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Legendary cartoonist announces retirement
Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Dick Locher, 83, has put the stopper in the ink bottle for the last time after more than 40 years of capturing modern life through political cartooning. He recently announced his retirement. Dick's career as...
Tags: Cartoons, Entertainment, Ronald Reagan, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Awards and Prizes
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52% of low-income, minority CTA riders paying more
As South Side and south suburban Chicago Transit Authority riders figure out the best way to get to work and other activities Monday without Red Line Dan Ryan service, a new analysis shows that the CTA's fare increases for one-day and seven-day passes...
Tags: Civil Rights, Chicago Transit Authority, Justice and Rights, Transportation, Crime, Law and Justice
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Preview: Blackhawks at Red Wings
ReutersSportsDirect Inc. Preview: Blackhawks at Red Wings After an exhausting seven-game series against the Pacific Division champion Anaheim Ducks in the first round, the seventh-seeded Detroit Red Wings ran out of gas in the third period of the opener of...Tags: Brendan Smith, Politics, Detroit Red Wings, Freedom of the Press, Anaheim Ducks
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Just a pinch at right time will help rhododendrons
Should I prune my rhododendrons and azaleas? — Betsy Smith, Evanston In general, I find that rhododendrons and azaleas do not need a lot of pruning to keep them looking nice in the Chicago area. Azaleas and rhododendrons create their flower...
Tags: Chicago Botanic Garden, Botany, Michigan Avenue, Dwayne Johnson
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Kingsley Guy: Florida still needs election changes
This year, the Legislature enacted "ethics reform" in an effort to improve Florida's political climate. That's all well and good, but it's time now for lawmakers and the electorate to consider far-reaching structural reforms to upgrade Sunshine State...Tags: Voting, New Hampshire Primary, Google Inc., Elections, Politics
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Open thread: The weeks in review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but not limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup...... -
Funds for Mag Mile median gardens not blooming
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds The tulips on Michigan Avenue are a staple of spring in Chicago, but a decline in contributions to the project's sponsoring organization may force future plantings to be scaled back. John Chikow, president of the Greater North...... -
Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team
Scott Beck By John P. Huston,Tribune reporter Scott Beck's brain isn't the only instrument he uses to help him excel at math and science. Beck, a Highland Park High School senior, turns to the French horn to "kind of keep me balanced and keep me...
Tags: Northwestern University, Harvard University, Medical Research, Music, Science and Technology
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Preview: Red Wings at Blackhawks
ReutersThe seventh-seeded Detroit Red Wings hung tough with the top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks for 48 minutes in the opener of their Western Conference second-round series before the Presidents' Trophy winners turned on the afterburners and pulled away. Detroit...Tags: NBC (tv network), Freedom of the Press, Central Division (NHL), Ice Hockey, Marian Hossa
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Keep fuel system clean to avoid costly service
Q: For fuel system cleaning, including the fuel injectors, a major car service provider recommends a service costing $195. I vaguely remember you recommending Chevron Techron fuel system cleaner for cars with fuel injectors. If not, can you please...Tags: Car Engine Repair, Orefield, American Petroleum, Manufacturing and Engineering, Petroleum Industry
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'Hold Fast' by Blue Balliett
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Those words from "Dreams," a Langston Hughes poem, infuse Blue Balliett's newest novel. At the start of the book, Balliett notes that by the end of the 2012...
Tags: Langston Hughes, Harold Washington Library Center, Literature, Arts and Culture
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On The Fly
Local horse racing expert Bob Clancy (a former Courant copy editor) says that Orb, the 3-year-old bay colt who won a sloppy Kentucky Derby two weeks ago, is a lock to win the Preakness Saturday, and many racing enthusiasts agree. "Orb, he's a freak,"...Tags: Orb (racehorse), Michael Jordan, Preakness Stakes, NASCAR, Matt Harvey
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