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Saturday, October 31, 2026

Flashback 2004: Part of Halloween is ruining the fun for others

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      Friday I beavered away on the book, and then prepared a blog post which, late in the day, sparked an uncharacteristic thought: 'Th...
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Friday, October 30, 2026

So RFK Jr's dismissing Arab, Muslim contributions to society? If he’s in the Loop, he can just look around.

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       People ask me for directions. All the time. I’m not sure why. Maybe because I have a friendly face, maybe because I’m the most unmena...
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Thursday, October 29, 2026

Mailbag

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       I've really got to stop answering email. I'm reading off an old program — the notion that we're discussing issues, having...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Courting death by hauling top-heavy wooden floats in Japan — just another risky guy thing

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     The news is flushing out my siblings lately.      Just as my sister Debbie showed up in Chicago, Pope Leo XIV went under the knife for ...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Not my circus: religion small and large

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     Noticing this sign in the hallway of a Washington DC apartment building sent me tumbling down an interesting mental tangent.       I kn...
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Monday, October 26, 2026

Rattling the cup

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      The Chicago Sun-Times has no paywall, so depends on reader support. I've written several effective fundraising letters for the Sun...
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Sunday, October 25, 2026

How stupid are Ohioans? We're about to find out.

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Vent Haven Museum, Fort Mitchell, Kentucky         "Willful ignorance" is a familiar term, almost a cliche.      Yet you don't...
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