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By Natasha Julius
The Weekend Desk popped out a Weekend Filing Cabinet last summer. We’d like to take this opportunity to wish a happy first Father’s Day to the Weekend Drafting Table.
Market Update
You know it’s bad when the IMF warns you to keep it in your pants.
Posted on June 18, 2011
By Steve Rhodes
“Mayor Rahm Emanuel moved more than $1.8 million out of municipal bonds and into more broad-based funds in the months before he announced his run for office, according to disclosure records released Thursday that show assets between $6.2 million and $16.6 million,” the Tribune reports.
“Many wealthy investors have been getting out of municipal bonds because of rising interest rates on other investments and because of fear that many local governments will be unable to pay their bills because of the economy and their cash-strapped budgets, experts said.”
He’s shorting himself!
Posted on June 17, 2011
By Steve Rhodes
1. “[A] computer scan of 140 years of Chicago’s official precipitation records indicates that rainfall is blind to the days of the week,” Tom Skilling reports.
2. Blagojevich Jury Going Into 4th Day.
At this point in the first trial, deliberating jurors were still three days away from finding the verdict form and the indictment in their cart of paperwork.
That’s not a joke, as those who followed the case – or this column – closely can attest.
Posted on June 15, 2011
By Steve Rhodes
I still have one problem file to transfer from my old, dead laptop – it’s in a temporary home – and it’s the key file I use to keep notes for this column. So . . . you know, all the good stuff is on there. Please, Blago jury, stay out one more day!
In the meantime, let’s take a look at today’s news.
Posted on June 14, 2011
By Steve Rhodes
1. WWII Bomber Crashes Near Aurora.
Finally runs out of fuel.
2. Crew Shortage Stops Six Metra Trains.
Because the labor market is so tight.
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Hey, wait: There were seven survivors of that bomber crash . . .
Posted on June 13, 2011
By Natasha Julius
Inspired by this week’s weather, we’ve invented a new game: 25 Degrees of Kevin Bacon. One day your career’s red hot, the next the bottom drops out.
Market Update
Well, look at the bright side. It turns out we smoked 50% less than we thought in 2009. So that should pay off . . . hopefully sometime before 2024.
Posted on June 11, 2011
By Steve Rhodes
Not only still resolving ongoing computer issues but my nagging sore throat has developed into a full blown sickness of some sort. I will get some of our stuff posted later today and Natasha will be here tomorrow with the Weekend Desk Report. Hope to be back in full on Monday.
Posted on June 10, 2011
By Steve Rhodes
Still having computer problems. Apologies to readers and writers. Hope to be back soon. Will try to get somewhere to check e-mail today as well.
The [Monday] Papers
My laptop died this morning – and then somehow I miraculously brought it back to life. I wonder what it saw on the other side.
As a consequence, however, today’s Beachwood will be a little late – later than usual, these days.
In order to maximize your reading day, here’s a tip: I start posting in the Sports section, then move to Music and the rest of the site. I do The Papers last. So even if it looks like the same old thing out front, new posts are appearing elsewhere on the site as I go.
And in case the whole Beachwood edifice crashes, remember I’ll be back behind the bar tonight. At least the bar doesn’t freeze up, though sometimes it spins.
Posted on June 7, 2011
