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      <title>Comments On: A little TLC
    
      by Michael Miner</title>
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    <author><![CDATA[Jim]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Now what is going to be the focus, does anybody know? Alison True must be one of the great editors of our time, that is certain. This must be a very uneasy time at the Reader. What's the vision, though, honestly? Any great plans? Any big ideas to shoot for? The time is ripe. Sick of all the same old junk out there - look at old archive newspapers and magazines and a lot of them are SO different from the stuff today. Why is everything dumbed down and sleazy?
    
    Anyway, good luck to the new lean CR.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Chris Lawrence]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[As a regular reader, I believe that the entire city of Chicago should extend our gratitude toward the investigative journalism that the Chicago Reader and Mr. Conroy has contributed toward exposing the police misconduct and enormous injustice toward too many of our fellow citizens.  His critical voice and journalistic integrity will be sorely missed by this reader, and I can only hope that he finds an appropriate outlet for his incredible talent.
    
    A little sympathy is surely due all those at the Reader, and within the alternative press in general, as they make a painful adjustment during this challenging transition that is affecting our nations presses.  I hope all of these talented writers and other staffs who were laid off find an outlet to continue their much needed contributions toward the betterment of Chicago.  I wish them luck and a better new year.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Alisa]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[That&acirc;&#128;&#153;s a beautiful tribute. Thanks for linking that. 
    
    Ok, I&acirc;&#128;&#153;m not retired- yet.  But this relates. And I&acirc;&#128;&#153;m talking about Alison here, not ads. 
    
    It was 2003, and I was going to meet with Alison about a story. To my surprise it was going to be a cover story. I almost threw up on the walk to the Reader building. I&acirc;&#128;&#153;d published stories in a half dozen newspapers and magazines, but none of those were of the Reader&acirc;&#128;&#153;s caliber. 
    
    Nervous- an understatement. Excited- yes.  The story I submitted began as maybe 800 words, but Kiki kept asking questions, and it kept getting longer as I got on the phone and asked more questions of various sources. I don&acirc;&#128;&#153;t remember what the final length was, but it was at least 3,000 words. 
    
    Neither Alison nor Kiki knew me from any other of the hundreds of submissions that they must receive on a weekly basis. But they were both so kind and encouraging, and made me believe enough in my abilities to submit a few other stories. Another story was published in the Reader, and a few others just never got around to making enough sense, though I enjoyed working on them.  I was struck by their kindness and patience, and there is one phrase I remember from an email Alison sent back to me. She wrote, &acirc;&#128;&#156;Thank you for choosing the Reader.&acirc;&#128;&#157;
    
    I remember laughing at that. She had no idea how lucky and honored I felt that the Reader had chosen my story.  If any other editor had seen that tiny draft I submitted to Kiki, I&acirc;&#128;&#153;m not sure that they would have encouraged me to expand it, and ask the difficult questions.  This seems to be what the sort of journalism the Reader stands for is about- asking the difficult questions. I&acirc;&#128;&#153;m amazed that week after week Alison and Kiki and the other senior editors are consistently helping writers ask those questions, and by their efforts ushering into print the stories that truly resonate with the Reader&acirc;&#128;&#153;s readers. 
    
    (So yes, amid the media blitz and mud-slinging, Alison does need some TLC. It's not her fault that she had to layoff four amazingly talented writers...  In fact it's a testament to her enduring strength as an editor that there were four great, award-winning writers at her paper to layoff. My coffee mug is 1/2 full on this...)
        
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    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:59:00 -0600</pubDate> 
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    <author><![CDATA[Jennifer]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[thinking of all you, hang in there guys...
        
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    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:38:54 -0600</pubDate> 
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    <author><![CDATA[Jerome]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[thanks for this, Mike
        
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    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:15:48 -0600</pubDate> 
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