Carlini's Comments - POLITICS

MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL: ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:24:58 -0500

As another Chicago-area hospital calls it quits, what are the remaining ones doing to keep a solid health care network in the Chicago metropolitan area? What’s happening to major area hospitals as they throw in the towel and scalpel and call it quits due to negative revenues?

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THE MIDWEST's STATE OF DENIAL

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:06:46 -0500

In this new global millennium, organizational titanics must be transformed into streamlined starships in both the public and private sectors.

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CHICAGO POLICE: A LACK OF TECHNOLOGY?

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:50:54 -0500

What we take for granted in the suburbs is just on a wish list for Chicago police.

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H-1B PROGRAM IS BROKEN. WHAT CANDIDATE WILL FIX IT?

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:00:09 -0600

Can our downward economic trend be reversed? That’s what many are looking for in this presidential election. As we look at both parties, their candidates and their campaign rhetoric of hope and change, there is a lot of talk about magically creating good jobs for people but little substance on how that’s going to be accomplished.

An H-1B visa is given to temporarily fill a job. What happens when that job is through? Over the years, I have written several columns about the overuse of H-1Bs and the false premise that there is a shortage of skilled technology workers in the United States.

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PREDICTIONS FOR 2008: PEOPLE & THE ECONOMY

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:20:46 -0600

“After listening to the experts at the Executive Club Luncheon, here is my take on predicting 2008’s economy,” Third of a three-part article.

At this year’s Executive Club luncheon that focuses on the future of the economy for the year, the emphasis was “look to global initiatives for growth”. Over 1,200 people attended this luncheon, many looking for answers to:

- the mortgage foreclosure debacle,

- the outlook for jobs, and

- the general sense of where the U.S, economy is headed as well as how their career may be affected.

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PRESIDENTIAL PREDICTIONS: PART II of III - THE EXPERTS

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:30:23 -0600

This is the second of what is now a three-part column.

While many positive reader comments were received from last week’s column on presidential politics, I want to share a questionable one because it’s interesting to see how some people blindly follow and put their faith in “the experts”. In contrast, I have always written columns and taught people to question the experts and be skeptical.

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PRESIDENTIAL PREDICTIONS: TIME TO ASK TOUGH QUESTIONS

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:08:29 -0600

What are the real issues the prognosticators seem to overlook with their presidential candidate analysis and predictions? (Originally published on 1/2/2008 in MidwestBusiness.com)

In part one of a two-part column, today’s helping will hone in on political predictions for 2008 while the second part next week will cover the general economy.

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NATIONAL ISSUES FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:22:25 -0600

What other issues do we need to address to get our country focused on a real direction for success?

Last week’s column on broadband as a national issue, which should be on the tip of every tongue in the presidential debates, elicited some great feedback. Others are starting to question the value that the presidential debates (from both parties) are providing the voters.

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OLYMPICS & CASINOS: A CORRELATION?

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:14:09 -0600

Major cities that have held the Olympics also have casinos.

If Chicago is serious about having the Olympics in 2016, should it also get serious about having a world-class casino? While there are many positive and negative opinions about casinos, let’s start looking at the facts.

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BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY: WHERE ARE THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES?

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:17:50 -0600

Where are the hot discussions about broadband deployment and regional economic sustainability in the presidential debates?

Where do the frontrunners stand on making the network infrastructure of the United States a top issue in their debates? How come the great journalists asking the questions don’t ask where Barack Obama stands on a national broadband initiative or where Rudy Giuliani thinks we should head with gigabit infrastructures to support regional economic development and sustainability?

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MASS TRANSPORTATION OR MASS CONFUSION?

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:41:21 -0500

Funding from all government sources (both state and federal) should go to where it will do the most good for the most people. That sounds like a pretty solid approach from a common-sense standpoint. No one would argue that point unless they are a lobbyist for a special interest group.
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CITYWIDE WI-FI: CIVIC NET BECOMES CIVIC NOT

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:11:45 -0500

Dynamic decisions for new network infrastructure are often made by visionaries and decision makers rather than committees or consortiums.

Several people have contacted me from very different corners of the market to review a recent article in the Chicago Tribune by Jon Van as well as a later commentary in MuniWireless on what happened to CivicNet in Chicago. Views differ about what’s accomplishable and what isn’t in building new network infrastructure.

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CTA, METRA, PACE: ILLINOIS MASS TRANSIT NEEDS OVERHAUL, NOT MORE FUNDING

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:56:00 -0500

The Metra, Pace and CTA in Illinois need to be closely reviewed before getting more money from state funding.

When it comes to wanting more money for operations, the three mass transit providers in the region are always putting out their hands. Do they really use more funding wisely? If you’re a rider of any of these three service providers, how would you rate them?

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PUBLIC SCHOOLS: HOW DO YOU FIX STUPID?

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:51:48 -0500

Public school systems are not preparing our “future generation” to compete in the global economy. There are too many people trying to hang on to obsolete principles and concepts that date back to the Industrial Age approach of teaching students to assimilate into an Industrial Age job. The bottom line is that students are not coming out knowing too much.

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BRIDGING THE INFRASTRUCTURE GAP

nospam@example.com (James Carlini) — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:05:14 -0500

“Why does a wake-up call to take action have to come at the expense of people’s lives?”

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