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James Janega

James Janega

Chicago Tribune reporter seeking Chicago's truth. And decent sandwiches.
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RT @tcpuente Shakira is a sell out but she helps the children - Chicanísima http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs... Thought provoking, plus Teresa=very cool.
In a CAHJ session on blogging, featuring many @ChicagoNow and Latino/a superstars. Very cool.
A carjacked car, an infant boy inside. And it ends well: http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009...
Asian carp #haiku! Here's my first: Asian carp headaches/What happens when you don’t plan?/You get Rotenone.
Holy Linkbait, Batman. Photo gallery "posing" the question, 'why not try a nude vacation?' http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel... Artful hiding of NSFW parts.
@munchiekat It's like dieting on salad and binging on Oreos.
RT @ColonelTribune Obama now owns the war in Afghanistan. Recap http://www.chicagotribune.com/news... and an editorial: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news... (So many Q's.)
More National Guard stories, this time involving ... lawyers. War is hell. Returning home? Apparently complicated.
After a bunch of Spanish art films, my next Netflix lineup is Get Smart, Harold & Kumar/Gitmo & GI Joe: Rise of Cobra. Which first? Go, Joe.
What a beautiful night. After a hard morning, a soft, warm breeze and full moon over the Chicago River and Lake Michigan.
There's German being spoken in Millennium Park. Lights twinkle in the trees, and the Zamboni almost has the ice rink...just...right...
The nice thing about spreadsheets is you never have (get) to be done with spreadsheets! SPREADSHEETS!
@lovenbacon, @janruther suggests County Line Orchards in Hobart, IN. It's 45 minutes from Chicago. For your farm rental needs.
Asian Carp, scourge of the Great Lakes, now BEYOND their electric barrier: http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009... DNA's been found. Now looking for fish.
@kategardiner OOOO! We conferenced called! (Interesting story on the carp, eh?) Here's mine, for starters: http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009...
Celebrating my birthday by writing about Asian Carp. Voracious, pernicious, and not in the least delicious. (Sad to say, I've checked.)
RT @JesseJstreet @loveandbacon: Anyone know a cool barn or old house in Chicagoland we can rent for an event? #askchicago
UofC opened a time capsule from 1958 w/ a letter from a Tribune editor. Guessing he said: "Social media will B huge!" http://www.chicagotribune.com/feature...
I take full credit: RT @acmaurer Oh my goodness - @jamesjanega, they actually made it! Tauntaun sleeping bag: http://blogs.laweekly.com/style_c...
@kevinthepang I know that you will.
You can't use lasers to hit speeders. That's why sand people use rifles. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news...)
Gay marriage struck down in Maine: http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail....
An Afghan cop with his own brand of justice: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol... (Brits don't like it.)
I read the news to save you time. Iranian police clash w protestors: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2...; More Cleveland carnage: http://news.yahoo.com/s...
Hmm. WH jobs stimulus figures seem to overstate jobs: http://online.wsj.com/article...; certainly don't add up in Illinois schools: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news...
Best Oscars ever? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...; Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...
Politics! Bad day for Bloomberg (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...) GOP (http://www.politico.com/news...) and Dems (http://www.nytimes.com/2009...). Alright, call it a draw?
11-digit dialing starts Saturday for Chicago: http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009...; Shades of Cold War: Czech deer won't visit Germany: http://online.wsj.com/article...
All: Sorry I haven't tweeted in awhile. I've been out of the office and on the road.
@leahchansen Thanks for the plug on the Iraqi story. It was gratifying to do -- and the response has been more gratifying still.
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