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Art instructor Robert Lyon (Andrew Carter, foreground) begins his first lesson with a slide show of classical art but doesn’t get quite the reaction he’d hoped for from his students, miners Jimmy Floyd (Steven Pringle, from left), George Brown (William Dick), Oliver Kilbourn (Dan Waller), Harry Wilson (James Houton) and Young Lad (Jordan Brown) in TimeLine Theatre’s Chicago premiere of THE PITMEN PAINTERS by Lee Hall, inspired by a book by William Feaver, directed by BJ Jones. (Photo by Lara Goetsch) October 4, 2011
John Harris found himself in charge of O'Hare International Airport on 9/11. September 15, 2011
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The inconveniences of freedom of speech

May 23, 2011

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Bill Branson

Fred got a lot of hate mail. He didn’t agree with his country and he had let them know. Now, people wanted to make him pay. They threatened him. They threw garbage at him. They painted vulgar pictures of his family depicted as devils. When Fred went to church they stood outside the building and… [Read more…]

In drug war, things fall apart and US walks away

May 23, 2011

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This op-ed, along with an interactive map, were originally published in The DePaulia. After a mass grave’s 218th body was discovered in Mexico on May 15, Americans buzzed over newspapers’ latest headlines: The Terminator’s sex scandal. Violence in Mexico is as energized as ever and Americans have barely batted an eye. It’s their war, not mine.… [Read more…]

Posted in: Nation, World

Women still expected to be seen and not heard

May 10, 2011

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An English proverb says, “One tongue is enough for a woman.” Women are stigmatized as being overly “chatty” who never give men a turn to speak. In the U.S. there is a proverb that says, “When both husband and wife wear pants it is not difficult to tell them apart – he is the one… [Read more…]

Posted in: Society & Culture

For love of the Easter egg and all that’s commercial

April 25, 2011

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eggbutterfly

I am an atheist and I love Easter. I am single and I love Valentine’s Day. Christmas? Oh your god, do I love Christmas. When it comes to commercialized holidays—you name it, I love it. The meaning of holidays has been lost in translation. We look for reasons behind our celebrations, all while missing the holiday’s true… [Read more…]

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