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Dancing With the Stars - a season to remember

Dancing With the Stars - a season to remember
Ok Dancing With the Stars fans now is the time to argue about who should have won the mirror ball trophy. In my opinion  Katherine of Great Britain should have the mirror ball to take home. She led the leader board for at least 8 of the 10 weeks of competition and more raves from... Read more »
By Norm,
Wednesday at 8:00 am
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Some things technology can't touch

Some things technology can't touch
What a wonderful century of technology in which we live. Imagine, we have I Pads, I Pods, smart phones ( do we have dumb phones?) computers, lap tops, notebooks and a myriad of other products. But they all have the one thing in common and that is a method of communicating. Several changes have taken... Read more »
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Monday at 9:45 am
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Politics and the plethora of parties

Politics and the plethora of parties
We now have a minimum of five political parties vying for power. Before I go on we all know over the years there have been a multitude of parties, mostly unknown to the average voter. That said let’s go to the core of what’s troubling America today and its virtual gridlock. Since the days of... Read more »
By Norm,
May 17, 2012 at 8:05 am
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Richard Speck: I hope he is rotting in hell

Richard Speck: I hope he is rotting in hell
It would seem in my lifetime there have been numerous serial killers.  Recently I wrote about Chicago’s forgotten serial killer, William Heirens. Yet, the most evil monster of all serial killers was Richard Speck, a supermale in  blue panties. He unfortunately lived on this earth for 50 years too long. He was born December 6, 1941... Read more »
By Norm,
May 8, 2012 at 12:30 pm
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Renting an apartment was so easy! In 1940

Renting an apartment was so easy! In 1940
Imagine for a moment.  You want to rent an apartment in modern America. You have scoured the newspaper, went on line and talked to friends and relatives. You find one you feel would be perfect. According to the specifics the dimensions are good, the floor plan is great and the rent is just about what... Read more »
By Norm,
May 2, 2012 at 9:30 am
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Harry Truman: One president elected without funds

Harry Truman: One president elected without funds
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to an unprecedented fourth term in 1944. His health had been deteriorating at a quick pace. He replaced Henry Wallace, his third term vice-president with a relatively unknown Senator, Harry S. Truman of Missouri. In April 1945 FDR died in Warm Springs, GA. making Truman our 33rd President. Like so many... Read more »
By Norm,
April 27, 2012 at 8:04 am
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Yom Hashoah: Chicago remembers

Yom Hashoah: Chicago remembers
Yom Hashoah is the Holocaust day of remembrance of the Nazi regime from 1933-1945. The Holocaust affected the entire world. This Thursday April 19, 2012 will be that day. Hitler and the Nazi party murdered without mercy 6 million men, women and children for the crime of being born Jewish. In addition there were another... Read more »
By Norm,
April 17, 2012 at 9:48 pm
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Our Lady of The Angels, a Chicago fire that should not be forgotten

Our Lady of The Angels, a Chicago fire that should not be forgotten
December 1, 1958 is a date I will never forget. Our Lady of The Angels Catholic School, K1 to K 12, caught on fire in the late afternoon shortly before the dismissal bell. Ninety two beautiful young children and three Nuns lost their lives on that tragic day. My two daughters at the time were... Read more »
By Norm,
April 14, 2012 at 10:09 pm
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FOX and CNN: Let's let them elect the President

FOX and CNN: Let's let them elect the President
Not many people, with the exception of political science students or teachers know much about the election process for the President of the United States. First, there is the electoral college that Benjamin Franklin founded. That was because he didn’t believe the average person had the sense or knowledge of the newly founded republic. We... Read more »
By Norm,
April 12, 2012 at 9:21 pm
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Chicago's 24th ward: politics the old fashioned way

Chicago's 24th ward: politics the old fashioned way
There was once a barber shop on Chicago’s West side that doubled as a polling place on election day. I lived 20 feet from that shop located on 15th St. near Trumbull Ave. It was a barber shop straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting. Two barber seats, chairs for the next customer and the... Read more »
By Norm,
April 9, 2012 at 8:31 am
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