Monday, November 21, 2011

Getting spun by newsmakers something we watch out for, but it happens anyway

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I must confess to squirming just a bit too much Friday night when I saw the latest episode of “Boss,” the new drama created by the Starz ca...
Saturday, November 19, 2011

Turkey at the Statehouse?

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I remember a year some two decades ago when the Illinois General Assembly’s inability to approve a new budget before the beginning of the s...
Friday, November 18, 2011

Ventura best ballplayer, Sveum most experienced (sort of) manager. Matheny most likely to succeed during ‘12?

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Now that the Chicago Cubs have let it be known that Dale Sveum will become their new field manager, it seems that the ballclubs that people...
Thursday, November 17, 2011

EXTRA: How does Obama “shoot” fit?

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We're not even close to a repeat I’m glad that we’re not in a national sense of mourning these days, because you just know that in...

Juror uncertainty always scares me

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It is the part of our society’s judicial system that always scares me – the idea that a person’s fate can literally wind up in that mythica...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Nobody ever truly happy w/ redistrict, but is Beverly more miffed then usual?

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Lately, whenever I use a Metra Rock Island line commuter train to travel downtown (I live within walking distance of one of their stations ...
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Monday, November 14, 2011

EXTRA: Sox or Cubs; which ballclub's fans drink heavier at the ballpark?

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You never know where or when a ‘Sox versus Cubs’ debate can break out. Sometimes, it even occurs during a Cook County Board session. ...