Paul T Cottey's blog

As of today, the University of Illinois has an unprecedented $436 million in unpaid state invoices.  University leaders have implemented a mandatory furlough, a hiring freeze, and a commission to review cutting administrative costs.  However, without additional state funding, the core mission of educating the UI’s 71,000+ students will be in jeopardy.  This is because the State of Illinois owes the University money, but hasn’t paid it.

I sent a letter to my representatives, State Representative Will Burns (repwillburns@att.net) and State Senator Kwame Raoul (raoulstaff@gmail.com or nsolomon@senatedem.ilga.gov), asking them to honor our commitments to the University.  Write your representatives too.  If you don’t know who represents you, look here.

Thanks!

I seem to return to this theme repeatedly:  Connectivity in the air.  Maybe it is because it is still new, and therefore interesting, or maybe I just think it is nice not to land with 27 messages queued up to go out and another 100 ready to come in.  I don’t know.

Nonetheless, GoGo Inflight is offering chances until the end of February to win free or discounted service with them.  Follow this link GoGo for a chance to win.  You may play every day, and it looks like you may play as often as you’d like.

Good luck!