Ask Amy
Friends and family remain loyal to the ex - July 29, 2011 - Dear Amy: I've been separated from my husband of 20 years for almost 10 months.
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Fred Mitchell's Around Town
Honor for ESPN's Scott - July 29, 2011 - ESPN sports anchor Stuart Scott, a Chicago native, will receive the 2011 "Spirit of Jimmy V" award at the 18th annual Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic on Aug. 27 in Raleigh, N.C.
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Barbara Brotman
How do you explain park deaths? You can't - July 25, 2011 - Why did they do it?
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Steve Chapman
The anti-Obama - July 24, 2011 - — When you pick up a glossy, multipage color brochure at a presidential campaign event, you expect to see a candidate's image on the front. The ones stacked on a table inside the Sports Page Grill, where Tim Pawlenty is appearing this...
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Teddy Greenstein
Delany to Big Ten coaches: Watch your step - July 29, 2011 - Shortly after Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio called friend and mentor Jim Tressel a "tragic hero," Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany characterized the Ohio State scandal in different terms.
David Haugh's In the Wake of the News
Too early to judge Bears' offseason moves - July 28, 2011 - As Lovie Smith and the Bears officially report Friday to Bourbonnais amid so much uncertainty, it seems important to remind everybody the tight end the Bears traded to the Panthers was Greg Olsen. Not Mike Ditka.
Melissa Harris' Chicago Confidential
Cities lay their cards on the table about gambling bill - July 28, 2011 - The massive gambling expansion bill Illinois lawmakers approved in late May — but have since managed to shield from Gov. Pat Quinn's veto pen via a crafty maneuver — is going to resurface.
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Philip Hersh
Timing not right for U.S. in 2020 - July 1, 2011 - While a U.S. bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics still seems very unlikely, USOC chief executive Scott Blackmun didn't rule it out this week.
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Jon Hilkevitch's Getting Around
Boulevard parking angers Logan Square residents - July 25, 2011 - The wide, park-lined boulevards of Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood still look much like they did in 1900, helping define a community that honors the best of a bygone era.
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Ask Rex Huppke: I Just Work Here
Don't be so evil: A guide for bosses - July 25, 2011 - A long time ago, a caveman went up to another caveman and said: "I'll give you some of my woolly mammoth meat if you move these rocks for me."
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Chris Jones
Casting announced for 'My Fair Lady' at Paramount - July 19, 2011 - The Paramount Theatre has announced the cast for its first self-produced musical: Jim Corti's fall production of "My Fair Lady."
Gregory Karp
Why we blunder when we buy - July 22, 2011 - Consumers might say they like easy buying decisions, but they don't.
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John Kass
Don't pass up 2nd chance to crack open a good book - July 24, 2011 - Some of you do your summer reading with sand between your toes. Others read while sitting at a lake in the woods, smelling faintly of mosquito repellent, wondering if there's a bear in the bush.
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Julia Keller
A super-heated superhero summer - July 26, 2011 - Backward reels the bad guy, pummeled and stunned. Round goes the good guy's granite fist, finishing its gorgeous orbit after connecting with the villain's smirking mug.
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Rick Kogan's Sidewalks
Marina City's story among many on river - July 29, 2011 - I heard another sad story last week from an 8-year-old boy who lives on the South Side and told me that he has never seen the Chicago River.
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Greg Kot
Lollapalooza at 20: Highlights, lowlights, revolution and evolution - July 29, 2011 - Lollapalooza wasn’t built to last two years, let alone intended to be around long enough to celebrate a 20th anniversary Aug. 5-7 in Grant Park.
Gail MarksJarvis
Choose student loans on your own terms - July 29, 2011 - As you are preparing to go to college this fall, you might be preoccupied with choosing a computer or shopping for sheets that fit a dormitory bed.
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Nina Metz
The new doc 'Life in a Day,' starring Chicago - July 29, 2011 - A year ago, producer Ridley Scott and director Kevin Macdonald asked anyone with access to a video camera (or even a camera phone) to record bits of their lives on July 24, 2010, and then upload the footage to YouTube, after which Macdonald would...
Clarence Page
Breivik's real enemy: Himself - July 27, 2011 - Anders Behring Breivik, the far-far-right-wing monster charged in Norway with the biggest mass murder by a single gunman in modern memory, reminds me of how often delusional minds hate others for what they really see in themselves.
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Michael Phillips
Farewell to 2 character actors of distinction - July 29, 2011 - For decades now, whenever one of my work colleagues put forth a dubious idea or exhibited irrational or violent behavior, I couldn't help but think of the scene in "Apocalypse Now" when Gen. Corman informs Martin Sheen's Willard, over a meal of...
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Mary Ellen Podmolik
Many workers still priced out of housing market - July 29, 2011 - The Chicago area's ranking in a new study of home affordability looks promising, until you start to look at paychecks.
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Dan Pompei
Bears wasted huge opportunity with Olsen - July 28, 2011 - Using a high draft choice on the wrong player is one thing.
Howard Reich
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Phil Rogers
Don't be surprised if La Russa wears Sox uniform next year - July 28, 2011 - Turning up the heat.
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Phil Rosenthal
1979 U.S. default hints at possible calamity if debt ceiling isn't raised - July 27, 2011 - What big news do you remember from April 1979? That Iran voted to become an Islamic Republic? That a threatening swamp rabbit was stopped short of President Jimmy Carter's fishing boat? That Jane Byrne took office as Chicago's mayor?
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Ameet Sachdev's Chicago Law
U. of C. professor argues privatization of public assets just like borrowing money - July 22, 2011 - Mayor Rahm Emanuel may want to update his summer reading list with an article by a law professor at the University of Chicago.
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Mary Schmich
Artwork makes unexpected return - July 29, 2011 - Rick Tuma's phone rang a few days ago. His 16-year-old self was at the other end of the line.
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Dawn Turner Trice
Post-college parent-child relationships can be tricky - July 27, 2011 - For many parents and their college-age kids, the summer after freshman year is an adjustment period — a real doozy of a time when the family is relearning how to coexist under the same roof and set of rules. Call it Re-entry 101.
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Phil Vettel
Pub honors its inner Brit - July 28, 2011 - Owen & Engine is a 10-month-old gastropub with charming British decor, a beer list bulging with British-style ales and a menu that includes dishes such as bangers and mash and hairy taddie. But chef de cuisine Charles Burkhardt would rather not...
John von Rhein
Muti book a compelling saga of a rich life lived in music - July 27, 2011 - As he approaches his 70th birthday on Thursday, Riccardo Muti is entering a phase of his international career in which consolidation is the keynote. After a half-century in music, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director feels the time has...
Ellen Warren
Cool solutions to hot summer temperatures - July 29, 2011 - You're steamed! And so am I. The temperature's been brutal out there. Some hot questions. And, of course, Angel's got answers…
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Jen Weigel
Steal these shoplifting facts - July 28, 2011 - I recently interviewed author Rachel Shteir about her book, "The Steal: A Cultural History of Shoplifting" (Penguin Press,...
Jon Yates' "What's Your Problem?"
Problem Solver: Railroad's weeds create thorny situation - July 28, 2011 - Every year, Charyn Beaumont complains about the weeds growing along the railroad line behind her Mount Prospect house, and every year her complaints are ignored.
Eric Zorn
Surveys say: GOP should declare victory and move on - July 29, 2011 - A Reuters/Ipsos poll taken earlier this week found 54 percent of Americans are "very concerned" about the consequences if the U.S. fails to raise the debt ceiling, and another 29 percent are "somewhat concerned."
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Julia Allison: Social Studies
How airlines are embracing social media - July 26, 2011 - DEAR JULIA: I'm a young professional who flies upward of eight times a month -- what the oldsters used to call a "road warrior." Unsurprisingly, I'm addicted to my "CrackBerry," my laptop and iPad are practically fused to my fingers, and I...
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Matt Bowen
Waiting for name to be called on draft day nerve-wracking - April 24, 2011 - The dynamic of the NFL draft goes much deeper than first-round picks walking across the stage in three-piece suits (bought by their agents) to shake the commissioner's hand.
Dennis Byrne
How banks are assaulting the housing market - July 19, 2011 - America's big banks, among others, that helped send us spiraling into the Great Recession are at it again. They're warning of even more dire consequences if we don't follow their advice and raise the U.S. debt limit.
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Meghan Daum
The siren song of Google+ - July 29, 2011 - Google+, which launched a month ago to great fanfare, is so far feeling more like Google nonplussed. Reported to have crossed the 20-million-user mark last weekend, the new social networking site is designed to correct one of Facebook's major...
Don Dziedzina
Beating the Chain's traffic - July 23, 2011 - Heavy boat traffic can discourage fishermen, and nothing is busier than the Fox Chain O' Lakes.
Leah Eskin
Lessons learned - July 24, 2011 - My dad was good at fixing things — and he got plenty of practice. Our living room was lit by a black clay lamp carved into a lattice pattern.
Ilyce Glink
How to save the housing market: Realtors have a few ideas - July 27, 2011 - Last week the National Association of Realtors sent a letter to Shaun Donovan, secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Timothy Geithner, secretary of the Treasury, and Gene Sperling, director of the National Economic Council.
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Jonah Goldberg
Men behaving badly - June 3, 2011 - Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York is a very busy man. He sits on several important committees. He's newly married to a high-powered wife. He's planning a run for mayor of New York, which they call "the city that never sleeps" for a reason. In fact,...
Benny Kass
Giving property as a gift requires careful tax planning - July 29, 2011 - I receive a large number of email questions on a monthly basis, and try to answer as many as I can. I wish I could respond personally to everyone, but that is not possible.
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Joyce Lain Kennedy
Who pays for job interview travel? - July 27, 2011 - Q. A 62-year-old professional, I have been out of work for six months. A month ago, I answered an ad on Craigslist for a job in another city. Last week I received an email inviting me to interview.
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Charles Krauthammer
Big push for the Half-Trillion plan - July 25, 2011 - WASHINGTON — The debt ceiling looms. Confusion reigns. Schemes abound. We are deep in a hole with, as of now, only three ways out: the (Sen. Mitch) McConnell plan, the G6 plan and the Half-Trillion plan.
Dan McNeil
Hendry, Angelo can't compete with Sox GM - July 28, 2011 - My money would be on Kenny Williams if I could get action on which Chicago roster boss distinguishes himself this week.
Robert Pagliarini: Your Other 8 Hours
Can you answer the miracle question? - July 25, 2011 - Do you need a miracle in your life?
Kathleen Parker
Rule of politics: Educating Cain - July 23, 2011 - WASHINGTON — Politics Rule No. 1: Never say what you really think, especially before you think.
Mark Pearlstein
Board has right to examine accounting records - July 29, 2011 - Q: I am currently the treasurer of our association in the western suburbs. Since taking this office, I have been questioning charges by our management company. We pay bank charges for check deposits and direct debits. These charges do not appear...
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Leonard Pitts
'Everybody look what's goin' down' - July 28, 2011 - Cry "Havoc!" and let slip the dogs of war.
Janet Portman
Don't get stuck paying for tenants' blight - July 29, 2011 - Q: My tenants incurred a fine from the city that claimed that their poor housekeeping (really, their yard-keeping) was a violation of city codes. The ordinance says I'm responsible for paying the fine, too. I think that's unfair — after...
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Dean Richards
Moore talks 'Crazy, Stupid,' Sarah Palin - July 29, 2011 - NEW YORK CITY — Julianne Moore is a four-time Oscar nominee who's just coming off of the critically acclaimed "The Kids Are All Right." Her best-known movies are all thoughtful, often heavy dramas, so playing opposite Steve Carell in the new...
Daneen Skube: Interpersonal Edge
Can you help a bipolar coworker? - July 25, 2011 - Q. I have a coworker whose mood swings gives me whiplash. One day he seems confident and full of energy. The next day I have trouble getting him to help me put together a memo. We work in a very stressful industry. Is the job making him act this...
David Sobolewski
'We had bigger goals' - March 21, 2011 - Obviously, the Benet team and community had an extremely rough time with the unexpected end to the season.
Joe Trost's Corner Kicks
Girls soccer | Joe Trost's Corner Kicks: Madison County teams sweep the state tournament - June 9, 2011 - Darren Geisler, an avid soccer fan from downstate Illinois, sent an email last week thanking me for picking Granite City to advance to the semifinals of the Class 3A state tournament last weekend.
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Mary Umberger
The down-payment hurdle - July 29, 2011 - Tight credit is leaving the housing market gasping for air. That's the drum beat from many corners of the real estate industry, which has been complaining loudly that restrictive mortgage-lending standards are a leading reason housing can't seem to...
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Bob Weber
Brake dust no big worry - July 23, 2011 - Q: The wheels on my 2011 BMW 128i are almost constantly filthy with soot coming from the disc brakes. I know some soot is to be expected from these brakes. It typically washes off quite easily, but I'm wondering if this is indicative of excess...
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George Will
Who will bat against 'Alibi' Obama? - July 8, 2011 - "If he popped up in the pinch he should of made a base hit and the reason he didn't was so-and-so. And if he cracked one for three bases he ought to had a home run, only the ball wasn't lively, or the wind brought it back, or he tripped on a...
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