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Falling in love? Get it in writing
David and Kimberley Rudd got to know each other as journalism students at Northwestern University in the fall of 1984. And it was a strictly platonic relationship. "We were two of about 13 African-American freshman journalism students at...
Tags: Near South Side, Teaching and Learning, Education, Students, Journalism
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Tribune newspapers attract suitors, 'noise'
Tribune reporterSeeking to tamp down “noise” over the possible sale of its newspapers, Tribune Co. CEO Peter Liguori sent an email to employees Wednesday calling speculation about a transaction premature. “A sale transaction is only one of our...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Newspapers, David Koch, Oaktree Capital Management, Career and Workplace
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D-Wade — and others — come up short when dressing up
Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade is leading millions of American men along the path of career destruction. It wasn't his play against the Bulls in the NBA playoffs. It was his ridiculous suit, a purple polka dot number featuring skinny capri pants, showing...
Tags: Fox Business Network (tv network), Personal Service, Lou Dobbs, NBA Playoffs, Labor Day
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How Chicago can help migrating flocks survive
If you're out and about in downtown Chicago in the wee hours, you may see small groups of people nosing around the bases of skyscrapers, looking intently at the sidewalks — and picking up things. Those "things," in this case, are birds. Every...
Tags: Field Museum of Natural History, Politics, Lobbying
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Book of the Month: "The Yellow Birds" by Kevin Powers
Printers Row has chosen "The Yellow Birds," Kevin Powers' gut-wrenching debut novel, as its Book of the Month for May. The novel, which was a finalist for the National Book Award last year, evolved from Powers' yearlong service as a U.S. Army machine-...
Tags: U.S. Army
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Group protests Koch brothers' interest in Tribune Co.
Tribune staff reporterA small group of protestors rallied outside Tribune Tower on Wednesday, demonstrating against the potential sale of the Chicago Tribune and other Tribune Co. newspapers to conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch. The protestors, about two...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Unemployment Benefits, Newspaper and Magazine, Tribune Company, Los Angeles Times
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Kevin Powers talks war, writing and 'The Yellow Birds'
Kevin Powers was 17 when he joined the U.S. Army. It was 1998: Sept. 11 was still three years away, and war didn't seem a likely possibility. He was following a path laid by his father, uncle and grandfathers — all of whom had served as well....Tags: Poetry, U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Instagram now lets you tag your photos
Facebook is probably the first platform you think of when seeing the words "photo tagging." Now, Instagram's plan for tagging is coming into focus. Called Photos of You, Instagram says it's now as easy to add a person to a photo as it is to add a...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Social Media, Google Inc., Apple iTunes
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Violence Community Conversation at the Chicago Tribune
When Trib Nation put out the call to people interested in violence and why it has festered in Chicago, we found immediate and strong interest. Readers wanted to join the conversation. So did the heads of organizations, victim advocates, people who...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Public Library, Chicago Bears, Media Industry, Corporate Officers
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2013 outdoor dining and drinking preview
For RedEye"Do you remember when it was 80 degrees in March last year?" Yup, that might be the most common complaint muttered by coat-clad Chicagoans this spring. Sure, summer didn't come early this year as it did last, but that hasn't stopped dozens of...Tags: Bars and Clubs, United Center, Wrigley Building, Chicago Loop, Sandwiches
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Howells & Hood goes upscale on a large scale
For decades Chicago journalists' post-work watering hole of choice has been the Billy Goat Tavern, with its three beers on tap ($3.50 Schlitz and Billy Goat Dark and Lager) and $3.15 cheeseburgers just a dark stairway's descent from the Magnificent Mile's...
Tags: Bars and Clubs, Services and Shopping, Billy Goat Tavern, Steaks, Magnificent Mile
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Cooper Rollow 'a reporter at heart'
The letter arrived in July of 1974. My writing clips had been reviewed, my references approved and interview completed. I was hired by the Chicago Tribune, even though the signature at the end of the letter sounded more like one of those fictitious...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Drake Relays, Periodicals, Chicago Bears, High School Sports
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