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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 9, 2010
The Mayor's Announcing His Aldermanic Picks, and We Don't Get to See Who Applied—Yet

The city is forced to reveal the names of everyone who applied for the open aldermanic seats in the First and 29th wards—but not until after Mayor Daley has appointed people to fill them.
- by Hunter Clauss
- Tags: Mayor Daley, Freedom of Information Act, Chicago City Council, Manny Flores, Isaac Carothers, Jenny Hoyle, Chicago Law Department, Lisa Madigan, Michael Madigan, Scott Lee Cohen, Cara Smith

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 9, 2010
Laughter Is the Best Medicine, And Even Americans Can Afford It

Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh do the health-care-reform opposition no favors by speaking out.
- by Michael Miner
- Tags: Obama Health Care Plan, Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, Whitehorse, Yukon, Costa Rica, David Knowles

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 9, 2010
The FamilyFarmed Expo Starts Thursday

A preview of the FamilyFarmed Expo, running Thursday through Saturday, with follow-up blog coverage to come.
- by Martha Bayne
- Tags: FamilyFarmed expo, locavorism, sustainable agriculture, family farms, community sponsored agriculture, CSAs, Tallgrass Beef, Bill Kurtis, Growing Power, Woody Tasch, Slow Money Alliance, USDA, Kathleen Merrigan, Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food, Chicago Food Policy Summit, Chicago Food Policy Advisory Council, Kitchen Chicago, shared-use kitchens, Alexis Leverenz, Flora Lazar, food nazis, Fresh, Localicious, cooking demos, Rick Bayless, Paul Kahan, Paul Virant, Gale Gand, Chicago Diner, whole-animal cookery, Rob Levitt, Mado, Blackbird, Avec, the Publican, Ehran Osterreicher, E & P Meats, Greg Gunthorp, Gunthorp Farms, the Whole Hog Project, Mike Sula

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 9, 2010
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Moolaadé and My Daughter the Terrorist

Ousmane Sembene's Burkina Faso drama "Moolaade" and Beate Arnestad's Sri Lankan documentary "My Daughter the Terrorist" screen Tuesday 3/9 in the College of DuPage's Women's Rights Day Film Festival.
- by Ed M. Koziarski
- Tags: Ousmane Sembene, Moolaade, Beate Arnestad, Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers, My Daughter the Terrorist, College of DuPage, Women's Rights Day, Film Festival, Senegal, Burkina Faso, female circumcision

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 9, 2010
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RIP Biggie

Remembering the best in the game, 13 years on
- by Miles Raymer
- Tags: Notorious B.I.G., Biggie, hip-hop, freestyle

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 9, 2010
Fog

It just wasn't a night for certainty.
- by Dmitry Samarov
- Tags: fog, weather, city, Chicago, Navy Pier, Lake Shore Drive, Lake Michigan, Hack, Dmitry Samarov

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 9, 2010
The Spammers Are Getting More Sophisticated, Or Not
- by Whet Moser

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 9, 2010
Morning Art: Joanna Schuman

Part of "Collection," on display at Fill in the Blank Gallery
- by Julia Thiel
- Tags: Joanna Schuman, Collection, Fill in the Blank Gallery

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 8, 2010
The Numero Group Turns the Tables on a Bootlegger

The shady origin of the Numero Group's new "Eccentric Breaks and Beats."
- by Miles Raymer
- Tags: Numero Group, Eccentric Breaks and Beats, Chicago, the biz, bootlegs, Madlib, Mayer Hawthorne

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 8, 2010
3/9-3/10 — Free Health Screenings and Gym Passes for National Kidney Day

In celebration of National Kidney Day, Cardinal Fitness teams up with the KidneyMobile to offer free screenings and gym passes.
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: National Kidney Day, Cardinal Fitness, KidneyMobile, National Kidney Foundation of Illinois, blood pressure, blood sugar, gym pass

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 8, 2010
Morning Art: Hung Liu

Part of "China Story," on display at Andrew Bae Gallery
- by Julia Thiel
- Tags: Hung Liu, China Story, Andrew Bae Gallery

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 8, 2010
Menacing Interlopers

No green cards for foreign-born flora and fauna!
- by Michael Miner
- Tags: Rick Telander, Chicago Sun-Times, Transplanted species

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 6, 2010
An Astonishing Discovery

Law professor proves something or other by spreading lie that Chief Justice John Roberts is about to retire.
- by Michael Miner
- Tags: Chief Justice John Roberts, Georgetown University Law School, Huffington Post, abovethelaw.com, radaronline.com

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 6, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Saturday 3/6

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- by Whet Moser

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 6, 2010
Morning Art: Lyubov Momot

Part of "Women Artists 2010," on display at Liz Long Gallery & Urban Art Retreat
- by Julia Thiel
- Tags: Lyubov Momot, Women Artists 2010, Liz Long Gallery & Urban Art Retreat

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The city is forced to reveal the names of everyone who applied for the open aldermanic seats in the First and 29th wards—but not until after Mayor Daley has appointed people to fill them.

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Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh do the health-care-reform opposition no favors by speaking out.

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A preview of the FamilyFarmed Expo, running Thursday through Saturday, with follow-up blog coverage to come.

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Ousmane Sembene's Burkina Faso drama "Moolaade" and Beate Arnestad's Sri Lankan documentary "My Daughter the Terrorist" screen Tuesday 3/9 in the College of DuPage's Women's Rights Day Film Festival.

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Remembering the best in the game, 13 years on

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Part of "Collection," on display at Fill in the Blank Gallery

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The shady origin of the Numero Group's new "Eccentric Breaks and Beats."

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In celebration of National Kidney Day, Cardinal Fitness teams up with the KidneyMobile to offer free screenings and gym passes.

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Part of "China Story," on display at Andrew Bae Gallery

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No green cards for foreign-born flora and fauna!

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Law professor proves something or other by spreading lie that Chief Justice John Roberts is about to retire.

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