If only the T&G would apply a hefty dose of satire to its editorials? Some of the stuff going around here deserves to be mocked. Even a little bit of fun by the T&G would make for a happy citizenry eh? Might even restore their faith in the T&G. Opps! They never had any. But it would be a breath of fresh air for staid Wusta huh?
Chicago Tribune: Every middle-schooler knows that rolling your eyes at the wrong person can get you grounded. In Elmhurst, it can get you thrown out of a public meeting.
Deprived of the opportunity to speak to a City Council committee about its plan to hire a $30,000 state lobbyist, Darlene Heslop apparently could not contain herself. She sighed and rolled her eyes — and was promptly ejected from the June 14 meeting. Surely nobody expects the committee to conduct its business effectively if citizens are free to make facial expressions in public. (Can you hear our eyes rolling?)
"Making faces behind the mayor's back is disruptive, in my opinion," said committee chairman Stephen Hipskind, who told Heslop to leave. (Wait — the mayor didn't even see it? Facepalm.) Other aldermen objected to the eviction, and two of them got up and left, ending the meeting for lack of a quorum. (Silent applause.).... link above.
