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News Change of Subject Reports, referrals and rants Eric Zorn  | Read This post is what it is Let me pivot here and talk not about how well or poorly Obama is maintaining his... August 7, 2008 5:56 PM CDT Ethics on ice -- the busted freezer dilemma So the other day, after our power had been out about 12 hours, we called a... August 7, 2008 3:21 PM CDT Meeks' fury over schools ignited in past To better understand the determined fury of State Sen. James Meeks—his fiery... August 7, 2008 12:04 AM CDT More... The Swamp News analysis and photos Tribune Washington Bureau  | Read McCain: Obama 'wants to forfeit' Iraq by Mark Silva "Sen. Obama says he wants peace,'' Sen. John McCain said today... Aug 7, 2008 Hamdan receives light sentence by James Oliphant A military jury in Guantanamo Thursday gave Salim Hamdan a... Aug 7, 2008 African embassy bombings, plus 10 by Frank James Little did we know when al Qaeda attacked two U.S. embassies in... Aug 7, 2008 More... Clout Street Chicago politics Tribune political desk  | Read Governor rips Madigan, Daley for not helping him Posted by Monique Garcia and Ray Long at 1:10 p.m.; updated at 3:50 p.m. Gov.... August 6, 2008 1:20 PM CDT Ex-Alderman Troutman expected to plead guilty to corruption From elsewhere on chicagotribune.com: By Jeff Coen Chicago Tribune reporter 10:... August 6, 2008 12:12 PM CDT Governor seeks construction plan, school funding reform in special session next week Posted by Tribune staff at 4:15 p.m.; updated at 9:45 p.m. By Ray Long and... August 5, 2008 4:16 PM CDT More... Minority of One Solving the world's problems, one post at a time Steve Chapman  | Read Bad ex-presidents In my Tuesday post about Bill Clinton's churlish attitude toward Barack Obama, I... August 7, 2008 2:25 PM CDT The failure of fiscal stimulus Harvard's Martin Feldstein, head of the National Bureau of Economic Research,... August 6, 2008 2:26 PM CDT Bill Clinton's self-destruction Many presidents leave office less popular than they arrived, but with time, they... August 5, 2008 11:50 AM CDT More... Vox Pop Voice of the people Tribune editoral board  | Read Daley vs. the scofflaws What do you think? Should scofflaws get the Denver boot after two delinquent... August 5, 2008 4:00 PM CDT Barking up the wrong tree Read tomorrow's editorial, written by Marie Dillon, regarding the recently... July 29, 2008 5:08 PM CDT A stimulus rerun? Should Congress send you another stimulus check? Why? Read Tuesday's editorial... July 28, 2008 4:43 PM CDT More... The Seeker Religion Manya Brachear  | Read Some call McCain ad a low blow "It should be known that in 2008 the world will be blessed. They will call him... August 5, 2008 6:22 PM CDT Catholic or not: Queue up Reader Barbara Kopec asked: What is the proper etiquette for a non-Catholic... July 31, 2008 7:30 PM CDT Bridgeview mosque goes solar Members of the Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview not only have seen the light,... July 31, 2008 6:47 PM CDT More... WGN Weather Center blog Weather Tom Skilling  | Read Thursday's South Haven, Michigan waterspout---a different perspective A waterspout off South Haven, Michigan photographed at 1:15 pm Thursday Chicago time Northwest flow wrings out the muggy air--for now More... Sports Rosenblog Steve Rosenbloom  | Read RosenBlog on vacation The Choice (and remember, death is not an option): The RosenBlog not appearing... August 4, 2008 8:48 AM CDT Out of context In the news, off the Web, out of context, nothing but quotes: "We have our... August 1, 2008 12:08 PM CDT Cubs win ... and Brewers lose about everything The Brewers lost their poise, lost their confidence, lost their ability to... August 1, 2008 10:47 AM CDT More... Upon Further Review Barry Temkin  | Read Greed starts early The assignment of blame for the alleged buying of basketball star O.J. Mayo... May 19, 2008 5:36 PM CDT Early but no shock The astonishing thing about 8th-grader Michael Avery?s oral commitment to... May 12, 2008 4:58 PM CDT Good sports deserve their applause An act of good sportsmanship is always uplifting. What makes a recent example of... May 7, 2008 8:20 PM CDT More... The Inside Scoop High school sports Bob Sakamoto  | Read IHSA administrator resigns Illinois High School Association Assistant Executive Director Anthony Holman... June 2, 2008 3:51 PM CDT Dynasty at De La Salle? Michael Shaw, De La Salle?s 6-foot-8-inch freshman, is having a magnetic... May 14, 2008 4:15 PM CDT The word is out By Bob Sakamoto, 11:36 a.m. Once Marshall?s basketball program declined to... April 30, 2008 11:36 AM CDT More... What's Goin' On Chicagosports.com  | Read The Red Card Luis Arroyave  | Read Guest blogger: Jon Busch So after another shutout I thought I would take a few minutes and talk about the... August 6, 2008 10:14 AM CDT Guest blogger: Leslie Osborne Hi, thanks for having a fellow Midwestener (if that's a word) talk to the... August 5, 2008 11:41 AM CDT And so I bid you Freddy Adu I wanted to let you guys know that I am now on vacation until August 15. I... August 4, 2008 1:59 AM CDT More... Bunker Mentality Ed Sherman  | Read Play more. please Tom Pernice Jr. fell short last week at the AT&T National, but he won a... July 8, 2008 1:35 PM CDT Anthony Kim and an interview with Tiger The golf world has been waiting for years for young challenger to emerge for... July 7, 2008 2:08 PM CDT Product report: New wedge from a famous maker At the U.S. Open, I visited with Jesse Ortiz, the designer of the famous... July 2, 2008 2:30 PM CDT More... Globetrotting Philip Hersh  | Read Vande Velde the class of the field By Philip Hersh BEIJING ? In almost 40 years as a sports writer, I have never... August 6, 2008 10:55 AM CDT China mocks the Olympic spirit - again By Philip Hersh BEIJING -- Just got this message from Team Darfur about how... August 5, 2008 8:05 PM CDT Bolt quick on his feet By Philip Hersh BEIJING ? Usain Bolt said Tuesday it was 80 percent certain he... August 5, 2008 5:00 AM CDT More... Basketball Joans Girls basketball Alan Sutton  | Read Trinity's Albano commits to Loyola By Alan Sutton, 5:33 p.m. Trinity's Monica Albano, a 5-foot 8-inch guard who led... August 2, 2008 5:56 PM CDT Warren's Shepherd to Illinois-Springfield By Alan Sutton, 4:11 p.m. Shana Shepherd played the role of John Paxson on... July 8, 2008 4:12 PM CDT Atanga McCormick switching to Amherst Jim McCormick, the father of recent Loyola graduate Lem Atanga McCormick, called... June 17, 2008 8:50 PM CDT More... Hardball ChicagoSports.com  | Read Thursday night's Sox-Tigers lineups Mark Gonzales, 4:32 p.m. Thursday night's lineups: DETROIT Granderson cf Polanco... August 7, 2008 4:32 PM CDT Eyre traded to Phillies By Paul Sullivan, 3:29 p.m. Scott Eyre was driving his huge RV through a... August 7, 2008 3:32 PM CDT Sox updates By Mark Gonzales, 8:17 p.m. Third baseman Joe Crede didn't play in his fifth... August 6, 2008 8:16 PM CDT More... Around the Bend Notre Dame Football Brian Hamilton  | Read Maui wowie: ND faces Indiana in 1st round 3:50 p.m. The Notre Dame men's basketball team's visit to the Maui... August 5, 2008 5:53 PM CDT Could ND players be in hot water over pics? 11:18 a.m. Not a good start to the 2008 season for three key cogs to Notre Dame'... August 4, 2008 12:00 PM CDT After all, it's fan -- not fun -- appreciation 5:40 p.m. On Aug. 10, Notre Dame will hold its Fan Appreciation Day: A... August 1, 2008 5:43 PM CDT More... Huddle Up Chicago Bears Football  | Read Fred Miller back to Bears? By Vaughn McClure, 5:30 p.m. Faced with an injury-depleted offensive line, the... August 7, 2008 5:38 PM CDT Four potential implications of the Brett Favre saga David Haugh, 9:34 a.m. Will this be the day Brett Favre officially becomes an... August 6, 2008 9:40 AM CDT Bears camp: Day 12 Bears fans, welcome to our running blog from Bears training camp. Today's... August 5, 2008 11:37 AM CDT More... The Season Prep team photos Scott Strazzante  | Read Over and out Evanston's season ended tonight as they ran into a buzz saw at the Niles North... May 20, 2008 11:04 PM CDT Home cooking Friday's regional final was Evanston's last home appearance of the season.... May 18, 2008 9:15 PM CDT Two good On goals by freshman Jessica Shatkin and junior Elizabeth Kermgard, Evanston... May 16, 2008 9:52 PM CDT More... Icing Hockey & the Blackhawks Chris Kuc  | Read IceHogs name new coach 2:09 p.m. The Rockford IceHogs, the American Hockey League affiliate of the... August 1, 2008 2:18 PM CDT Scotty Bowman joins Hawks 9:56 a.m. The Blackhawks have signed Hockey Hall of Famer Scotty Bowman to a... July 31, 2008 10:28 AM CDT Fresno is Hawks' new affiliate 1:59 p.m. The Blackhawks signed an affiliation agreement with the Fresno Falcons... July 30, 2008 2:10 PM CDT More...		Entertainment The Watcher Television Maureen Ryan  | Read Preston Sturges meets Scully and Mulder in the winning 'Middleman' Speaking of summer sci-fi romps (and the new show "Primeval" is one), "The... August 7, 2008 12:47 PM CDT Dino might: 'Primeval' brings ancient beasts to modern-day England Most networks, even in the brave world of cable, have shied away from... August 7, 2008 12:32 PM CDT 'The Hills' are alive - with angry neighbors Neighbors of Lauren Conrad, star of MTV's popular semi-scripted "reality" series... August 7, 2008 12:14 PM CDT More... Eric 2.0 Technology Eric Benderoff & Eric Gwinn  | Read Let there be light: A solar-powered cap brightens camping trip Posted by Eric Benderoff at 11:50 a.m. I just spent a marvelous weekend... July 29, 2008 11:50 AM CDT Apps on parade at Apple, Microsoft and Facebook. But not everyone taking the same route Posted by Eric Benderoff at 6:24 p.m. We're at an interesting point in the... July 24, 2008 6:23 PM CDT Hypertext The Internet Steve Johnson  | Read A (long, but still edited) talk with Boing Boing's Cory Doctorow As promised, here is the fuller-text version of today's print conversation... August 7, 2008 1:56 AM CDT The biggest online blunders The new Consumer Reports serves up what it labels, in big letters on the... August 6, 2008 1:45 PM CDT High Five: The Pitt-Jolie babies, the 100 Thing Challenge and are AOL and Daily Candy for sale? Fast takes on Web news: 1 Enjoying popularity online: Sites such as "The 100... August 5, 2008 1:06 PM CDT More... Turn It Up Music Greg Kot  | Read Despite Spinal Tap-isms of 'Nostradamus,' Judas Priest endures “Nostradamus” (Epic), the 18th studio album in Judas Priest’s 34-year... August 7, 2008 12:04 PM CDT Randy Newman's sardonic campaign speech of an album One of the most spectacularly irreverent songwriters of the last half-century is... August 6, 2008 11:33 AM CDT Lollapalooza Day 3: Kanye West, Nine Inch Nails and another attendance record Wow, is it really over? Day 3 is in the books, and Lollapalooza 2008 is over.... August 4, 2008 4:58 AM CDT More... The Stew Food & drinking  | Read Graham Elliot rates 2 stars Posted by Phil Vettel at 2:00 p.m. CDT GRAHAM ELLIOT (two stars) 217 W. Huron... August 7, 2008 2:02 PM CDT Daily Bite: Another reason to marinate before grilling Posted by Monica Eng at 5:30 a.m. CDT We love marinated meats. Korean kalbi.... August 7, 2008 5:30 AM CDT Chicago chefs help in a bid to end hunger Posted by Emily Nunn at 1:40 p.m. CDT If you can't wait untill Chicago's own... August 6, 2008 1:34 PM CDT More... The Theater Loop Theater Chris Jones  | Read Welcome back to Chicago, prodigal sons It’s a familiar narrative—a talented Chicago actor makes a name and heads to... August 7, 2008 2:12 PM CDT New York has 'Boeing-Boeing.' Chicago gets 'Don't Dress for Dinner' One of the biggest hits of the current Broadway season is the farce "Boeing-... August 6, 2008 5:40 PM CDT Experience Tony Clifton without the humiliation If you are curious about "Tony Clifton and the Katrina Kiss-My-Ass Orchestra"... August 6, 2008 5:35 PM CDT More... Talking Pictures Movies Michael Phillips  | Read 3 of a kind, just not the obvious kind What do Wall•E the robot, Remy the gourmet rodent and Jason Bourne the... August 6, 2008 4:27 PM CDT Feeling the beat from the tambourine, just no love for 'Mamma Mia!' When all is said and done and wrapped up in Spandex, “Mamma Mia!: The Movie”... July 30, 2008 10:49 AM CDT Not just a dark 'Knight' at the cineplex This summer, in terrific films and craven ones, violence threatens the populace.... July 24, 2008 9:53 AM CDT More... The Skyline Blair Kamin Architecture  | Read Green bungalows and graystones at the Chicago Architecture Foundation Want to green your historic bungalow or graystone? The Chicago Architecture... August 7, 2008 5:30 AM CDT Chicago Architecture Foundation tour leaders: Docent work, if you can get it From today's print edition By Louis R. Carlozo Tribune reporter The Chicago... August 6, 2008 10:02 AM CDT Beijing Olympics: Trouble amid the bubbles; swimmers get misty-eyed as they gaze into haze at Water Cube From today's print edition, courtesy of Chicago Tribune wire services BEIJING?... August 6, 2008 9:52 AM CDT More... Living Julie's Health Club Health Julie Deardorff  | Read On vacation I'll be on vacation through Monday, August 11. Please check back then for a... August 5, 2008 9:17 PM CDT Bikram: The McDonald's of yoga? It's served up hot, but not necessarily fresh. In Bikram Choudhury’s world,... August 3, 2008 5:00 AM CDT Talking with "hot" yoga founder Bikram Choudhury Born in Calcutta, Bikram Choudhury is the quintessential all-American yogi.... August 1, 2008 5:00 AM CDT More... Triage Making sense of health care Judith Graham  | Read Illinois ponders how to treat medical errors While other states move to prevent serious medical errors in hospitals, Illinois... August 7, 2008 6:00 AM CDT How often do Americans see doctors? How frequently do people actually see doctors? New data published today by the... August 6, 2008 11:21 AM CDT Stop prostate tests for men 75 and older? An influential national organization on Monday issued new recommendations for... August 4, 2008 8:01 PM CDT More... Business MarksJarvis on Money Finance blog Gail MarksJarvis  | Read Calculators for financial dummies and smarties People are terrified about finances because they think they must be savvy... August 1, 2008 12:47 PM CDT Gasoline below $4....What a deal! Who would have ever guessed that we'd be happy about gasoline just under $4 a... July 30, 2008 2:04 PM CDT Laid off in the retirement home stretch Are you better off or worse off than you were in the past? Compare yourself to... July 28, 2008 7:08 PM CDT More... Travel Midwest Getaways Travel blog  | Read Germanic weekend in Wisconsin Posted at 8 a.m. CST There are a bajillion reasons to love Wisconsin, but one of... July 17, 2008 8:00 AM CDT Cheap fuelin', no foolin' Posted at 8 a.m. CDT If your pocketbook is seriously hurting after a long... July 9, 2008 8:00 AM CDT Red, white and BBQ in Southwestern Michigan Posted at 8 a.m. CDT Consuming BBQ and beer over the 4th of July holiday weekend... July 3, 2008 8:00 AM CDT More...
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Going Public RedEye's CTA blog  | Read Agent Bev217: North Side CTA Spy Published Aug. 7 at 11:49 a.m. Hi everybody! Hope your ride in was smooth and... August 7, 2008 11:50 AM CDT Spies Like Us: South Sider Double-Oh-Fo' Posted Aug. 6, 2008 at 2 p.m. Thank you, you and especially you for your... August 6, 2008 2:15 PM CDT Join Us: Bus and "L" Espionage Posted Aug. 5 at 8 a.m. Cue the dramatic music, usher in the beautiful Bond... August 5, 2008 8:00 AM CDT More... Show Patrol RedEye TV blog Curt Wagner  | Read 'Battlestar' lives on in new, Cylon-centric movie Posted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, from Nebraska "Battlstar Galactica"... August 7, 2008 10:37 AM CDT Showrunner shuffle might be good news for fall spy series 'Enemy' Posted at 11 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6 from Nebraska NBC’s fall spy series may be... August 6, 2008 10:50 PM CDT Joss Stone loses head over 'Tudors' Posted at 12:30 a.m. Aug. 6, from Nebraska And she can act too! Grammy-winner... August 6, 2008 12:39 AM CDT More... Practically Green RedEye's Eco-Friendly blog  | Read Bottled water not worth 5 cents tax Tuesday, August 5, 2008 -- 8:45 p.m. I'm anti-bottled water. Kind of an... August 5, 2008 8:46 PM CDT Meat alternatives--and hold the tofu Friday, August 2, 2008 -- 4:26 p.m. After my last post, about avoiding cow... August 1, 2008 4:27 PM CDT Holy cow, they're gassy Wednesday, July 30, 2008 -- 8:46 p.m. Who knew cows could be such stinkers--... July 30, 2008 8:47 PM CDT More...		The Extrovert Metromix  | Read Chicago chefs in the spotlight When the July issue of Food & Wine landed in our mailbox this week, we had to do... Slammin' Salmon Salmon has a lot of fine attributes. Low in calories. Low in saturated fat. High... Pizza the action UPDATE: We’ve got more details on Piece’s charity auction, which... More... iPhone, therefore I blog RedEye Scott Kleinberg  | Read Dear Steve Jobs: Can you please help us with a serious iPhone problem? Thank you. Thursday, August 7, 2008 -- 11:33 a.m. -- on my couch I received a comment... August 7, 2008 11:46 AM CDT Let us pray ... in the App Store Thursday, August 7, 2008 -- 9 a.m. -- on my couch Even R.E.M. wouldn't be losing... August 7, 2008 9:00 AM CDT 50 new countries coming soon Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008 -- 3 p.m. -- at my desk Just a quick reminder to... August 6, 2008 3:00 PM CDT More... Vital Idol RedEye's American Idol blog  | Read Your new 'American Idol'? Posted by Brian Moore - 9:39 p.m. Monday, May 26 Much was made this year about... May 26, 2008 9:37 PM CDT The Day After David Posted by Brian Moore - 9:22 p.m. Thursday, May 22 What am I doing? It hasn't... May 22, 2008 9:22 PM CDT The Finale: David Cook wins Posted by Brian Moore - 9:34 p.m. Wednesday, May 21 David Cook is your new... May 21, 2008 9:34 PM CDT More... Word on the Street A blog about pop culture's buzz words  | Read Devil Dog Posted - Aug. 5, 2008 - 5:17 p.m. Today's RedEye cover story is about the HBO... August 5, 2008 5:17 PM CDT TCB Posted - Aug. 5, 2008 - 10:45 a.m. I don't have a briefcase full of crackers,... August 5, 2008 10:45 AM CDT BYOB party Posted - Aug. 4, 2008 - 11:26 a.m. My Sunday Tribune Perspectives piece explores... August 4, 2008 11:26 AM CDT More...

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