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Thursday, August 28, 2008

“Bar Cars” become relic of the past

The Chicago Tribune came up with the almost-dignified euphemism o f “rail saloon,” while Metra (the commuter railroad that connects Chicago ...

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Gregory Tejeda: Chicago's far South Side, Illinois, United States; I am a Chicago-area freelance writer who has reported on various political and legal beats. I wrote "Hispanic" issues columns for United Press International, observed up close the Statehouse Scene in Springfield, Ill., the Cook County Board in Chicago and municipal government in places like Calumet City, Ill., and Gary, Ind. For a time, I also wrote about agriculture. Trust me when I say the symbolic stench of partisan politics (particularly when directed against people due to their ethnicity) is far nastier than any odor that could come from a farm animal.

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