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Monthly Archives: October 2013
CN Oct. 24, 2013
Take a look at this screen grab from Google Earth.. See those two big black blotches (the one on the top and the one at the bottom) right beside the Calumet River? That’s petcoke, or petroleum coke. It’s a nasty … Continue reading
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Tagged BP Whiting refinery, CHA, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, deposition, Ethan Michaeli, Koch brothers, Laura Foxgrover, Micael Hawthorne, Millennium Park, Park Grill, petcoke, Plan for Transformation, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, Section 8, senior housing, southeast side, tar sands, Tim Novak, We The People Media
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CN Oct. 17, 2013
In our democracy, Bob McChesney says, “the range of debate goes from GE to GM.” In Dollarocracy, a new book written with his colleague John Nichols, there’s a direct line from Citizens United to the just-ended government shutdown. People … Continue reading
CN Oct. 10, 2013
George Schmidt has taught in seventeen of Chicago’s traditional neighborhood high schools. He founded and still writes for Substance News, which has needled CPS for over 30 years. He has a strong reaction to this week’s news (reported by Sarah … Continue reading
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Tagged Amundsen High School, CPS, CPS budget, Disney 2, George Schmidt, Hirsch HighSchool, Jones College Prep, Kelvyn Park High School, King College Pep, Linda Lutton, Lindbloom College Prep, North Side College Prep, Rahm Emanuel, Sarah Karp, Schurz High School, Walter Payton College Prep
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CN Oct. 3, 2013
The federal government (partial) shut-down continues, but it seems accurate to point out that there are relatively few obvious manifestations here in Chicago. But as NPR’s David Schaper tells us, it’ll happen soon. “OK, there’s not a meat inspection this … Continue reading
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