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, May 7, 2013
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, May 1, 2013
Rick Kogan might be sentimental—just don't call him a sentimentalist
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, Apr 23, 2013
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Rachel Shteir—cat's-paw of New York's cunning plot to make the world despise us?
More thoughts on the DePaul professor and her essay on Chicago
by Michael Miner
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, Apr 22, 2013
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Rachel Shteir's review of three Chicago books is a little over the top.
by Michael Miner
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Golden: How Rod Blagojevich Talked Himself Out of the Governor’s Office and Into Prison
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, Apr 4, 2013
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RIP Roger Ebert: 1942-2013
The legendary film critic died Thursday.
by Tal Rosenberg
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, Feb 21, 2013
Eating and schvitzing at the reborn Division Street Russian Baths
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, Nov 20, 2012
The soul of Mitt Romney
Garry Wills lets Mitt Romney have it
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, Oct 23, 2012
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You Were Never in Chicago
: Neil Steinberg comes of age
Neil Steinberg writes a memoir
by Michael Miner
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, Aug 7, 2012
Leaving my
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Packing up suddenly became inevitable and imminent. The new question was where to unpack.
by Michael Miner
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, Apr 23, 2012
Baha'i, how you doing?
The Baha'i House of Worship celebrates the centenary of its cornerstone
by Tal Rosenberg
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, Apr 13, 2012
Don Hayner retires
Don Hayner retires as editor of the Sun-Times
by Michael Miner
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Chicago Reader at Forty
, Jun 30, 2011
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The year in Chicago history via the pages of the
Reader
by Michael Miner
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, May 26, 2010
Thanks for the Insight, Neil
While I'm clearly not as smart as Neil Steinberg—who is?—I'm happy to explain why I don't think my gun-ban question for Mayor Daley was "dumb."
by Mick Dumke
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, May 26, 2010
A Dumb Question?
Neil Steinberg writes without thinking about Mayor Daley and Mick Dumke.
by Michael Miner
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, Nov 18, 2009
About the Thomson Prison Debate
by Michael Miner
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, Oct 1, 2009
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Mike Royko's son David makes some peace with the besotted era of Chicago journalism and the columnist's second home – O'Rourke's.
by Michael Miner
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, Apr 7, 2008
The legend of Charlton Heston
For some legends, like Charlton Heston, talent is optional.
by Michael Miner
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, Jan 11, 2008
Death with honor
Roger Ebert suggests the Tribune kill off RedEye to save the Sun-Times.
by Michael Miner
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, Sep 28, 2007
Just as we suspected!
An imperfect Media Matters survey finds that a lot more conservatives than progressives show up in the nation's newspapers.
by Michael Miner
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, Sep 6, 2007
Thanks, but. . . .
Neil Steinberg tries to correct your Yankee pronunciation.
by Whet Moser
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