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Tag: Vol. 37 No. 23
Issue of Feb. 28 – Mar. 5, 2008
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Woodblock printmaking lecture 3/7
A lecture on woodblock printer Norma Bassett Hall at Anchor Graphics.
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One bite: escarole and beans from Bari Foods
Channel your nonna with a bowl of Bari’s escarole and beans.
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Buttonholed
A City Council committee agrees: drug dealers sell drugs, not extra suit buttons.
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Food with your drinks
A few restaurants and bars offering free food, courtesy of Chicagoist.
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At least he thinks women should vote
Desperately unfunny sexism: it’ll be here all week.
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The fourth estate fights back
After increasing the local sales tax, City Council may celebrate by doubling the parking tax.
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Yellow and blue . . . makes you a criminal!
Plastic-rights watch: City Council moves to ban the sale of little plastic baggies.
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Joseph M. Williams, 1933-2008: Linguistic expert and Little Red Schoolhouse creator
Obit of the week: Joseph M. Williams, U. of C. English prof and founder of the Little Red Schoolhouse.