Personal posts
Posts on architecture, obsessions, photography, poems, visits to art exhibits, essays, family, and or things about me organized under art, home, and work.
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Misplaced Outrage in Illinois: Scott Lee Cohen Belongs to You
I urge anyone who is outraged at the election of Scott Lee Cohen to read Steve Rhodes (Go Cohen!) and John Kass (The Pawnbroker and the hooker). They're both taking more than a little glee in rubbing the noses of Democratic voters in their own soiled ballots this week. Rhodes quoting Cohen, then adding an…
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Why I Won’t Get in Line for Alexi Giannoulias (And Neither Should You)
I’ve made no secret of my support for David Hoffman for US Senate in the upcoming Democratic primary here in Illinois. I’ve worked for his campaign, I’ve written for him, and I’ve been clear as to why I support him. Now, especially given the events of the last week, I think it’s important to write…
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Me Calling in to Jim Laski Show, WGN Radio, on January 22, 2010 re: David Hoffman for US Senate
Starts getting good at about 2:40. Jim Laski is the former City Clerk who was convicted of corruption in the Hired truck scandal here in Chicago a few years ago. He now has an itinerant radio show, filling in late nights when regulars are out. I appreciate Jim Laski because he has the honesty of…
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Stop the Ticket Monopoly
Here’s TicketDisaster.org, a site devoted to stopping the proposed Ticketmaster/ LiveNation merger: Despite its “monopoly-like dominance” controlling 70 to 80 percent of all concert ticket sales, Ticketmaster is unabashedly seeking to grow its empire – all to the detriment of the average fan. Ticketmaster is now trying to dampen competition by merging with Live Nation,…
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What It Takes: New Ad from David Hoffman for US Senate