By John Brown's Ghost
Much has been made in the blogosphere about the hacking of data from the Climate Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia. You may have seen my article from the other day on the subject. If you failed to come here [...]
Regular readers of this blog know that I am a huge Kinks fan. Watch and listen as Ray Davies, the genius frontman of that late, great band, discusses and then performs "Thanksgiving Day."
Good friend of the blog Michelle Malkin names her five Turkeys of the Year. Below are our daily picks from the Illinois blogosphere and media at large:
Waiting For A Miracle
Stephen Franklin explores the financial insecurity faced by Chicago day laborers.
Reenergizing The South Side
WBEZ's
Gabriel Spitzer checks in on the proposed state-of-the-art solar power
plant that could transform an industrial' [...]
Local blogger BJ Stone has gone missing. Bill Dennis, who knows him well, is remaining silent. Anybody know what happened to BJ??? [...]
Below are our daily picks from the Illinois blogosphere and media at large:
Facts About Recall
Byron Williams, a syndicated columnist from
California, warns Illinois residents that while having the ability to
recall the governor might seem "empowering," that feeling is "temporary
at best."
Food Insecure
With food insecurity on the [...]
It's just a now-shabby frame house on the 4700 block of Winthrop, built in 1899 and last serving as a shelter for victims of domestic violence.Below are our daily picks from the Illinois blogosphere and media at large:
Legal Aid For City Hall Crusaders
The SouthtownStar's Phil Kadner
profiles the Center for Open Government, a new legal aid clinic at the Chicago-Kent College of Law that focuses on cases "where average
citizens who cannot afford an attorney'" [...]
David Ormsby (photo) is Editor of The Illinois Observer, one of the best of the best of Illinois political blogs.* He says that Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Andrzejewski's recent call for "forensic audits" are a nice idea, but not necessary.
I have finally made a page for the blog over at Facebook. You should go on over and join. Nudge Nudge.
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Below are our daily picks from the Illinois blogosphere and media at large:
Hard Labor
Chicago-based labor reporter Claire Bushey is launching a
new blog at True/Slant. She explains the inspiration for the project in
her first post.
Tamms Tour
As part of his 10-part reform plan
for the Tamms Correctional [...]
Below are our daily picks from the Illinois blogosphere and media at large:
A Kink In The Campaign
This week's Reader cover story examines the unorthodox primary race in Illinois' 40th District.
Life Support
At Huffington Post Chicago, Shawn Healy digs into a new study on civic engagement [...]
New York Times tech columnist/blogger David Pogue is on the warpath against Verizon ...
The more Verizon gouges, the worse it looks. Every single day, I get e-mail from people saying they’re switching at the first opportunity, or would if they could. In time, the only people who will stay [...]
Wisdom from China as reported by the AP:Below are our daily picks from the Illinois blogosphere and media at large:
Homeless Baby Crying
Ryan
J. Down, executive director of Illinois' second largest homeless
shelter, ponders the daunting task of eradicating homelessness in
America.
Inmate Care
Are prisoners' health care needs being met in Illinois?
Mechanics' Sheila Burt reports on' [...]
I had lunch today with Bill Leff, host of WGN AM 720's new Saturday 9 a.m. --1 p.m. show "ChicagoNow Radio" (lest I get on the bad side of Rob Feder, I'll note that both the radio station and the ChicagoNow blog [...]
Below are our daily picks from the Illinois blogosphere and media at large:
Rose's Nomination
One
of President Obama's U.S. attorney nominations in Northern Iowa is being
criticized for her role in the Postville meatpacking plant controversy.
The New York Times has the story.
Casting Its Lot
Matthew
Blake reports on [...]
Two debate have broken out in the comment thread of the Oxford University Press blog where the lexicographers have announced their Word of the Year: "Unfriend"
unfriend – verb – To remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as Facebook. As in, “I decided to unfriend [...]
Below are our daily picks from the Illinois blogosphere and media at large:
Burdening The Poor
The debate in Springfield about an income tax hike should focus on reforming an outdated and highly regressive state tax
code, writes Galesburg Register-Mail guest columnist Judy Guenseth.
Why Todd Stroger Is [...]
...of conservative 
