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Lit Fest holds on to that printed feeling
As obvious as this may sound at first, the 28th annual Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest, which concluded Sunday afternoon and drew an estimated 130,000 attendees and 200 authors to the South Loop on a sweltering, cloudless weekend, was not the kind...
Tags: Book, Dave Eggers, Festive Events, Chicago Tribune Printers Row Book Fair, Edgar Allan Poe
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By George, ‘Leighton Courthouse’ shows how to play the naming game
Change of SubjectGeorge N. Leighton, 6/29/2012. Tribune photo by Terence Antonio James In a startling break with tradition, Cook County has just named its central courthouse after former Judge George N. Leighton. The tradition I’m referring to isn’t the long-... -
When well-educated politicians cry 'snob'
With the Republican presidential nomination contest in high gear, Marylanders might be forgiven for smiling. The word "snob" has returned with full force to presidential politics after a four-decade hiatus. Former Sen. Rick Santorum (Penn State University...Tags: University of Baltimore, Government, University of Oklahoma, Richard Hofstadter, Columbia University
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Marjorie G. Gilbert, jewelry store owner
Marjorie G. Gilbert, a retired certified public accountant who co-owned a Baltimore County jewelry business, died of pneumonia complications Feb. 13 at Sinai Hospital. She was 88 and lived in Owings Mills.
Born Marjorie Gross in Newark, N.J., she was a...Tags: Yogi Berra, Lifestyle and Leisure, Services and Shopping, Mickey Mantle, Photography
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Tags: Mitt Romney, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Investments, Andrew Jackson, Newt Gingrich
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McManus: The Gingrich playbook
Newt Gingrich says he's staying in the Republican presidential race all the way to the GOP convention in August, and that he's willing — even eager — to fight for the nomination on the convention floor. But does he have a chance?
Gingrich and...Tags: Rick Santorum, Polls, Gerald Ford, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin
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Nostalgic look at 1992 to cheer Republicans
Change of SubjectUpdated and expanded In March 1992, George H.W. Bush was leading Clinton in head to head polls as Obama now leads Romney. The problem with finding too much hope in such a number is that GHWB's overall approval number was...... -
Charles T. Manatt dies at 75; Democratic Party leader and diplomat
Charles T. Manatt, who founded one of the biggest and most influential law firms in Los Angeles and then became a political power as chairman of the state and national Democratic parties, died Friday night. He was 75.
Manatt died at Kindred Hospital in...Tags: Barbra Streisand, Michael Douglas, Hillary Clinton, Church and State Relations, Human Interest
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Former Lake County attorney Rolon Reed was a character who fought against rampant growth
If intellect, energy and force of will in the 1990s could have turned Lake County from its race toward the out-of-control growth of the next decade, then Rolon Reed would have been legendary. Heaven knows he tried. The retired judge from New York with a...Tags: Laws, Lake County (Ohio), Phi, Columbia University, Yale University
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He said I was a member of the 'decrepit' generation
Last week I attended a lecture, 'Growing Old Gracefully." This was the first in a series of four lectures on the subject. One of the things I learned was that sages of old considered those over 70 are part of the "decrepit" generation.Being 83 I...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Physiology, Science, Jack Benny
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He said I was a member of the 'decrepit' generation
Last week I attended a lecture, 'Growing Old Gracefully." This was the first in a series of four lectures on the subject. One of the things I learned was that sages of old considered those over 70 are part of the "decrepit" generation. Being 83 I...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Physiology, Science, Jack Benny
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Herman Cain: Scandals just don't kill a candidacy like they used to
Once again, temporarily at least, scandal has mesmerized American politics. This time the target is Herman Cain, the up-from-nowhere restaurant executive who is battling back against the latest sexual harassment or misconduct allegations that have...Tags: Minority Groups, Newt Gingrich, Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. Senate, Bill Clinton
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Mar 15, 2012
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Sep 21, 2011
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Oct 28, 2011
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Oct 28, 2011
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Nov 8, 2011
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