In Search of the Suburban Reader It was Pat Colander who spotted the eerie parallels: this paper’s readers and the inhabitants of Naperville, the DuPage County suburb 35 miles to the southwest, show up in the computer readouts as peas in a pod. An erstwhile Reader staff writer who made a name for herself chronicling […]
Tag: Vol. 17 No. 13
Issue of Jan. 14 – 20, 1988
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Environment: Waukegan’s Toxic Waits
The endless battle over PCBs in Waukegan Harbor is poisoning the city’s plans to become the “Coho Coast.”
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They Even Recycle Publicity
To the editors: Thank you for the October 30th Neighborhood News article about Uptown Recycling Station. We appreciate Ben Joravsky’s story about our buy-back center at 4716 N. Sheridan and our weekly routes in Rogers Park and Lakeview. In response to the article, over 100 north-side residents called for more information (our number is 769-4488) […]
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Vapid Pap
To the editors: You will be well within your rights to take Hot Type columnist Michael Miner’s own advice (December 11) and to evaluate whether or not it is cost-effective to keep that column around. A full page of ads . . . for that matter, a blank page, would be more refreshingly honest and […]
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Desperate Women
TALKING WITH . . . Heroes Inc. Ensemble at the New Lincoln Theatre While hitchhiking across the country, I discovered that my silence could elicit startling stories and disclosures from the people who gave me rides. Something about the monotony of the road, the intimacy of the automobile, and my own willingness to listen triggered […]
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Playing at Theater
To the editors: Charley Custer’s article, “Look What They’ve Done to My Play” [December 18], paints a fairly clear picture of the hell that is new play development. It also presents a convincing argument for the reason there is so little dramatic writing of value being done in this country today. We are presented with […]
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The Straight Dope
I was intrigued by a recent news report that members of a formerly men-only club were upset now that women were being admitted because they could no longer engage in nude swimming. Now, it’s true I’ve led a sheltered life, having gone to school at the convent and all, but what exactly is the deal […]
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Tim and Jane
To the editors: Gary Rivlin’s otherwise commendable piece on the selection of Eugene Sawyer as mayor [“Seven Wretched Days,” December 25] contains one glaring and unfortunate error: He replays the chatter of a gossip columnist and various opponents of Alderman Timothy Evans, alleging that Evans supported Jane Byrne over Harold Washington in the 1983 primary […]
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City File
Where is the world’s largest gum ball factory? According to the Greater North Pulaski Development Corporation, at Leaf, Inc., 1155 N. Cicero. Watch out: the “garbage crisis” may spawn the “breathing crisis,” according to the Environmental Defense Fund. “Incinerators that burn ordinary garbage are emerging as a major source of air pollution and hazardous waste. […]
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Tot Control: The Fist Method
To the editors: Was very much interested in your article on “Tot Control” [November 13] and behavior modification. However, your article didn’t give any attention to the oldest, most time-honored method of child behavior modification. I refer to a system millions of years old and guaranteed to work 20 times faster than merely ignoring a […]
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Lousy Work If You Can Get It
To the editors: Thanks to Achy Obejas for reporting on the situation of day laborers [Our Town, October 30]. Obejas mentions some “working poor” as well as “street people” depend on the services for income. The services are increasingly used as a sole source of income for some working poor–people who if not for Chicago’s […]
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Fool for Love
FOOL FOR LOVE Actors Repertory Theatre at Victory Gardens Studio Theatre It’s amazing how much mileage Sam Shepard gets out of his Greek tragedy meets Edward Albee meets the Eagles routine. In the 1983 Fool for Love, which this weekend wraps up a brief run at Victory Gardens Studio, Shepard trots out the old reliables–fated […]
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More on Tot Control
To the editors: The article “Tot Control” [November 13] raises important issues. Children need structure and consistency to feel safe, cared for, and to learn self-control. For whatever reasons, if this fails both children and parents feel insecure and incompetent. The program described in “Tot Control” supports parents who find their children have difficulty learning […]