


The Trump administration is officially proceeding with plans to delay an Obama-era rule that aimed to ensure students from certain backgrounds aren’t wrongly placed in special education. The U.S. Department of Education is issuing a notice in the Federal Register … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, Chicago, Disability Employment Month, Education, Employing Disabled, IEP, Illinois, language, LASEC, Leyden Area Special Education CoOp, Medical, mental health, political satire, politics, Social Media, Special Education | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

New Horizon Center’s 11th Annual Pre-St. Patty’s Day Charity Pub Crawl


Join us at the 11th Annual St Patty’s Day Pub Tour! #edisonpark #stpattysday #chicago #fundraiser #supportautism

Posted in Autism, Chicago, Edison Park, mental health, new horizon center, Roy F. McCampbell, Social Media, Special Education | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Experts warn not to link autism to violence after Florida shooting 


Autism experts are cautioning against linking the spectrum disorder to violence in the wake of the Parkland, Florida, shooting that killed 17. Several news media outlets included in their coverage of the attack that alleged shooter Nikolas Cruz, 19, had autism, … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, Crime, Education, gun control, mental health, News, politics, School Incident Reporting System, Social Media, Special Education | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

E-Cigarette Endangers Public Health


A new study found e-cigarettes can potentially release significant amounts of toxic metals in its vapors, which users inhale. Scientists discovered a number of them released vapors with potentially unsafe levels of lead, chromium, manganese, and more https://hub.jhu.edu/2017/02/17/e-cigarettes-contain-toxic-metals/     … Continue reading →

Posted in #leydenpride, cancer, e cigarettes, Health, johns hopkins, mental health, Social Media, vaping | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Democrats’ Rebuttal of Nunes’ Memo


Democrats released a redacted memo over the weekend rebutting Republican claims of surveillance abuse. Read it here. assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4387027/Democratic-Memo.pdf

Posted in Crime, FISA Court, gun control, illinois politics, politics, senator durbin, USCongress, War on Terror | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Thoughts on What Is Driving Gun Violence in Chicago


Here’s a follow-up about low bonds being set for gun offenders arrested in Chicago and Cook County. Of particular interest are the statistics quoted in the article that show how the bond amounts have dropped significantly while the amount of … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago, Crime, domestic violence, Elections, gangs, Illinois, illinois politics, Latin Kings, mental health, murder, News, political satire, politics, Social Media, tom dart | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Gun Control Republicans Should Consider: GRVOs


This is common practice in the Illinois courts with regards to orders of protection in domestic violence situations. Gun Control Republicans Should Consider: GRVOs — Read on http://www.nationalreview.com/2018/02/gun-control-republicans-consider-grvo/amp/

Posted in domestic violence, Elections, gun control, Illinois, legal services, mental health, murder, News, Roy F. McCampbell, Social Media, Special Education | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment