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Garrard McClendon

I'm just a talk show host trying to advance civilization through harsh opinion.

Latest on ChicagoNow

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  posted today at 9:11 am

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  from Hammervision by Magistra
  posted today at 8:51 am

• Blog power: A blog, a ring and a reunion; part two

  from When You Put It That Way by Teppi Jacobsen
  posted today at 8:00 am

• Superheroes: Hollywood’s Rewriting of History

  from Get Out And Have Fun Around Chicagoland by Shari Schmidt
  posted today at 7:58 am

• White Sox Week That Was: 5/21-5/27 - Oh boy, offense

  from White Sox Observer by James Fegan
  posted today at 7:51 am

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