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The Weekend Desk Report

By Natasha Julius

Yeah, our fiscal policy keeps getting overshadowed by our private life too.
Market Update
Returns on Revenge have soured.


Weekend Desk New Year’s Anagrams
Welcome to 2014, the year in which we attempt to unravel the hidden meaning of today’s top news stories. Let’s see what the subliminal press has been reporting this week.
1. RAHM’S INDONESIAN GLOW = O, HARMS SNOWING DENIAL
2. OTHER MEMBER NOT ON DIVVY = MOVED ON NOVEMBER THIRTY
3. OH TOO FEW SPEED CAMERA TICKETS = WE COOKED THE ESTIMATES FOR CRAP
4. NOW THE THAW STARTS = WOW THAT’S THE RATS


The Weekend Desk Tip Line: Anagrammatic.

The Sound Opinions Weekend Listening Report: “The guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela record a special acoustic set at the Goose Island Barrelhouse. And then Greg drops the first coin of 2014 into the Desert Island Jukebox.”

The Flying Saucer Weekend Brunch Report: Back in black.
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The CAN TV Weekend Viewing Report: CAN TV brings you local, relevant issues from Chicago’s neighborhoods and communities. See what’s happening around the city in education, the arts, government, cultural events, social services and community activities.
We Are Noble Sports Show
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Catch recent high school girls basketball match-ups with local teams and meet the people behind them, including one-on-one interviews with coaches and players.
Saturday at 1 p.m. on CAN TV19.

Facing Our Water Crisis II
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Citizens Act to Protect Our Water (CAPOW!) brings together development and environmental experts to illustrate potential threats to the cleanliness of groundwater, including fracking, nuclear energy and pollution.
Saturday at 8:30 p.m. on CAN TV21.

A Review Of The Affordable Care Act
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Brian Gorman (Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace), Ron Pollack (Families USA) and Harold Pollack (University of Chicago) look ahead to the state of health care in the U.S. in 2014 and over the next five years.
Sunday at 9 a.m. on CAN TV21.

Illinois Health Care Options
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Political, labor and industry leaders provide insight into the state of health care in Illinois in 2014 and over the next five years.
Sunday at 11 a.m. on CAN TV21.

Dispatches from the Latina/o Theatre Commons
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This roundtable brings together theater experts, writers and producers to share ideas and outcomes from a recent 2013 national convening of Latina/o artists and scholars in Boston.
Sunday at 1 p.m. on CAN TV21.

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Posted on January 11, 2014