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Saturday, February 4, 2012
5 - 6 a.m. The Satursday Morning Show with Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong 5:05 a.m. The impact of the balmy, snow-less winter is beginning to be felt in the Chicago grain market. Max discusses it with market analyst Brian Basting of Advance...Tags: WGN Radio, Glen Campbell, Golden Globe Awards, Human Interest, Entertainment Events
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Trib Nation programs all year long
I've been looking back over the previous year of Trib Nation events -- our multimedia department put together this short video -- and it's been fun to relive some of those moments with you.
John Kass cooks a pig and talks about politics. Our national/...Tags: Sam Shepard, Jeffrey Eugenides, John Kass, Wrigley Field, Caroline Kennedy
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Charlotte the Cheesehead Orphan Deer, and other Tribune news singalongs of 2011
As you might expect, we talk about the news a lot around here. But the story of Charlotte the Deer, the subject of our colleague John Kass's recent columns, has gotten a fair bit of talker traction -- for us and, apparently, for you.
Last week, Kass...Tags: Fiction, YouTube, Entertainment, Holidays, Old Town School of Folk Music
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Memories that bind
When we think about the year-end holidays, books often are at the center of our memories. Maybe we received a special book as a gift, and it became a cherished memento. Or maybe we read a book about the holidays each year, as a treasured part of our...Tags: Jane Austen, Fiction, Santa Claus (fictional character), Literature, Family
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Schmich: Hudson family home stands in a neighborhood of despair
The big, old, white house with the boards on the windows and the trash in the yard remains a landmark. The Hudson place. Neighbors still call it that even though the Hudsons haven't lived there since the murders. "Did you know them?" I asked the man who...
Tags: Autism, Jennifer Hudson, Murder, Chicago Tribune Columnists, William Balfour
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Cheerful report
Change of SubjectThese photos by Ken Carl from Friday night's "Songs of Good Cheer" show at the Old Town School of Folk Music captured the event very well. More below, as well as the excerpt from Mary Schmich' 1996 column, "Vivid memories...... -
Songs of Good Cheer essay contest entries
Change of SubjectThe prompt for this year's "Songs of Good Cheer" reader contest was simple: "Write a short essay about a memorable moment involving a holiday song." My co-host for the "Songs..." concerts, Mary Schmich, writes about the results in her Wednesday...... -
A couple of more highlights from last weekend
Change of SubjectTwo more recordings from last weekend's "Songs of Good Cheer" concerts. The first is an sweet, old carol from the British Isles. Dunstan Lullaby .mp3 The second...I know, I know. But if anyone can soften you to the carol often...... -
In which I totally give up on ever being fit
Change of SubjectFor every two hours of sitting, the negative consequences are equivalent to the positive consequences of a half hour of exercise.... Lynette Craft, assistant professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, quoted... -
Picketing Emanuel's home crosses the line
Change of SubjectMy pal Eric asked me Tuesday what I thought about the people who rallied outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home Monday evening to protest the proposal to close seven Chicago public schools and radically overhaul 10 more. We agreed: The protesters...... -
Mary Schmich wins Pulitzer Prize for commentary!
Change of SubjectFrom Pulitzer.org: Awarded to Mary Schmich of the Chicago Tribune for her wide range of down-to-earth columns that reflect the character and capture the culture of her famed city. Finalists Also nominated as finalists in this category were: Nicholas... -
The 'Mama' columns, revisited
Change of SubjectWhen Mary Schmich's mother died in July, 2010, I posted an anthology of the wonderful columns she'd written about her and about their relationship. It's some of Mary's finest work, and on the occasion of her being named winner of......
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