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Tag: Vol. 38 No. 49
Issue of Aug. 27 – Sep. 2, 2009
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Morning Art: Kim Laurel
Janus Pony, by Kim Laurel, part of Tandem Trouble, a show with Fletcher Hayes opening Fri 9/4, 7-10 PM, at Eyeporium, 1543 N. Milwaukee, 773-782-1744.
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Rod Blagojevich’s “The Governor”
A few excerpts from The Governor (Phoenix Books), by former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich: “Roland Burris was on his way in, and I was on my way out. There was hardly any doubt now that I was going to be removed from office. The only realistic question was when . . . “
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CPS vs. Lehman Brothers
I have to say this confuses me, but: apparently Lehman Brothers
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A Call From Jeremy Halbreich
Jeremy Halbreich, chairman and interim CEO of the Sun-Times Media Group called me Wednesday evening to confirm something I’d heard — that heads of the media group various unions will meet Thursday afternoon with Ted Rilea, vice president for labor relations.
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Morning Art: Kim Laurel
Janus Pony, by Kim Laurel, part of Tandem Trouble, a show with Fletcher Hayes opening Fri 9/4, 7-10 PM, at Eyeporium, 1543 N. Milwaukee, 773-782-1744.
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Dan Hynes: Keeping us awake this time
This morning a reporter asked Dan Hynes about Governor Pat Quinn’s proposal to increase the state income tax, and Hynes responded with a flash of sardonic wit. “When you were talking about Pat Quinn’s plan, were you talking about version one, two, or three?” Hynes said. It’s no secret that Hynes is going to try […]
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Rick Bayless Blesses Taxim
He tweets: “Ate at Taxim in Wicker Park over the weekend. Really, Really good. Doing 4 the full gamut of Greek food what we’re trying to do for Mexican” Mike Sula profiled owner David Schneider in May; he’s on a mission to expand the concept of Greek food, so I can see why Bayless would […]
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Dramatic Meeting at Sun-Times
Union leaders from throughout the Sun-Times Media Group are being summoned to a meeting tomorrow afternoon with Ted Rilea, the vice president for labor relations. This comes as rumors of an impending sale of the bankrupt media group have crested — last week — and then ebbed. Newspaper Guild leaders aren’t talking.
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Talk of the weather will do
Send not to know where the lost season went.We’ve been spared our summer of discontent. The Beachwood Reporter’s J.J. Tindall on that weather we’ve been having.
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Birchers to Birthers
Dan Savage brings some heat about the GOP on Countdown. Below the jump, Glenn Beck as the desperately poor man’s Howard Beale. OLIGARHY!
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Metafilter kayaks the Chicago River
Nice thread on Metafilter about how and why to kayak the river; I love the spectacular photo tours of the north and south branches. I have to admit I’ve long been tempted to move somewhere that would make a kayak work commute convenient (h/t KHo).