In editorial criticizing Cook County elected officials for resisting budget cuts proposed by board President Todd Stroger, the Editorial Board said:

"Here's a shocker for the holdouts: Treasurer Maria Pappas, who has been trimming her fiefdom for years, says she has offered Stroger cost cuts and revenue increases that, taken together, will curb her budget request for 2007 by 37 percent….

"Maybe Pappas will give lessons to Devine, Dart, Brown and other county officials on how to let new technologies streamline their procedures, and how to identify new sources of revenue."

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