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Publicizing a gun owners name equates with the holocaust. . . Continue reading →

How improvisation changes lives Continue reading →

That black plumed Old Coot paddling the North Branch of the Chicago River in the rain is her best friend at work. He swims among and yet separate from the other waterfowl patrolling the river. He’s hard to see. Black … Continue reading →

‘Do they still play the blues in Chicago?’ He sings that line. Just that one line. And the musical progression. The sound sums up the place. Algren and James T. Farrell, and Bellow and Royko. They all wrote stories and … Continue reading →

Baseball for EVERYONE Continue reading →

Attacking the vulnerable with billboards Continue reading →

Why not be an expatriate? I can’t think of a reason to tell him. Continue reading →

A different way to think about the tragedy in Japan. Collective heart. Personal responsibility. Continue reading →

Who lost in Wisconsin? Continue reading →

Tomorrow’s independent bookstore Continue reading →