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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

CeaseFire battles off-the-wall priorities

Cable commentators told us all day Tuesday that the whole world was watching the wall-to-wall coverage of Michael Jackson's memorial.

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Nun investigations about stifling dissent

Oh, dear. Now the Vatican has launched a probe of American nuns.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

We don't yet know ending of Jackson story

Whether you saw Michael Jackson as freak or fairy tale, he is a marker in history. And we'd be crazy to deny it.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Let Bernardin's spirit guide Obama, pope

Pro-choice President Obama goes to the Vatican next month to meet pro-life Pope Benedict.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Wacky Illinois stories are never-ending tale

O,Illinois, of thee we sing. Only in this great state can former first lady Patti Blagojevich morph into the Mother Teresa of Costa Rica; can the dark side's Dan Proft pose as a candidate for governor, and can Congress take precious time away from the crises at hand to contemplate naming a government office building after former U.S. Rep. Bill "Put My Son In My Seat" Lipinski.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Even a change agent needs a change

Maybe Forrest Claypool is right. Maybe it's time to leave his commissioner post on the Cook County Board. And abandon his quest to depose Todd Stroger as its president.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Claypool won't run for County Board President
Exclusive Carol Marin interview: Forrest Claypool, calling it "the most difficult decision of my life," shocked political friends and enemies by announcing Thursday he would not run for president of the Cook County Board. His decision has unleashed a political free-for-all for the post now held by embattled President Todd Stroger -- who stands to benefit from his main rival's withdrawal.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Staying at arm's length gives reporters a leg up

Mike Royko wrote one of his best columns 15 years ago this month.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

For wonk like Quigley, D.C. is heaven

Mike Quigley had just stowed the Aero bed when he answered the phone in his Capitol Hill office early Thursday morning.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

All not so clear in Daley's 'transparent' city

'You're only as happy as your unhappiest child," a friend of mine always says.

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