Chicagoist: Extra, Extra

Ward Up

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:37:13 -0600

Oops! My typing-in-a-rush led to two mistakes in the above post. It should be "pay-to-play" and it was Dorothy Tillman (3rd) who was unseated. She was beaten by Pat Dowell. Sorry!

Ward Up

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:33:31 -0600

Thankfully, Skyline, Booster, and News Star are in good hands. They will be purchased by Wednesday Journal, Inc., publishers of Chicago Journal. Skyline, Booster and News Star have been extremely important in bring at least SOME falrness to neighborhood controversies, especially development controversies. Shining the light of news coverage has helped inform citizens how to use their voices to make this city a better place. Also, Skyline and Booster were instrumental in the elections that unseated Burt Natarus (42nd) and Ted Matlak (32nd). Those papers brought people the facts about pay-to-pay development and demolition of historic buildings, week by week, that brought those politicians down, and rightfully so. Chicago Journal provides the same sort of functions in its neighborhoods, as seen by recent development debates and by the unseating of Madeleine Haithock (2nd) and Pat Dowell (3rd). Good luck, Wednesday Journal! And bring back NEIGHBORHOOD-oriented editorials to Skyline, Booster, and News Star!

Fancypants1

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:18:37 -0600

Actually, she had a Friendster, Myspace, AND a Facebook. Her other accounts were a lot more active. come on, NOBODY cool uses myspace anymore! And i liked the mary schmich column. People just like to bitch because its hipster cool.

Vermin

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:32:51 -0600

Don't get me started about Mary Schmich! She just took all the info of the victim from her Myspace page! And it was weird, the victim had two Myspace accts...but no friends, other than Tom!

Tower18

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:52:15 -0600

No mention of Dustin Seibert?

peter3731

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:38:29 -0600

What's so wrong with Mary Schmich's article that it merits derision? I see a well-written and appropriately-toned piece about something sad that happened. It's not Dostoevsky, it's journalism, and it's not bad journalism at all.

655321

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:16:04 -0600

Tomorrow I'll have Ebert in my thoughts tomorrow.

xlprq

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:10:07 -0600

Mary Schmich is so annoying I have to avoid her yoga classes because my dislike for her column would be counterproductive.