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City of Big Red-light Cameras

  According to the AOL Auto Staff, Chicago is 8th on the list of the  top ten  biggest metropolitan speed traps. Chicago won this distinction by having the most red-light cameras of any American city.  Of course, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel would argue that the proliferation of red-light cameras makes for a safer Windy City.   The revenue Emanuel gets... Read more »
By Aquinas wired,
May 16, 2012 at 5:53 pm
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Mitt and the Bully Club

Bully. No, I’m not channeling Teddy Roosevelt. Though he would be a great  Republican to have around today. Teddy  did carry that proverbial big stick. Especially  when it came to the  companies in his day that were “too big to fail”. He was staunchly in favor of federal regulation of the fast and loose  players in  business and industry. No... Read more »
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May 15, 2012 at 5:12 pm
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Striking Out For A Living

  You might  call him  a strike-out machine Since of most  strike-out records, he’s dean. Sure his whiffs are a ton, But it’s true  Adam Dunn Does hit homers a lot in between... Read more »
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May 14, 2012 at 9:26 pm
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Trivia That Will Drop Your Jaw

Whenever my wife and her mother go to X-treme Nail Spa in Orland Park to get their cuticles cuter, I while away the hours at the nearby Barnes & Noble.  I’m a very discriminate buyer of reading matter. It’s a matter of taste, and the pocketbook. A few days ago I grazed among the inviting shelves and came... Read more »
By Aquinas wired,
May 11, 2012 at 3:13 pm
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In an Interview with the Tribune, Paula Deen Stands by Her Menu

Says Paula Deen: “Folks can be mean. What if I’m diabetic? I’m still the queen Of rich cuisine And butter’s copasetic. Let people eat Food fat and sweet. They after all are free to. They’ll get obese From all that grease. But on my meds, not me  too!”... Read more »
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May 10, 2012 at 4:56 pm
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How The Bulls Can Pull Victory from the Jaws of Defeat

Tonight with their backs to the wall, The Bulls need a win, or that’s all. But they can stay alive If they play with some drive And their typical team basketball... Read more »
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May 8, 2012 at 5:08 pm
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Is Sabermetrics Destroying Baseball?

Baseball today is no longer hot dogs and beer. It’s become alphabet soup. It started, I imagine,  with a wonk  named Bill James who had an ungodly obsession with the statistics of the game. He made a fetish of just about every aspect of the game he could translate into figures.  Over the last 30+ years,  he has spawned a legion  of... Read more »
By Aquinas wired,
May 7, 2012 at 3:00 pm
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Homespun Humor From Around the Web

I like to rummage through ChicagoNow’s bank of blogs. Occasionally  I’ll even  put my two cents in.  Until today I  never really  have  paid much attention to “From Around the Web”. But here  are a few wackier entries  that caught my fancy:  1. “Famous People Sarah Palin Doesn’t Like” ( Gotta believe Mr. Obama is there somewhere.) 2. “10 Worst Cities... Read more »
By Aquinas wired,
May 6, 2012 at 6:10 pm
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Tonight the Green Cheese Becomes Kryptonite

The moon is full twelve times a year. Parading its round figure. But only once ’twill  be so near And actually seem bigger. What you will see tonight will stun And put you in a stupor. The best word to describe it’s one In common parlance: SUPER... Read more »
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May 5, 2012 at 12:43 pm
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An American Pole Celebrates Polish Constitution Day

May 3 was  Polish Constitution Day. My aunt will have a Polish flag outside to commemorate it. I won’t. Not because I don’t appreciate whence I come. I really do. I’m just not the flag-waving type. Both my parents were native-born Chicagoans of Polish descent.  They were proletarian people who were proud of their lineage and... Read more »
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May 5, 2012 at 11:54 am
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