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Friday, March 13, 2026

A man goes into a voting booth ...

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     Wednesday afternoon I voted, early, folding my partisan cheat sheet, jamming it in my pocket, and strolling out my front door, turning ...
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Thursday, March 12, 2026

"One hybrid mountain goat. One goat produced by a wild goat. One suckling goat..."

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       Monday was a gorgeous day to be downtown, and I gave myself extra time to walk across the Loop from Union Station to my interview on ...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

With 2 Passover Seders, it helps to have 2 working wrists

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     Two days after Thanksgiving, my wife broke her wrist in two places. Slipping on ice in the parking lot of Sunset Foods. And no, she did...
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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Flashback 2011: Home + Housewares Show participants want items to be made in America

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      The Inspired Home Show opens today. In the wake of last year's "A philosopher goes to the housewares show" I decided to...
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Monday, March 9, 2026

How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?

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     The media has so much going wrong at the moment — bowing before a despot, decimated staffs, meddling owners — that it seems almost unf...
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Sunday, March 8, 2026

The dawn after his night

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      So Jesse Jackson was buried Saturday, and more than two weeks have passed since the great civil rights leader left us.        Time for...
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Saturday, March 7, 2026

Three presidents, and thousands of everyday people, celebrate the life and legacy of Jesse Jackson

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      This was an assignment. I don't get asked to cover much spot news. But my obituary of Jesse Jackson racked up millions of views, a...
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