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Chicago Commentary

Mary Schmich, Chicagoan, wins the Pulitzer Prize for commentary

  • Mary Schmich
  • April 17, 2012
Mary Theresa Schmich, 58, who writes for the Chicago Tribune newspaper, has won the coveted Pulitzer Prize for commentary.The Pulitzer Prize judges...
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A Carriage Ride On a Rainy Wednesday In My Own City

Sometimes, you just get overwhelmed. You know the feeling- You can handle it all if you continue the pace but sometimes, you forget. You pause...
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Not getting ready….staying ready!

A few weeks ago a friend of mine, Staci Boyer, posted an amazing piece on facebook, that really can motivate you to think about, not just how you...
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Jack Daniels Fireside? Groceries Delivered? Snowing in Chicago...

Wind body slams buildings and there is no sign of pedestrians. The rumbling of snowplows competes with the howling thunder crash of wind blowing...
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MOVIE REVIEW: "Black Swan"

BLACK SWAN-- 5 STARS Official Website Mirrors are a funny, simple, and clever invention. In our real lives, ladies keep them in their purse and...
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MOVIE REVIEW: "Blue Valentine"

BLUE VALENTINE-- 4 STARS Official Website Hollywood rarely has the courage to show the hard and difficult aspects of what marriage can be for some...
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MOVIE REVIEW: "The King's Speech"

THE KING'S SPEECH-- 5 STARS Official Website It seems like every year in December there's a movie that gets pegged with the label of "...
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If only I were Sarah Palin's speechwriter . . . .

Sarah Palin's silence, since Saturday, has been, as Keith Olbermann noted, "deafening." This is a woman who Tweets or posts on...
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In the Crosshairs

Commentary by Julie: Sharron Angle: "I feel that the Second Amendment is the right to keep and bear arms for our citizenry. This not for...
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MOVIE REVIEW: "True Grit"

TRUE GRIT-- 4 STARS Official Website Lots of movies and stories get remade in Hollywood, sometimes twice and three times over. That seemingly...
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