April 2012
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I am still so, so sad about Derrick. Like, so sad.
Apr 29th
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Apr 29th
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Apr 27th
“In financial terms, it costs taxpayers about $40,000 a day to pay for Mr....”
– Gingrich Is Quitting the Race (Just Give Him a Little Time)
Apr 27th
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Apr 26th
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“Yeah, we were having a really nice conversation until you came over here with...”
– Someone, to me. “Love it or leave it,” is what I said back. 
Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Philadelphia to proposes shuttering its public... →
The plan would shut 40 schools in ‘13 and 6 more a year after that until 2017.  Meanwhile in Chicago, $700 million dollar gap for 2013!
Apr 25th
Apr 25th
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MAINE IS THE MOST PEACEFUL STATE IN AMERICA. SUCK... →
Like, duh.
Apr 25th
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“My five year old cut off my three year old’s hair. A few weeks later, I decided to interview them and get their explanations. Here’s what they told me.”
Apr 23rd
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“Here’s to hoping that Chilly has the time to start a helpful mommy-blog...”
– Johnson at Clawhammer Farm, describing how pig births and after care goes down.
Apr 23rd
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Apr 21st
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Apr 19th
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Apr 18th
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Apr 18th
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ListenHappy Birthday, Selena. You, only you.
Apr 17th
“The funny thing about that sequence where Coach Fredricks is telling Sam about...”
– Paul Feig walks us through Freaks And Geeks | The A.V. Club
Apr 17th
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Israel Tells Foreign Activists Where to Go -... →
The Israeli government’s letter to pro-Palestinian activists entering the country uses the same, tired technique of pointing out other more “real” problems that people should be working on, which is a logic #fail on a number of levels, the most obvious being that it is possible for a human to be involved in more than one cause.
Apr 16th
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Prince on Muppets Tonight, September 13, 1997.
Apr 16th
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Common and Maya Angelou Have Reconciled: "She... →
I talked to Common on the phone today! Dreeeeeeamweaverrrrrr…
Apr 13th
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Become a Vocalo Storyteller! Applications due... →
vocalostorytellers: So, check it out: We’re recruiting 8 to 10 community-minded folks to participate in Vocalo’s free storytelling workshops. The classes will be taught by multimedia professionals from Chicago Public Media (Vocalo/WBEZ) and will take place at 848 E Grand Ave at Navy Pier, every Saturday from 12-4pm, from May 5th-June 2nd.
Apr 12th
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When “stand your ground” fails - Salon.com →
John McNeil, who is black, killed a white man who assaulted him and his son on his property. This was in Georgia in 2005. Georgia has a “Stand Your Ground” law. The police did not charge him at the time. One year later the county DA Patrick Head charged him with murder. John McNeil is now serving a sentence for life in prison.  “It’s not about race.”
Apr 11th
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Apr 7th
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Race and poverty roundup: Black ex-CPD officer... →
teamvocalo: Real Talk from the Barber Shop Floor. barbershopshow: Howard Morgan’s wife, Rosalind, will join The Chicago Reporter on the Barber Shop Show Friday at noon on Vocalo 89.5 FM. Listen Live
Apr 6th
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In Minneapolis, the world's quietest room |... →
AUDIO NERD ALERT.
Apr 4th
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“We have to invest and spend our money in the original Israel, which offers the...”
– Journalist Peter Beinart has called for a boycott of goods produced in the West Bank. On today’s Fresh Air, he explains why. (And journalist Gary Rosenblatt explains why he disagrees with Beinart.)
Apr 3rd
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Apr 3rd