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Open thread: The weeks in review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup of...... -
Metta World Peace does the weather, talks Lakers season
Metta World Peace joined Liz Habib on the KTTV-TV (Channel 11) news broadcast Friday night to talk sports and do the weather with meteorologist Pablo Pereira. "I came to L.A. because of Phil Jackson, Kobe [Bryant] reminded me of [Michael] Jordan,...
Tags: Television, Metta World Peace, Scottie Pippen, Los Angeles Lakers, Staples Center
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Early morning anchor job at KTTV goes to Araksya Karapetyan
After doing the job on an interim basis, Araksya Karapetyan has officially been given the position of anchor on the "Fox 11 News" shows that air weekdays 4:30-7 a.m. and 10-10:30 a.m. on KTTV-TV Channel 11. She replaces Jean Martinez, who left last...
Tags: Gold Standard Incorporated, PBS (tv network), Fox Broadcasting Company
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Peter Sagal takes educational ride with 'Constitution USA'
“Constitution USA With Peter Sagal,” the new PBS series about the country's ever-disputed founding document, tests an important constitutional principle: that the framework for a federal government, drafted with high hopes and noble purpose...
Tags: PBS (tv network), Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Maine West teacher wins Golden Apple
It's not every day that teachers get surprised by media, family and co-workers, but that's exactly what happened during Maine West fine arts teacher Gregory Regalado's Digital Imaging class at Maine West High School last week, when he found out that he...
Tags: Northwestern University, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Profiles in humbug: Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon on pension reform
Change of SubjectHere's a transcript of an exchange between WTTW-Ch. 11's Carol Marin and Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon Monday on "Chicago Tonight." (video link) Carol Marin: Pension reform. Do you have a favorite bill? One that you are pushing? Sheila Simon: My...... -
Putting an end to 'illegal immigrants'
While the nation continues to wrestle with illegal immigration, its major newspapers are solving the problem of "illegal immigrant." The term is widely — though not universally — considered offensive. "'Illegal' should describe only an...
Tags: Judges, Illegal Immigrants, Sports, Immigration, The New York Times
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Young Chicago poet Malcolm London speaks up for education on TED show
On Tuesday night, if you tune into PBS' one-hour special "TED Talks Education," you'll see host John Legend and an array of prominent speakers, including Bill Gates, giving impassioned talks about ways to reinvent education. You'll also see Chicago's...
Tags: Human Interest, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), HIV, Colleges and Universities, Poetry
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Pritzker Military Library offers oral histories, speakers
The wide windows in the landmark Monroe Building offer a sweeping view of Michigan Avenue and Millennium Park. On a crystal-blue spring day, it's easy to temporarily forget the long, bloody history of warfare. But keeping the stories of "citizen soldiers"...
Tags: Libraries, Czech Republic, Michigan Avenue, Television Industry, Army National Guard
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div.article div.byline p.date {display:none;} 826CHI 826CHI is a nonprofit writing and tutoring center dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students....Tags: Philosophy, Periodicals, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, New York Observer
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div.article div.byline p.date {display:none;} Anthony Madrid Anthony Madrid lives in Chicago. His poems have appeared in Boston Review, Gulf Coast, The Iowa Review, Poetry and Web Conjunctions. His first book is “I Am Your Slave Now Do What I...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Rutgers University, University of Southern California, Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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Director William Friedkin comes home
William Friedkin, the director of “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” a pair of acclaimed Tracy Letts adaptations (“Bug” and “Killer Joe”) and author of “The Friedkin Connection,” a new...
Tags: University of Chicago, MGM Inc., Muvico Theaters, South Shore, Harold Washington Library Center
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May 18, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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May 5, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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May 8, 2013
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Apr 22, 2013
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Apr 15, 2013
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