There are just so many Michael Jackson stories flying around. There’s more press about the singer than he’s had since his child molestation case. Here are my thought on the latest: • The people that live around Neverland Ranch will never let it turn into Graceland West. They already nixed allowing him to be buried […]

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I work about 2 blocks from Sears Tower, and typical of a lifelong Chicago resident, I have been up to the Observation Deck on the 103rd floor of the building twice in my 49 years: both times with friends from out of town. In an attempt to bring more visitors to the deck, the new […]

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A couple of days ago, before news came to light that Sammy Sosa had tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in 2003, Chicago Tribune Editor Dan McGrath wrote a piece on June 14th, three days before the Sosa news saying that it was time to offer a blanket amnesty for all baseball players who took […]

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Making the last pitch to the International Olympic Committee in Switzerland yesterday, the Chicago 2016 contingent made a commitment that Mayor Richard Daley said would not be necessary – a full governmental guarantee to cover any losses incurred by the Games. Up to now, it was supposed to be a joint venture of local government […]

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You know that I think that PETA, or People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have gone completely “round the bend” don’t you? I think I have finally come across the reason: these people have seen entirely too many Disney movies; giving every species on the planet, from the smallest amoeba to the largest blue […]

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Back when I worked at Wrigley Field, we were aware of occasional “fraternization” between the players and some of the usherettes and other women that worked at the park. Most of the women were VERY young, but sometimes, dalliances did occur. One of the players who hit on the girls was Mel Hall. Hall played […]

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Let this be an open note to all those who work for, or preferably run, non-for-profit institutions: You are cutting off your noses to spite your faces in terms of giving. We all know that we are in the middle of a worldwide economic recession the likes of which not seen in decades. We also […]

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