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Change of SubjectTo me, the most interesting part of the highly contentious meeting of the state Senate Executive Appointments Committee Thursday morning in Springfield was not the near fistfight between lawmakers, but the debate on “rough and tumble”... -
A click survey will have to do
Change of SubjectHow do you feel about Rahm Emanuel's inaugural party?online surveys Responding to Whet Moser: Yesterday, Eric Zorn wrote that the "inauguration cum coronation seems to be provoking more despair and resignation among Chicagoans than enthusiasm."* If that's... -
The rhubarb patch: Medicare reform
Change of SubjectVeteran Chicago commentator Dennis Byrne is a weekly contributor to the Tribune's commentary pages and the proprietor of The Barbershop, a ChicagoNow blog. In Wednesday's Tribune he joins me in The Rhubarb Patch to discuss Medicare reform To Dennis Byrne,... -
Longing for a simpler time?
Change of SubjectVia New York Magazine, President Obama got the year wrong when signing the guest book at Westminster Abbey. Not to make too much of this -- I'm sure others are more than capable of that -- but it's very odd...... -
Ya Gotta, 12-8-10
Change of SubjectHere are the Ya Gottas from today’s Prickly Pair Podcast. Eric Zorn -- Photo gift books. Trust me on this one. I have dubbed these the sure-fire spontaneous-kiss gift for the holiday season. Personal and modestly priced. See my webliography...... -
Ya Gotta
Change of SubjectHere are the Ya Gottas from today’s Prickly Pair Podcast. Eric Zorn -- I've pointed online readers to it before, but my my favorite viral video of the year was of Irish dancers Suzanne Cleary and Peter Harding doing a...... -
Ya gotta...
Change of SubjectHere are the Ya Gottas from this week's Prickly Pair Podcast. (And a renewed call for readers/listeners to submit their own for possible use on a future podcast/blog entry) Phil Rosenthal --The Allen Brothers catalog, which Phil says is the...... -
I've long advocated for this idea
Change of SubjectIn a news release, the Washington Post announces it will begin delivering feature sections on Saturday to give busy readers more time to enjoy their Sunday paper....(many feature) sections, along with Travel and in-depth local stories in the Washington... -
Fine lines
Change of SubjectI’m cleaning off my desk here and the following quotes are on scraps of paper in a little pile. You may find some of the them wise and useful: We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result...... -
It's Christmastime in Chicago
![I have seen a couple of little girls walk from a roller coaster at Navy Pier's Winter Wonderfest dizzy with delight; had a man on Michigan Avenue call me a "------ Scrooge" when I refused to give him "$42 dollars so I can have train fare to visit my sick mother in Detroit" and, 20 minutes later, was referred to as "my own special Santa Claus" by a woman who asked for and got from me "$2 so I can get something to eat". I petted a dog who was wearing tiny reindeer antlers and red (on his front paws) and green (back) little boots; watched a Salvation Army bell ringer ignore the 6-year-old girl trying to stuff a dollar in his plastic kettle while he hit on a woman carrying a stuffed cat and a humidifier; eaten about 1,334 cookies (and counting), all manner of candies and chocolate-covered pretzels, and consumed many drinks (and counting); and ogled the windows at the store formerly known as Marshall Field'sI know that awaiting me are more adventures, sights, food and booze, and memories.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-12/58333643-20095509-187105.jpg "I have seen a couple of little girls walk from a roller coaster at Navy Pier's Winter Wonderfest dizzy with delight; had a man on Michigan Avenue call me a "------ Scrooge\" when I refused to give him \"$42 dollars so I can have train fare to visit my sick mother in Detroit\" and, 20 minutes later, was referred to as \"my own special Santa Claus\" by a woman who asked for and got from me \"$2 so I can get something to eat\". I petted a dog who was wearing tiny reindeer antlers and red (on his front paws) and green (back) little boots; watched a Salvation Army bell ringer ignore the 6-year-old girl trying to stuff a dollar in his plastic kettle while he hit on a woman carrying a stuffed cat and a humidifier; eaten about 1,334 cookies (and counting), all manner of candies and chocolate-covered pretzels, and consumed many drinks (and counting); and ogled the windows at the store formerly known as Marshall Field'sI know that awaiting me are more adventures, sights, food and booze, and memories.")
I have seen a couple of little girls walk from a roller coaster at Navy Pier's Winter Wonderfest dizzy with delight; had a man on Michigan Avenue call me a "------ Scrooge" when I refused to give him "$42 dollars so I can have train fare to visit my...Tags: Carl Sandburg, Religious Festivals, Old Town School of Folk Music, Entertainment, Ulysses S. Grant
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"Mockingbird" still sings after 50 years
![Of all the things to love about "To Kill a Mockingbird," the modern classic that celebrates its 50th anniversary this weekend, the first appears in the opening paragraph.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-10/56554025-05120357-187105.jpg "Of all the things to love about "To Kill a Mockingbird,\" the modern classic that celebrates its 50th anniversary this weekend, the first appears in the opening paragraph.")
Tribune columnistOf all the things to love about "To Kill a Mockingbird," the modern classic that celebrates its 50th anniversary this weekend, the first appears in the opening paragraph. "When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow,...Tags: Social Issues, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Alabama, Health and Medical Professionals
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