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Army Of Darkness
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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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The [Thursday] Papers

By Steve Rhodes

I wish I would have thought of this conceit sooner - and built an entire graphic around it.

By the way, I would normally root for Wisconsin, because I've always liked Wisconsin, and Madison is a great school and awesome town.

But Scott Walker makes it harder each and every year.

And the NCAA, well, I love the Tournament but . . . these kids should see some of that revenue.

Anyway, here's a buncha stuff.

Feds To Homan?
Amnesty International and a couple Chicago pols have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Homan Square. Perhaps more interesting at the moment is the letter Amnesty sent to Rahm Emanuel asking for access to Homan. Rahm has not replied - nor do I suspect he will until after the election, if at all.

The letter makes for interesting reading; you can see it all here.

Ferguson's Minstrels
What should we take away from Ferguson? Here's Russell Brand to help sort it out.

Kids Do Poetry Out Loud Better Than You
Viewing parties available.

A Maple Syrup Celebration
The Forest Preserves (no pun intended) of Cook County is on it.

BeachBook
* Under ACLU-Drafted Bill, Illinois Police Must Forget Where You've Been.

* How Big Data Busted Abe Lincoln.

TweetWood
A sampling.

Presidents may accept big anonymous donations for their libraries. @SunshineWeek spotlight by @KCStar http://t.co/NPGktHvnzy
— Christian Trejbal (@ctrejbal) March 19, 2015

#tcot #FannieGate #SunshineWeek My blog on Obama's unbelievable executive privilege claim on Fannie and Freddie!https://t.co/K5gZ6PAUV8
— John Berlau (@jberlau) March 19, 2015

Editorial #cartoon of the week: @SunshineWeek #open_government #Obama By @AUG_RickMcKee: http://t.co/zl6YVusv9U pic.twitter.com/i6tQDPapdf
— SoCalOpinion (@SoCalOpinion) March 19, 2015

While the media celebrates #SunshineWeek it should examine its own predilection for secrecy. Newsrooms refusing to comment are the worst.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) March 19, 2015

Columnists who live in the suburbs telling Chicagoans how to vote: Today and every day in the "Chicago" press! #chicagoelection2015
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) March 19, 2015

The Beachwood Tip Line: Bracketed.

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Posted on March 19, 2015