By Steve Rhodes
For completists, there was no column on Thursday or Friday. Now I’m going back to sleep. See you on Monday.
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New on the Beachwood . . .
Yabba Dabba Buzzkill
Tight-asses against fun in their own backyard.
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The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #246: Cubs Panic Is Exceeding The Pleasure
Panic! At The Wrigleyville Disco. Plus: Yoan Machado; Enough About The White Sox, Let’s Talk More About The Cubs; Don’t Sleep On The Rays; Texas Technology; Good Riddance, Chicago Fire; and Blackhawks, Bulls, Blue Demons Still Playing.
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The Trump Administration’s Attempts To Defund The Special Olympics Explained
This is the third year in a row that President Trump has tried – and failed – to zero out the federal government’s relatively meager share of the popular program’s funding.
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The Ex-Cub Factor
It’s over for the Hammer. Not quite for the Grimmer.
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Stories By Zinesters
Story Club South Side teams up with Chicago Zine Fest.
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Weekend ChicagoReddit
Exit this way from r/chicago
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Weekend ChicagoGram
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Weekend ChicagoTube
Mercedes-Benz of Chicago Service Center.
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Weekend BeachBook
A sampling.
He Bought The Fencing Coach’s House. Then His Son Got Into Harvard.
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Paw Patrols Keep Gulls From Pooping On Lake Michigan Beaches.
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Weekend TweetWood
A sampling.
Despondent Jeff Bezos Realizes He’ll Have To Work For 9 Seconds To Earn Back Money He Lost In Divorce https://t.co/kyE4FEfijt via @theonion
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 6, 2019
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Megadeth to open Illinois State Fair this year: https://t.co/4hwzX0bJNg
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 5, 2019
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Please stop asking us if Ian Happ can pitch.
— Iowa Cubs (@IowaCubs) April 5, 2019
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The Weekend Desk McRibTipLine: Smokin’.
Posted on April 6, 2019