By Steve Rhodes
For completists, there was no column on Thursday.
“Jeppson’s Malort, a bitter wormwood liquor that’s simultaneously embraced and reviled by many Chicagoans, has been acquired by the Pilsen-based CH Distillery,” the Tribune reports.
“CH Distillery, a craft distillery known for its organic vodka, plans to make and bottle Malort at its Pilsen distillery beginning next year, effectively bringing Malort, a Swedish liquor with deep Chicago roots, back to its hometown.”
By the way, you are allowed to put ketchup on your Malort.
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TweetWood
A sampling.
Women who have confronted lawmakers over Kavanaugh to tell their own stories of sexual assault are actually “paid professionals only looking to make senators look bad,” Trump says.
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) October 5, 2018
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Again, it should also not be forgotten that he did a Fox News interview as part of his unseemly campaigning for the job. Then, in his Op-Ed, he tries to walk back partisanship. https://t.co/OLrPajBeI9
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 5, 2018
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At least that’s better than the @Politico Illinois Playbook, which is taking about 30 weeks so far. pic.twitter.com/2xtSuUBfNO
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 5, 2018
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The Tribune regrets the error. https://t.co/hraJdKjttz
— George W. Papajohn (@GeorgeWPapajohn) October 4, 2018
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The Beachwood Tip Line: Did anyone get that this whole time?
Posted on October 5, 2018