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The State of the Union: Listen carefully
There’s a place for pathos in presidential speeches, but it’s running amok.
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Can the torture scenes in Zero Dark Thirty be defended?
About Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar-nominated film
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Bears-Lions or Obama-Romney?
Which to watch tonight, the debate or the football game?
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For God, country, and the New Yorker
If you go to the trouble of killing Osama bin Laden, you may as well get it written up in the New Yorker.
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Adorable woodland creatures evicted by mean old city bureaucrats
The family of deer living in Boys Town is being evicted. Too many organic apples from Whole Foods, apparently. Also, dangerous drunks.(Sun-Times) The Chicago Board of Education denied teachers a scheduled 4-percent raise, saying the city’s budget situation wouldn’t allow it. The board also said more teacher layoffs could be on the horizon. (Chicago News […]
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Mayor Emanuel will be watching you, always
The city’s network of cameras — already the nation’s biggest — is expanding. (Sun-Times) Here’s what happened when a Sun-Times reporter witnessed a shooting at a memorial for a victim. (Sun-Times) Lewis Jordan, head of the Chicago Housing Authority, resigned yesterday after reports that he used his city-issued credit cards on expensive dinners and gifts […]
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You can own the Unabomber’s shoes and sunglasses!
U.S. Marshals/Flickr Need a pair of sunglasses this summer? Realized you lack that terrorist manifesto that would go great with your IKEA coffee table? Want a used box of detergent? Well, wait no longer! You can bid on a bunch of stuff the Feds took from the Unabomber. (U.S. Marshals) Daryl Hawks, sports anchor for […]
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Adults Can Disagree About Torture
Sun-Times editorial page and editorial cartoonist don’t agree on bin Laden.
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Who wants to swim in the Chicago River?
The Feds are ordering the cleanup of the Chicago River so that it’s safe enough for canoeing and swimming. (Tribune) Some el stations haven’t been updated in more than 50 years, service is spotty in some areas, and buses and trains break down. Short story: Rahm Emanuel and Forrest Claypool have a lot on their […]
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Party On, Rahm
Rahm Emanuel will take the oath of office at Millennium Park Monday, part of a weekend-long celebration of the new mayor and Chicago that begins Saturday with a free concert at Grant Park. (Tribune) Blago’s (expletive) greatest hits were played at his (expletive) trial yesterday. ((Expletive) Tribune) Chicago doesn’t just have a prehistoric transit system; […]
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Mayor Daley’s Open House
Want to thank Mayor Daley for his steadfast and farsighted leadership over the last two decades? There’s an open house on the fifth floor of City Hall today, from 1 to 4 PM. The event is billed as a chance for the mayor to thank Chicagoans; he hosted similar open houses after each of his […]
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Everyone Loves Rich
Mayor Daley says his request for bodyguards after his term expires is appropriate, but Mayor Jane Byrne thinks otherwise: “Once you leave, you leave. You have to take care of yourself. You’re no longer mayor,” Byrne said. (Sun-Times) George W. Bush, various local celebrities, and fawning media types think Mayor Daley was the best mayor […]