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Notable passings of 2012
Some stories are harder to write than others. Obituaries are among the hardest, as the represent an obligation to do justice to the folks who have passed and hopefully to bring solace to their loved ones. Some of Laguna's best and brightest died in...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Television, NBC (tv network), Jerry Lewis, Lupus
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Talk of food truck ban in Sunrise has some crying foul
Joey Scuotto, a commissioner with a restaurant down the street from City Hall, has said he wants an outright ban on gourmet food trucks citywide. "We have so many restaurants struggling to stay afloat in Sunrise," he told the Sun Sentinel. "I see it...
Tags: Laws, Fort Lauderdale, Public Officials, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Sunrise (Broward, Florida)
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New mayor reflects on tumult, looks forward
Fourth in a series of profiles about those in the trenches of Costa Mesa's political battles. * Each Sunday the new mayor of Costa Mesa prays to God to help him forgive others, to help him not hold a grudge, to give him guidance for the week before...
Tags: Laws, Interior Policy, Trials, Career and Workplace, Los Angeles Times
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Notre Dame hoax has more than its share of baloney
Now we know why Notre Dame's football hero Manti Te'o played so poorly against Alabama in the national championship game Jan. 7. His heart was broken, kind of, by a woman who didn't exist. It was all in Deadspin, an Internet sports blog, on Wednesday,...
Tags: News Media, Media Industry, Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors, Heisman Trophy, Robert Redford
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Wanted: A mayor worthy of L.A.
Since my knee replacement surgery less than two weeks ago, I've been popping narcotic painkillers that come with long lists of potential side effects. Among them are vomiting, hallucinating and impaired thinking. It is perhaps that third one that made...
Tags: Richard Riordan, Eric Garcetti, Kevin James, Chicago Elections, Human Interest
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Flu season fuels debate over paid sick time laws
NEW YORK (AP) — Sniffling, groggy and afraid she had caught the flu, Diana Zavala dragged herself in to work anyway for a day she felt she couldn't afford to miss. A school speech therapist who works as an independent contractor, she doesn't...
Tags: Employment, University of Chicago, Justice System, Michael Bloomberg, Career and Workplace
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Chicago Confidential: City makes headway in Bloomingdale Trail project
The city of Chicago last week bought the 2.7-mile-long elevated Canadian Pacific Railway spur known as the Bloomingdale Trail. The sales price was $1, not including administrative fees. By the time the spur's makeover into a bike and running path is...
Tags: Local Government, Transportation, Millennium Park, Chicago Mayor, John Hancock Center
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A Marseille original
MARSEILLE, France — Bouillabaisse and I have a history. For years, I made this fish soup — from scratch, fish heads and all — for Christmas Eve dinner. Then, to prepare myself when I first became a food writer for the Tribune, I...
Tags: Croutons, Garlic, Chicago Restaurants, France, Foods and Beverages
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Consultants with ties to mayor help school closings panel
Chicago Tribune reportersThe panel appointed to give the public a voice on Chicago school closings is being advised by experts with political and financial ties to City Hall, fueling questions about its independence from Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration. The head of the...Tags: Consultancy Service, Chicago Charter Schools, Career and Workplace, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Ex-gang member 'Gator' Bradley asks aldermen for gun permit
Clout StreetPardoned former gang member Wallace “Gator” Bradley told aldermen today he wants the right to own a handgun, even though he once had felony convictions on his record. Bradley, who in recent decades has set up shop as a self-professed “...Tags: Gun Control, Interior Policy, James Balcer, Personal Weapon Control, Firearms
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Kass: Chicago Way Casino — where pols can take to the pole
A sad comment on the cynicism around us is that some are scoffing at a beautiful idea: A giant Chicago City Hall-run casino at the James R. Thompson Center, the heart of state government, run by our political class. "We just want to build the thing,"...
Tags: FBI, Sculpture, Justice System, Arts, Edward M. Burke
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Don't do Dibs before it gets deep
The lack of measurable snowfall is but another sign of the apocalypse, yet snow it will and soon, and when it does, there is one thing you must understand. There are no Dibs in Chicago unless Judge Dibs™ declares Dibs. And I am Judge Dibs™...
Tags: Justice System, Viagra (drug), Williams-Sonoma Inc., Rahm Emanuel, Heart Attack
Jan 3, 2013
|Story| Coastline Pilot
Dec 23, 2012
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Dec 29, 2012
|Story| Daily Pilot
Jan 17, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Jan 20, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Jan 21, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Jan 24, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Jan 6, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Dec 25, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jan 10, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jan 9, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Dec 20, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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