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The [Monday] Papers"Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton says he's no fan of 'circus' town hall meetings and prefers a more controlled setting for town-hall-style meetings by telephone, which he will conduct on Monday night," the Tribune reports. So town hall by conference call? * "Roskam said he's held only one town hall public forum during his decade in Congress representing the west and northwest suburbs and 'didn't find it particularly productive.' Instead, he said he favors conducting telephone town halls and held 11 of them last year." Hey Pete, if you can't stand the town hall heat, get out of the congressional kitchen. - Related: Roskam Turns Down League Of Women Voters Request For Public Forum. - Grammy Whammy
Starting over? Not so sure about that: - What Hitler Couldn't Do
Yeah, Bruce Springsteen put out "Youngstown" more than 20 years ago. It was on a little album called The Ghost of Tom Joad, which had as its primary subject matter immigrants coming into America through the Mexican border. Is nobody paying attention? * The Ghost of Tom Joad. - See also: "The America of the immigrant's dream is a place so big that nativism seems unimaginable. America is a dream itself, beckoning and binding unlikely brothers like 'the blacks, the Irish, Italians, Germans and the Jews' by their faith in its promise. Springsteen reminds us of reality: 'they died to get here a hundred years ago, they're dying now, the hands that build this country we're always trying to keep out.'" * And: A Story Behind "Youngstown." * But you know who was hurt more by the collapse of manufacturing than working- and middle-class whites? Urban blacks. - Meanwhile . . .
- SportsMonday: Now It's Northwestern's Turn - Chicagoetry: Lope - BeachBook Millennials Don't Play The Lottery. Best Generation Yet. * The Colonel In Chicago. * The Better Business Bureau Is A Joke. * Cape Cod's Chip Charade. - TweetWood
- The Beachwood Tronc Line: No peace, no rest. Posted on February 13, 2017 |
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