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Stories from Chicago's dangerous streets
For once, the Collaboraction Theatre Company has justified its name. "Crime Scene: A Chicago Anthology," far and away the best Collaboraction show I've seen these past 14 years, is indeed a call for collaborative action. The ensemble piece, which...
Tags: University of Chicago, Woodlawn (Chicago, Illinois), Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture, Epidemics and Plagues
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Marijuana legalization bill may threaten fabulous Prohibition II profits
With Valentine's Day still fresh in our minds, thoughts naturally turn to retired Army Gen. John T. Thompson of Newport, Ky., who helped give America one of its most vivid memories of that holiday. After serving in two wars, Thompson saw a need for a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Holidays, Al Capone, Organized Crime, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Valentine's Play
![ I have a long personal history with Valentine's Day. My baby book boasts: "Our Little Valentine", due to my birthdate, my grandparents were married on Valentine's Day, and I got engaged 17 years ago on Valentine's. I'd say that's more than enough love to go around for me.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/column/2011-02/59350910-10221243-187105.JPG " I have a long personal history with Valentine's Day. My baby book boasts: "Our Little Valentine\", due to my birthdate, my grandparents were married on Valentine's Day, and I got engaged 17 years ago on Valentine's. I'd say that's more than enough love to go around for me.")
Kathleen BadeI have a long personal history with Valentine's Day. My baby book boasts: "Our Little Valentine", due to my birthdate, my grandparents were married on Valentine's Day, and I got engaged 17 years ago on Valentine's. I'd say that's more than enough...Tags: Massacres, Entertainment, Movies, Holidays, Al Capone
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'Brothers And Sisters' recap: Valentine's Day Massacre
It Happened Last NightNora is angry at the world (mostly the writers) for never, ever, ever letting her find love and/or happiness. She takes it out on her...... -
Maine Governor Courting Gunmakers
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceMaine Gov. Paul LePage's administration is actively courting gunmakers and ammunition manufacturers to relocate to that state, focusing on companies that have threatened to leave states that have passed new gun control measures. In an op-ed column for...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Martin O'Malley, Career and Workplace
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For Los Angeles Lady Arm Wrestlers, joy and protest go hand in hand
On Valentine's Day, a young woman wearing a button-down shirt, bicycle shorts and a Soviet-era Budenovka hat, along with an adhesive mustache, stood on the stage of the Bootleg Theater. Her name was Russky Business. Her father's Fabergé egg had been...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Eminem, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Arts and Culture, Labor Legislation
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A Deeper Divide: The Gun Control Debate After Newtown
The Hartford CourantLast fall, residents of Newtown were having a debate that could have taken place almost anywhere in America. It was an argument over guns. The issue was fairly simple: Should amateur shooting ranges be subject to inspection and approval by the police...Tags: Lobbying, Health and Safety at School, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, PBS (tv network)
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175 years of memorable, horrible, humorous and remarkable events that shaped Chicago
On March 4, 1837, exactly 175 years ago, Chicago was incorporated. Not that Flashback needed a reason, but we took this occasion to compile a very long list of events, year by year and decade by decade, that helped shape this great city.
Some events...Tags: Interior Policy, Wrigley Field, Highway Transportation, John Hancock, Museum of Science and Industry
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Alex Theatre hosts event dedicated to writer-director Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder was a lover of words, and a writer above all else. He said many times in interviews that his move into the director's chair was simply to protect his scripts. Wilder cared deeply about the language, rhythm and timing he spent months...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Film Festivals, Arts and Culture, William Holden, Walter Matthau
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Pa. professor starts book drive for Newtown
Pittsburgh Post-GazettePITTSBURGH (AP) — Of all the heartbreaking images from Friday's massacre at a Connecticut elementary school, one in particular gripped Alice Del Vecchio, an assistant professor at Slippery Rock University. It was that of a grieving father,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Education, Students, Elementary Schools
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10 things you might not know about guns
Chicago Tribune reportersThere's a lot of crossfire about guns these days. The Obama administration is under siege over Fast and Furious, a federal sting operation that allowed firearms to go to Mexican drug traffickers and was linked to the slaying of a Border Patrol agent....Tags: Operation Fast and Furious, Sociology, National Rifle Association of America, Charlton Heston, U.S. Army
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