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The [Friday] PapersEvery time you think the silly, sophomoric, misogynist Sun-Times couldn't possibly get any sillier or more sophomoric, it outdoes itself. And to think, the paper is still only 50 cents. * Send your nominations to webphotos@suntimes.com. It's okay if you cut off their heads, just show us tits and ass. * No, seriously, send your "nominations" to webphotos@suntimes.com - and tell them the Beachwood sent you. * "We've already started the galleries. * Next: Which Side Of Town Has The Hottest Reporters? Send in your photos now! * Meanwhile, the Sun-Times can't be bothered to tell us how individual aldermen on the zoning committee voted yesterday on the Children's Museum. Tribulations This is what happens when you bring former executives of Clear Channel - which was the Wal-Mart of the music industry - in to run your newspaper company. * Oops, I forgot. The employees own the joint now. So they can tell Randy Michaels to take a hike, right? * If reporters will now be judged on quantity, does that mean long stories will be in again? * Is there any other industry where the universal answer to losing customers is to make the product worse? * On the other hand, Michaels is at least sideways right: You could get rid of a lot of deadweight - and the whole Tempo section - without losing much. * So wait. You're gonna cut the size of the paper but ask reporters to produce more? * At least the Tribune tells us which way aldermen on the zoning committee voted on the Children's Museum. ER, OOPS . . . I just noticed that the online version of this story is missing these two paragraphs (you know, the basics, I mean, times are tight) that are in my print edition: "The votes in favor of the museum came from Banks, Edward Burke (14th), Margaret Laurino (39th), Bernard Stone (50th), Ray Suarez (31st) and Latasha Thomas (17th). The three 'no' votes were cast by Rey Colon (35th), Vi Daley (43rd) and Ed Smith (28th). "Five committee members did not vote. Isaac Carothers (29th) and Thomas Allen (38th) were present for much of the meeting but were not in the council chambers when the vote was taken. Three other panel members - Carrie Austin (34th), Eugene Schulter (47th) and Frank Olivo (13th) - did not attend Thursday's meeting." I'm sure they had more important things going on back in their wards. For example, Schulter probably at his office reading through responses to his latest query to constituents. Banks Shot There is not a legislative branch in Chicago government. The judiciary is only quasi-independent; that's the only chance museum opponents - who are right, of course - have. And even though the precedents are in their favor, it won't matter unless they can stop construction before it begins. Spin City No, Ted, it's a classic case of Not In Our Front Yard. Five-Ring Circus Well, guess what, we're gonna have to pony up even more dough just in case. And no, there won't be any city council debate - why start now? "The council will vote for that," Burke says. And you can be sure he's right. While the Sun-Times - which congratulates Chicago 2016 in a full page ad today - assures in its "reporting" that city officials pledge the guarantee won't have to be tapped (after all, every other Daley project comes in on budget!), the International Olympic Committee isn't so sanguine. "The IOC evaluation characterized the Chicago bid's revenue estimates of $3 billion as 'optimistic' and said it's construction costs 'appear low.'" Ya think? Enter Now! The Beachwood Knows Bo The Beachwood Knows Barr The Beachwood Knows The Bleacher Preacher That Bo Diddley Beat The Beachwood Tip Line: Our fans are hotter. Posted on June 6, 2008 |
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