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Ed Nickow

A lifelong Cubs fan and Jewish father of 3 daughters, Ed blogs about (mostly) Jewish issues at Not For Jews Only and (mostly) about sports at The Cubs In Haiku. You can also find his haiku about the weekly Torah portion at The Torah In Haiku, which is not part of the ChicagoNow network. Contact Ed by email - thecubsinhaiku(at)gmail(dot)(com)

Recent posts

• It's time to change how pitchers get "W"s »

  Ed Nickow on The Cubs In Haiku
  Posted April 23, 2019 at 3:15 pm

• Salt in the wound of a disappointing season »

  Ed Nickow on The Cubs In Haiku
  Posted October 12, 2018 at 2:23 pm

• World Series: God is a Cubs fan »

  Ed Nickow on The Cubs In Haiku
  Posted November 4, 2016 at 10:18 am

• Shabbat Shalom Cubs Fans »

  Ed Nickow on The Cubs In Haiku
  Posted October 28, 2016 at 9:12 am

• NLCS Game 6: Thank you Cubs, just one more thing »

  Ed Nickow on The Cubs In Haiku
  Posted October 23, 2016 at 8:21 am

• No talking about politics at a high school reunion!

  from I've Got The Hippy Shakes by Howard Moore
  posted today at 6:11 am

• Watch Part 2 of the "Public Affairs" Interview w/Justice Michael Burke, GOP IL S CT Nominee, discussing guns, the 2nd Amendment, the July 4th Highland Park tragedy and the "Safe-T" Act: 24/7 on the web & this week on Cable

  from Public Affairs with Jeff Berkowitz by Jeff Berkowitz
  posted Monday at 8:24 pm

• Chicago comedy calendar for Monday, August 8 - Sunday, August 14, 2022

  from Comedians Defying Gravity by Teme Ring
  posted Monday at 6:01 pm

• A Culinary Trip Through Asia

  from A Bite of Chicago by Barbara Revsine
  posted Monday at 4:31 pm

• An Edible Journey Through Asia

  from Pantry to Plate by Barbara Revsine
  posted Monday at 4:16 pm

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