Chicago - Feb. 21, 2020

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Army Of Darkness
ElRey
5 p.m.
A discount-store employee is time-warped to a medieval castle, where he is the foretold savior who can dispel the evil there. Unfortunately, he screws up and releases an army of skeletons. (tvguide.com)

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I am open and receptive to new avenues of income. (louisehay.com)

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Knowing that a person may be unwittingly in danger of an assault imposes a moral duty to warn them.

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The [Monday] Papers

By Steve Rhodes

No column today. Plenty of other stuff:

* The Beachwood Radio Hour #44: David Carr, Brian Williams And The Discontents Of Journalism.

The case against this generation's greatest media reporter and his pals - and what it says about the way we think about journalism. Plus: Adults continue to behave badly in the wake of the Jackie Robinson West scandal - including Rahm, Sneed, Kass, Jesse and Pfleger. And: Why J schools are important.

* The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #38: What Pundits Keep Getting Wrong About Jackie Robinson West.

Almost everything. Plus: Bulls Take Midterm: Blackhawks Slackhawks; The Cubs Are Still A Last-Place Team Until Further Notice; Blue Demons Down; Illinois Up; and Loyola Rambles On.

* Fantasy Fix: How I Won My League.

* The Motorcycle Show Was Here.

* The Weekend In Chicago Rock.

Featuring: Rectal Hygienics, The Jeff Austin Band, The Nubile Thangs, Loverboy, Fleetwood Mac, Barry Manilow, G. Love & Special Sauce, the B-52s, and Syleena Johnson.

BeachBook
* The Careless, Astonishing Cruelty Of Barack Obama's Government.

* Secret Tapes Reveal JFK's Duplicity In Cold War, Civil Rights.

TweetWood
A sampling.

Good to see Reporters Without Borders note the harassment of @jamesrisen in its 2015 World Press Freedom Index http://t.co/Zv2O5s5AYN
— Rupert Stone (@RupertStone83) February 12, 2015

James Risen wrote a leniency letter to Brown's judge, who still didn't understand why the press are concerned. pic.twitter.com/h3J5sCIYGZ
— Niitsiipoaahsin (@niitsitapii) February 1, 2015

MRE makes 6 campaign stops, advises press of just one, but offers "high res photos" #Mayor15 #letusdoourjob
— Mary Ann Ahern (@MaryAnnAhernNBC) February 14, 2015

.@StreetsandSan so they are finished with Ald. Burke's block? @RahmTruthTeam @RahmAntics @BeachwoodReport
— John Jacoby (@JPJAC) February 15, 2015

U2 adds 5th show at United Center in July; 6th show to just be embedded in everyone's brains for free.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) February 15, 2015

The Beachwood Tip Line: How long?

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Posted on February 16, 2015