Year: 2006
Arlin-Golf Plaza and the Residences
View Toward Arlin-Golf Plaza Photo Archive Google Earth Google Maps In my previous post, I was exploring some of International Plaza’s neighbors that are also part of the TIF district and in danger of condemnation. In the photo above, the building in the background is the Arlin-Golf Plaza strip mall. Sign for Arlin-Golf Plaza As… Read more
International Plaza and Its Neighbors
Entrance To International Plaza Photo Archive Google Earth Google Maps There was a rally for International Plaza a few weeks ago, but I had errands to run that morning, and by the time I got to the Plaza, all the excitement was over. There were just a few stragglers, including a newspaper reporter and Leo… Read more
Vigil for International Plaza
Last night, tipped off by Cal Skinner’s post, I went to cover a protest staged by the Coalition to Save International Plaza outside an Arlington Heights village board meeting at the Senior Center at 1801 W. Central Road. Protesting Eminent Domain Addressing the Village Board I was surprised how many people showed up, many of… Read more
Just Say No to Inhalents
The Drug Czar’s blog, in a post about YouTube videos showing people using inhalents, links with some approval to the National Inhalant Prevention Coalition, which features a poster with these words: Sniffing Correction Fluid Can Stop Your Heart If you sniff to get high, you’re inhaling poisons that do definite damage. So stop. Before your… Read more
Moral Posturing About Richard Paey
My paying job has kept me too busy to blog much, but I’ve been thinking about a particular application of something Fernando Tesón wrote on Tuesday about how to distinguish between moral posturing and genuine moral principles: We propose The Display Test: a position is genuinely moral when the speaker can accept, without embarrassment, its… Read more