By Steve Rhodes
Once I’m moved in next week I’ll do a little write-up about the new Beachwood HQ. We here at Beachwood are committed to doing less with more, and that philosophy is guiding this move. Our strategic plan puts us closer to the kind of beers readers like in an environment that is not trying to monetize your every move. We’re also rearranging our relationship with lenders and their collection personnel.
So stay tuned. The Papers returns on Monday, though I’m already foreseeing exhaustion preventing a full re-flowering of this column until midweek.
We are planning extra special podcast editions this weekend.
Meanwhile . . .
BeachBook
* Catalyst: Turnarounds And No-Bid Contracts.
* Getting The Innocent Out Of The NSA’s Database.
* FBI Taps Cell Phone Mic As Eavesdropping Tool.
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TweetWood
Testimony: We couldn’t find nay documentation on how the communities were selected to receive $. Some violent areas left out of program.
— Blueroomstream (@Blueroomstream) May 28, 2014
Quinn’s NRI.
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Reis: Agencies for #NRI money were selected before applications were due.
— natasha korecki (@natashakorecki) May 28, 2014
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Obama Delays Review Of Deportation Policies http://t.co/1aPrV0lu3C Until the summer window for congressional action has closed. #immigration
— dri (@DriXander) May 28, 2014
Obama corollary to Clinton book No One Left To Lie To will be No Promise Left To Break.
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WH just delayed deportation review til “end of summer.” That = 97,000 deportations. http://t.co/xmiebmeD17
— Dara Lind (@DLind) May 28, 2014
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Oh, Obama’s going to Afghanistan to tell the troops they’re actually staying longer? Better get his leather bomber jacket, for credibility.
— Liliana Segura (@LilianaSegura) May 28, 2014
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.@ShelbyRacer @KirstenPowers The only reason I have a platform at all is because liberals cheered for my work when Bush was President.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 28, 2014
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The President uses these speeches to cast himself as a reasonable moderate while advancing our radical foreign policy agenda. – Sec Fear
— U.S. Dept. of Fear (@FearDept) May 28, 2014
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Chicago City Council now at two hours of resolutions honoring people and has yet to get down to work on ordinances. #chicouncil
— Bill Ruthhart (@BillRuthhart) May 28, 2014
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NYC press at least notified of events/meetings. Worse in Chicago MT @JaredSHopkins NYC Mayor bars media from events http://t.co/WVcTHPt6Qa …
— Bill Ruthhart (@BillRuthhart) May 28, 2014
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Former #lafayette parent now #pritzker Rousemary Vega just called out Vitale for falling asleep, calls out #CPS for racism in a test.
— Lauren FitzPatrick (@bylaurenfitz) May 28, 2014
School board meeting. Ignoring parents and teachers is exhausting.
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“Vitale, I honestly can’t believe you’re falling asleep right now. Is that why we get two minutes?” Speaker Rosemary Vega to #cpsboard prez
— Catalyst Chicago Mag (@CatalystChicago) May 28, 2014
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“When parents ask for answers, we’re not asking for a moment of silence,” Vega says as she’s removed from the #CPSboard meeting.
— Lauren FitzPatrick (@bylaurenfitz) May 28, 2014
They removed the wrong person; Vitale should have been hauled out of there.
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Mayor #Rahm Emanuel said #Cubs #Wrigley bullpen plans came out of nowhere & even Ald. Patrick O’Connor, handling negotiations, was unaware.
— Bill Ruthhart (@BillRuthhart) May 28, 2014
Stop blaming the rooftop owners and start blaming Tom Ricketts, who has established a clear record as a world-class bumbler. Also, he retained noted clown Crane Kenney, who negotiated the “strange” contract the team now seeks to violate.
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#Cubs have introduced more versions of the Wrigley renovation than they have wins this season. Ricketts should go into the scale model biz.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) May 28, 2014
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#Cubs new Wrigley plan adds jumbo video screen for every minor league affiliate so fans can watch competitive baseball over next five years.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) May 28, 2014
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The Beachwood Tip Line: Clown it up.
Posted on May 29, 2014