By Steve Rhodes
The best laid plains of mice and men are about equal.
– old Minnesota Daily public service announcement
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White Sox 2020
Meet the future.
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The Crucial Role Of Medicaid
‘Both the American Health Care Act and the Trump budget would be truly devastating.’
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Lives are literally on the line, people. (As they have been during the Illinois budget impasse. Imagine that. People dying because of this.)
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Reminder: U.S. Health Care System Is Awful
“The report’s conclusion echoes those of previous studies, which have indicated that despite spending far more on health care than other advanced nations, the U.S. continues to lag behind in a variety of measures, from infant mortality rate to overall life expectancy.”
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Trump’s True Believers
What Eric Hoffer knew 65 years ago.
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Wisconsin & The Passenger Pigeon
“An avian blizzard in central Wisconsin in 1871 made for a spectacle the likes of which would never be seen again . . . ”
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24 Hours With Velocity
Graveyards, junkyards and dreamyards.
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The Weekend In Chicago Rock
Is in pre-production.
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BeachBook
The Passion Of Liu Xiaobo.
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Kelan Philip Cochran, A Musician Who Invigorated Chicago With Education And Activism, Dies At 90.
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How This Reporter Dug Up The World Bank’s Biggest Secret.
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Walgreens Pays Chicago Couple $75K For Losing Their Home Movies.
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Who We Are: Operation Wetback.
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The [Homeless] Problem Is You.
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The Toll Of Rape Choreography.
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State Of Last Resort: Thousands Come To Illinois For Abortions.
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Beachwood Pledge Drive
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Today In Conservative Media Where John Kass Takes His “News” From: Maybe Hillary Was Behind Donald Trump Jr.’s Russian Meeting!
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The Return Of Dr. Katz!
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Memo Shows What Major Donors Like Goldeman Sachs Want From The Democratic Party
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With A Single Warrant, The U.S. Listened In On 3.3 Million Phone Calls.
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The Cost Of Mosul.
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Warren Buffett’s Son Trying To Save Decatur.
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Newly Released E-Mails Show Scope Of Racism, Sexism In Chicago Water Department.
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TweetWood
A sampling.
Racist Pasts of Boalt Hall and Hastings’ Namesakes Haunt Law Schools https://t.co/87bmRzlBNJ via @lawdotcom
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) July 17, 2017
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LaCroix, Seltzer of Choice for Millennials, Is Now a Work of Pop Art | artnet News https://t.co/LhGPiD1r81
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) July 17, 2017
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Former Chicagoan Ken Kurson.
This is spectacular: Man says Trump resonates with Regular Americans because “he watches golf.” https://t.co/YXa4MZPLyl pic.twitter.com/xT149wYGhY
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 17, 2017
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Tail of two cities: United Airlines flies rapper’s dog to Chicago instead of California https://t.co/6tCCH6JVG4
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) July 16, 2017
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Good job, everybody.
The NYT: pic.twitter.com/RvOsE5jfO2
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) July 16, 2017
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— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) July 15, 2017
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The Beachwood Tronc Line: SuperFunk it.
Posted on July 17, 2017