Chicago - Aug. 16, 2018

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

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The [Thursday] Papers

By Steve Rhodes

Fats Domino and the Birth of Rock 'n' Roll.

Here's Cheap Trick's classic cover of "Ain't That A Shame."

Wealthy Students Pushing Out Low-Income Students At Top Public Universities
More than half of the country's top public universities replaced low-income students with affluent ones over the past 14 years, according to a new report.

And they demand luxury dorms!

Destroying Local News In Two Parts
* Trump FCC Eliminates Local Broadcast Main Studio Requirement In A Handout To Sinclair That Will Harm Local Communities.

* Trump's FCC Chairman Announces Plan To Scrap Media Ownership Limits Standing In Way Of Tribune-Sinclair Mega-Merger.

BeachBook

Some folks have been in the muck since day one; I wonder how much press was there.

The Tabloid Don.

TweetWood
A sampling.

John Kelly said he wanted the refugee-intake maximum to be "between zero and one," NYT reports: https://t.co/zNgYvyh4cO
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 26, 2017

Washington Post: "Is a $100,000 income middle class in America?" | Um, no. That's in the top 19% of American incomes.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 26, 2017

[scanning through headline] hmm, yes, yes- ON A SCHOOL NIGHT?!? pic.twitter.com/YZld9grk81
— Bea_ker (@bea_ker) October 24, 2017

Rauner Repeats Pants On Fire Lie About His Grandparents: https://t.co/0yP8dHfp7U
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 25, 2017

Seeing ARod on this World Series broadcast & reading abt Brian Williams comeback reminds me how cheap we are about the important of honesty.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 25, 2017

I know I am a little obsessed because of the "Sharia law in Illinois" thing but reporters should be hounding GOP senators nonstop re: Moore pic.twitter.com/wRbEhEElWw
— Zoe Galland (@zoegalland) October 25, 2017