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Editorial writer for Chicago Sun-Times, politics, public issues, local and Illinois government. I also tweet at @BiblioFile_SMA

Chicago
Joined April 2009
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Ask the wolves in Wisconsin and the bobcats in Illinois if they think the endangered species act is working. We need new tools and permanent protections for all predators. Who wants to help? ⁦@chicagoriver⁩ ⁦@SierraClubIL⁩ ⁦@ilenviro⁩ chicago.suntimes.com/2021/3/…
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I’m up next after this distinguished panel led by ⁦⁦@m_spyropoulos⁩ at the 3rd Water/Waste Management Conference live in India and Illinois. ⁦@chicagoriver⁩
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My Mom wrote a story about a boy who saw President Lincoln shot. He became a prominent actor and told the heartbreaking tale for years. Hear it from my giantglobes.com building husband, Matt Binns. #lincolnsbirthday bit.ly/3aeMCmV @thomasfrisbie @BurtConstable
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At 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, we'll present @PatrickReardon discussing his new book, "The Loop: The 'L' Tracks that Shaped and Saved Chicago." The Zoom session is free and open to the public. Details here: midlandauthors.com/2020/12/t…
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People are gathering for the @midlandauthors program featuring Stuart Dybek and Dominic Pacyga.
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Record Chicago rainfall for May puts strain on Chicago River through Combined Sewage Overflows which release untreated water into the system. But you can help. #OverflowAction Day. facebook.com/ChicagoRiver/ – at Chicago, IL
A scientist I met today said 90 percent of the fish he examined from Chicago area rivers had plastic in them. 😧 #WhatILearnedToday at @chicagoriver
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A nicely written appreciation by John Rowen of the late @midlandauthors President Richard Frisbie. ontheeastcoastwestcoastnorth…
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Bryan Smith is talking about his new book, The Breakaway, which is about the family that owns the @NHLBlackhawks at @midlandauthors program at the Cliff Dwellers. @bryrsmith
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Join us at our next event: "Women Writing the Vietnam War" at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the Harold Washington Library, featuring novelists Barbara Shoup, Rita Dragonette and Paulette Livers. facebook.com/midlandauthors/…
Are you an author from the Midwest? Did you have a book published in 2018? If so, you have until Saturday to enter @midlandauthors' annual awards contest. The details are here: midlandauthors.com/contest_r…
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While working with @thomasfrisbie I knew a bit about his many siblings and his adman dad Richard, who was civically active in Arlington Heights. Sorry to learn of Dick’s death. There’s a lot I didn’t know. bit.ly/2LFuwLB – at Chicago, IL
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Looks like the bank lobby from the Dark Knight 😀 nitter.gq/ajlatrace/status/10174…
Sleeping giant no more: The old main post office is being overhauled for a new generation of office workers. Main lobby space has been restored to its original Art Deco-era grandeur.
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Young men building the Skokie Lagoons 85 years ago got $30 per month and room and board. But $25 was automatically sent back to their families. #WhatILearnedToday working at @chicagoriver
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Make me look bad, I'll tax you. -- Trump to Harley-Davidson. In Trump White House, personal vendettas outweigh thoughtful policy.
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Dockless #bikeshare coming to Chicago, starting as early as next week via @marywizchicago chicagotribune.com/news/loca…
A lot of what I know about the Chicago River I learned from editing @pattywetli stories at @DNAinfoCHI ... nitter.gq/pattywetli/status/9735…
Congrats @aherrmann350! Coincidentally, I know a reporter who covers the North Branch. nitter.gq/HeatherCherone/status/…
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Dick Simpson of @midlandauthors talks about his new book "The Good Fight" at Cliff Dwellers in Chicago. #Politics #memoir
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White Sox made big mistake by going to UHF TV. @_George_Castle of @midlandauthors at @NMDLibrary #cubs #sox #baseball #chicago
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20 years after his death, Mike Royko still showing up in @chicagotribune . Clarence Page @cptime and @BlairKamin both cite "Ubie est mea--Where's MIne?" in columns today. Great writing endures...
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