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3:00 am with Theo and Hizzoner

Theo:  (dialing frantically)   “Rahm, Rahm, is that you?” Hizzoner Da Mayor: “Who the…..it’s 3 am! (whispering) Theo?  Haven’t I told you…wait a second…..”  (turning to his wife, yawning,   “Honey, I gotta take this, it’s ‘you know who’ again.)” Theo:  “Rahm, cut it out, I’m dying here. I haven’t been able to sleep in over a... Read more »
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Got Dem' Chicago Blues

My friend Tina is always reminding me that I’m not in a war-torn country, or being jailed for my political beliefs, or living in a 3rd world country where food is no where to be found, and the water is contaminated with typhoid or malaria. She’s right.  I’m luckier than 99.9% of the rest of... Read more »
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May 5, 2012 at 9:43 am
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Brandon Marshall - It All Comes Down to You

“I have no sympathy whatsoever for 6’4”, 230 lb. men who beat up women.” Spoken well by Hub Arkesh, one of my favorite guests on Chicago Tribune Live, in reference to Marshall Brandon’s transgressions, which were the talk of the show for several days, after learning the Bears signed Jay Cutler’s top receiver from their... Read more »
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March 22, 2012 at 12:18 pm
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Ryan Braun: The Sanctity of Confidentiality

Once again, the cross section of my profession as a clinical social worker and psychotherapist, with the culture of sports, has become intertwined, in the case of Ryan Braun.  And it is with profound sadness that the violation of one’s confidentiality, which had been breeched last December, will now impact a man for the remainder... Read more »
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February 27, 2012 at 4:44 pm
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Super Bowl Sunday v. Union Rights in Indiana

While sports media is hyping up its fan base for Super Bowl Sunday, liquor sales are sailing through the roof, and grocery stores are quadrupling their shelves with avocadoes, chips, and salsa. Yet, the story that the 99% of sports fans are unaware of is this:  Hoosier Union workers have been demonstrating at the Indiana... Read more »
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February 2, 2012 at 6:12 pm
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SF 49ers vs. GB Packers: "We're Just Cheering for the Laundry": Part II

While the media has been polling its citizens on presidential candidates, I’ve taken the route of polling football fans from Chico, CA, hometown of Aaron Rodgers, on this question:  “If the NFC Championship game were between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers, who would you root for?” This Part II blog contains... Read more »
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January 11, 2012 at 6:21 pm
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SF 49ers vs. GB Packers: "We're Just Cheering for the Laundry" Part I

While the media has been polling its citizens on presidential candidates, I’ve taken the route of polling football fans from Chico, CA, hometown of Aaron Rodgers, on this question:  “If the NFC Championship game were between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers, who would you root for?” 1. Man, 20’s:  “Green Bay... Read more »
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January 11, 2012 at 12:33 pm
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Buehrle with the Cubs is Like Living in Aaron Rodgers' Home Town

It’s rotten.  Plain and simple.  I couldn’t even watch Sports Nite. I couldn’t listen to Gail Fischer reporting on “another great performance by the 3-time Gold Glover.”  I’d have to ask my doctor for some sleeping pills, otherwise I couldn’t fall asleep,  ruminating on my hero becoming “one of them.” I couldn’t bear to listen... Read more »
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November 17, 2011 at 7:19 pm
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There's More at the Door: Penn State Scandal Part III

Jerry Sandusky, who lives next to an elementary school, has denied all sexual molestation and sodomy charges against him.  During a phone interview, he reported to Bob Costas that he was just a jock who liked to “horse around with kids” in the locker room. Penn State will be spending millions of dollars in time... Read more »
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November 16, 2011 at 11:04 am
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The Silence of Collusion is Deafening: Penn State Scandal, Part II

When I was working on my research for my PhD. at Loyola University of Chicago, I studied families who were court-ordered for molestation and abuse of their children.  They received therapy for a minimum of one year, in a suburban agency, specializing in this issue. Several of the teenagers, who were molested by their fathers... Read more »
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November 10, 2011 at 3:48 pm
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