Letter: Look behind the smokescreen of DOGE cuts
- A federal judge ruled that the dismantling of USAID is likely unconstitutional and ordered employees on paid leave to regain email access, but did not fully reopen the agency.
- The Illinois job fair highlighted chaos from DOGE cuts, affecting 90,000 federal employees in the state, with workers expressing financial and mental strain.
- Governor JB Pritzker warned that cuts to Medicaid could harm over 3.4 million residents, indicating widespread impacts from DOGE's spending reductions.
- The USAID employee is on paid administrative leave after being affected by the cuts from the Department of Government Efficiency .
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Will Channel One and those who rely on it keep food on the table?
Dear Answer Man: Since DOGE efforts are putting some Channel One funding in jeopardy, has the community stepped up with donations to fill the gap? Also, I know retail prices vs. what Channel One pays are different, but if food prices — eggs, meat, etc. — do come down, will that help? -- Concerned for the Hungry. Dear Concerned, By "DOGE" you, of course, refer to the Department of Government Efficiency. Channel One can continue its mission if a c…


Elon Musk’s Soap Operas for Conspiracy Buffs
Online fantasies are now an excuse to take apart the government.
To the editor: Oligarchs treat citizens with disdain
Since the founding of our nation, there has been a debate as to whether our federal government is too big or too small. However, regardless of your ideology on the matter, none of us should approve of the methods Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the cabinet secretaries are using to shrink our federal work force. Musk is belittling our federal workers by requiring them to write their “5 things accomplished” each week. Reportedly, some workers are bei…
Letter: I can think of a number of government officials that DOGE could cut for not justifying their wages
During one of many DOGE announcements Elon Musk mentioned employees that were not doing anything to justify their wages, so that was the reason for dismissal.
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