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Blogs, Bleader May 31, 2018
How Dems in red states can fight off Trump’s vicious attacks

Let's hope voters in states from North Dakota to West Virginia appreciate senatorial independence from Trump.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: News, Politics, Rich Miller, CapitolFax, Helen Shiller, Richard Daley, Sam McCann, Ken Dunkin, Juliana Stratton, Bruce Rauner, Michael Madigan, Donald Trump, Montana, North Dakota, Missouri, Indiana, West Virginia, Uptown

News & Politics, Politics Mar 14, 2018
Know thy mayor: A few of Rahm's favorite things

Mayor Emanuel's picks for reading, dining, and recreation, from fly fishing to Faust to Four Moon Tavern
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: Politics, Four Moon Tavern, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Stories, favorite things, Four Moon Tavern, The Gift Theatre, Parachute, Robinson's No. 1 Ribs, Manny's Deli, Theater on the Lake, Avec, S.K.Y., Billy Sunday, The Up Room, Chicago Riverwalk, fly fishing, Montana, dinner and a movie, movie and drinks, swimming, yoga, ballet dancing, going to the Final Four, Dark and Stormy, Battleship, checkers, red wine, Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance, Goethe: Life as a Work of Art, Rüdiger Safranski, Goethe, Faust, The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million, Daniel Mendelsohn, The Populist Moment: A Short History of the Agrarian Revolt in America, Lawrence Goodwyn, The Plot Against America, Philip Roth, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, Matthew Desmond, Ben Austen, High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Housing, George Saunders, Lincoln in the Bardo

Music, Music Feature Sep 27, 2017
Video
Chicago bass clarinetist Jason Stein isn’t kidding around

Not even arena gigs with his famous sister, comedian Amy Schumer, can tempt him from his drive to make better jazz.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music Feature, Jason Stein, bass clarinet, jazz, Lucille!, Delmark, Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer, Last Comic Standing, Celebrity Family Feud, Locksmith Isidore, Hearts & Minds, Jason Stein Quartet, Constellation, Hungry Brain, 3030, Northern Spy, Greg Ward, Eric Revis, Jim Black, Paul Giallorenzo, Jason Roebke, Mike Pride, Keefe Jackson, Joshua Abrams, Tom Rainey, Ken Vandermark, Bridge 61, In Exchange for a Process, The Story This Time, Journal, Nate McBride, Mike Reed, Josh Berman, Frank Rosaly, University of Michigan, Don Walden, Montana, Bozeman, Helena, Bennington, Russ Johnson, Kyle Bruckmann, Charles Rumback, Video

News & Politics, Feature Jul 24, 2013
In the weeds of the state's medical marijuana law

Illinois's new cannabis program will help some ill patients, but its many rules, restrictions, and uncertainties are a real buzz kill.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Feature, medical marijuana, Illinois Department of Public Health, pain, Wall Street Journal, Colorado, New Hampshire, California, documentation, Julie Falco, stress, drug reform, crime, patients, driving records, background checks, registration, dispensing organizations, dispensaries, marijuana, FAQ, frequently asked questions, q&a, questions and answers, dialogues, drugs, drug policy, Al Sharp, Community Renewal Society, cancer, debilitating medical conditions, glaucoma, HIV, AIDS, MS, Parkinson's, Crohn's, lupus, traumatic brain injuries, cannabis, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Dan Linn, NORML, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, Illinois state law, zero tolerance, Alaska, Oregon, Illinois Senate, marijuana cultivation, growing marijuana, cultivation centers, Illinois Department of Agriculture, police districts, Illinois State Police, licensing fees, Massachusetts, Michigan, federal law, Illinois House, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. attorneys, Montana, Gabriel Plotkin, Illinois General Assembly, MedMen, Adam Bierman, banks, lending, Miller Shakman & Beem, political contributions, political campaigns, Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program, Pat Quinn, drug legalization, regulation, Lou Lang, pilot programs, Eric Berlin, decriminalization, patients' rights

Blogs, Bleader Jul 18, 2013
A former Chicago underground documentarian goes international

John Yingling tried to document every show in Chicago. The he did the same in Montana. Now he's going to China.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: $$$, Music, John Yingling, Gonzo Chicago, Chicago, Missoula, Montana, China, video, document, Indiegogo, donation

Blogs, Bleader Jan 23, 2013
Is a reality TV show about a small-town paper a peacock-amamy idea?

Jim Romenesko is tracking a big story—NBC-TV's hunt for a small-town newspaper to feature in a new reality series.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Television, Media, News, Jim Romenesko, NBC, Sean Scully, Weekly Calistogan, Andrew Ottoson, Idaho County Free Press, Great Falls, Montana, Medill

Blogs, Bleader Jun 26, 2012
The Court's federalist capers

States' rights take another hit from the Supreme Court
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News, U.S. Supreme Court, Citizens United ruling, Montana supreme court, Montana, McDonald v. Chicago, corporate political contributions, Second Amendment, Chicago Tribune

Blogs, Bleader Dec 15, 2011
Big hitter fights for medical marijuana
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Crime, The Reefer, Politics, Clout City, News, marijuana, Jesus, medical marijuana, pot, cannabis, cannabis caravan, Jason Christ, Jean-Claude Brizard, Montana, California, Michigan

Blogs, Bleader May 14, 2010
Society of Midland Authors Best Books Award Winners

Society of Midland Authors 2010 Award Winners
- By Jerome Ludwig
- Tags: Lit & Lectures, Books, Society of Midland Authors, Kent Meyers, Twisted Tree, James McManus, Richard C. Lindberg, The Gambler King of Clark Street: Michael C. McDonald and the Rise of Chicago's Democratic Machine, Saundra Mitchell, Shadowed Summer, Christine Taylor-Butler, Sacred Mountain: Everest, Jim Harrison, In Search of Small Gods, James Friend Memorial Award for Literary and Dramatic Criticism, Tom Williams, chicagocritic.com, Spearfish, South Dakota, Kenilworth, Chicago, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Missouri, Grayling, Michigan, Livingston, Montana

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How Dems in red states can fight off Trump’s vicious attacks

Let's hope voters in states from North Dakota to West Virginia appreciate senatorial independence from Trump.

Know thy mayor: A few of Rahm's favorite things

Mayor Emanuel's picks for reading, dining, and recreation, from fly fishing to Faust to Four Moon Tavern

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Chicago bass clarinetist Jason Stein isn’t kidding around

Not even arena gigs with his famous sister, comedian Amy Schumer, can tempt him from his drive to make better jazz.

In the weeds of the state's medical marijuana law

Illinois's new cannabis program will help some ill patients, but its many rules, restrictions, and uncertainties are a real buzz kill.

A former Chicago underground documentarian goes international

John Yingling tried to document every show in Chicago. The he did the same in Montana. Now he's going to China.

Is a reality TV show about a small-town paper a peacock-amamy idea?

Jim Romenesko is tracking a big story—NBC-TV's hunt for a small-town newspaper to feature in a new reality series.

The Court's federalist capers

States' rights take another hit from the Supreme Court

Big hitter fights for medical marijuana

Society of Midland Authors Best Books Award Winners

Society of Midland Authors 2010 Award Winners

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Let's hope voters in states from North Dakota to West Virginia appreciate senatorial independence from Trump.

Mayor Emanuel's picks for reading, dining, and recreation, from fly fishing to Faust to Four Moon Tavern

Not even arena gigs with his famous sister, comedian Amy Schumer, can tempt him from his drive to make better jazz.

Illinois's new cannabis program will help some ill patients, but its many rules, restrictions, and uncertainties are a real buzz kill.

John Yingling tried to document every show in Chicago. The he did the same in Montana. Now he's going to China.

Jim Romenesko is tracking a big story—NBC-TV's hunt for a small-town newspaper to feature in a new reality series.

States' rights take another hit from the Supreme Court

Society of Midland Authors 2010 Award Winners

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