Month: March 2016
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Lincoln Marsh, 2016: March 25, Bright Day, Shoots of Green After the First Burn
One of a series of posts documenting the seasonal changes of a prairie marsh in 2016. Is is to be expected, given the temperature in the 40s, and the date post (post-equinox), Spring keeps right on going on, like Anne Sexton. When I arrived I found that I had missed the first burn of the…
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Lincoln Marsh, 2016: March 6, A Study in Browns
One of a series of posts documenting the seasonal changes of a prairie marsh in 2016. The marsh is all brown.
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Kim Foxx for Cook County State’s Attorney
I am utterly devoted to the election of Kim Foxx for Cook County State’s Attorney. Rarely has our county— and the oblong city which makes up most of its mass— been presented with such a stark choice. Foxx is looking to replace the incumbent, Anita Alzarez, who has failed again and again, in cases large and small, in…