I found it ironic that Michael Miner’s column [Hot Type, August 11] about journalists’ poor showing in the honored profession category was so well illustrated in Ben Joravsky’s continuing rant about TIFs [The Works] in the same edition. In quoting “one county official,” Joravsky defended the lack of that official’s name by saying the quote […]
Author Archives: Gary S. Ruderman
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The Kindest Cut
Urban arborist Charlie Miller saves Chicago’s trees from bugs, disease, the weather, and sometimes their owners.
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Dam Animals
The dry spell we’re experiencing this spring may have an upside: it will limit run-ins between man and beaver. The spring rains that cause rising rivers usually signal the beginning of beaver-busting season. April and May are traditionally when towns and park districts along Illinois rivers rip out beaver dams built during the winter. If […]
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Big Birds
They may look delicate, but the pair of swans camped out under the Diversey bridge can take care of themselves.