For as much as I love the South Side, I’m really getting a little depressed living in these parts for several reasons. First, the paper content on the ground is ridiculous. One day I went out to pick up […]
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King Richard Daley’s Report Card
I was looking for ideas on how to grade public officials in the upcoming 2011 election when I came across an article titled “Grading Daley on community issues” in Newstips by Curtis Black. He cited ratings given by The Developing […]
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Shorty’s Views: Cook County Board of Ethics Booklet
I have a booklet from the Cook County Board of Ethics titled, “Ethics & Campaign Financing: A guide for persons or business entities that have or seek contracts with Cook County” that I picked up from a small business event […]
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Are Aldermanic Candidates Really About Change?
I’ve been getting a lot of political fliers brandishing the word CHANGE. It is easy to throw this word around because it worked for President Barack Obama, so it should work for them, right? As we continue to get fliers […]
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Shorty’s Memories of Dr. Margaret Burroughs
I had the opportunity to have a one-on-one Dr. Margaret Burroughs last year and was truly honored just to be in her presence. We discussed many things during our interview, but there were two things that she emphasized: education and […]
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