The real scandal

The real scandal in this city is that the Stoklosa School is not done and won't be done by Columbus Day as hoped. When I spoke to the editor of the Sun about a month ago, he was very patronizing about my concerns. He said it was 90% done and that it would be done soon and done right, blah, blah, blah. Well, right after that I started hearing that it was "70%" done. The crews still don't seem to be working that hard. The Manager and the City Council have nothing to say about it, it (but the Manager still gets a raise and a commendable rating from most councillors) and the Sun won't cover the story!!! Instead, they are trying to direct public ire against the police unions, the teacher unions, the school department - anything to keep attention away from what's happening at city hall.

In the meantime, the 5th and 6th graders who should be at the Stoklosa School are housed in unsatisfactory conditions at the Cardinal O'Connor. The regular Cardinal O'Connor students who are part of the McHugh alternative program are down in the basement and the program is running way under capacity because of the space constraints.