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Friday, October 31, 2025

The U.S. Labor Department dreams of an Aryan America

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     My profession has a saying, coined right here in Chicago: "If your mother says she loves you, check it out." Good advice, par...
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Thursday, October 30, 2025

Tricked by a bug

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         Not to give women any ideas ... but praying mantises do not always need a male in order to reproduce.       Sure, they can do it th...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Donald Trump: Every brag a blot.

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My father's carving of Don Quixote, bought in Spain in the 1950s.      Donald Trump was praising himself on social media the other day. ...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Nothing to see

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             My granddaughter lives within walking distance of the White House, and Monday we all took a break from cooing over her to strol...
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Monday, October 27, 2025

Frosty mug

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         You know what made car alarms so annoying? They never stopped. They went on and on and on and on and on. And on. And on and on and ...
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Sunday, October 26, 2025

Erie Canal, the ditch that made Chicago great, marks its 200th birthday

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        The Erie Canal is one of those historical topics that traditionally make eyes roll up. It's so pre-industrial, and mule-centric....
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Saturday, October 25, 2025

Guest voice — Little Village "America is the promised land"

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     Longtime reader Ephrain Silva has been keeping me posted about developments in his Little Village neighborhood. I asked him if he wante...
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