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?

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"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.

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Related: Roskam Turns Down League Of Women Voters Request For Public Forum.

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Grammy Whammy

Only Adele can get away with this

— natasha korecki (@natashakorecki) February 13, 2017

Starting over? Not so sure about that:

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What Hitler Couldn't Do

I just discovered @Chris_arnade. His threads are poetry: https://t.co/YnfNZLZWTE

— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) February 13, 2017

1. You spend time in places like Youngstown. And you walk around. And you think, "Damn. This is what the status quo has provided..." pic.twitter.com/HNUEKhZYAN

— Chris Arnade (@Chris_arnade) February 13, 2017

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?

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The Ghost of Tom Joad.

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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.'"

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And: A Story Behind "Youngstown."

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But you know who was hurt more by the collapse of manufacturing than working- and middle-class whites? Urban blacks.

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Meanwhile . . .

From Tim Willette: pic.twitter.com/RiDTALCYtT

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) February 12, 2017

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SportsMonday: Now It's Northwestern's Turn
Leicester, Cleveland, the Cubs . . .

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Chicagoetry: Lope
Only the dead have no regrets.

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BeachBook

Millennials Don't Play The Lottery. Best Generation Yet.

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The Colonel In Chicago.

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The Better Business Bureau Is A Joke.

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Cape Cod's Chip Charade.

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TweetWood

Wrong formulation; don't want them operating in secrecy. Better-prepared hosts are needed to point out facts & ask why they persist in lies. https://t.co/lC9jk0kkMO

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) February 13, 2017

Maybe it's time for producers to think about how to do a Sunday show without administration guests. https://t.co/VSyFWaZqal

— James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) February 12, 2017

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