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go Illinois, go! - John Bracken

I'm already sick of the olypmics - John Bracken

Ah, I miss Philly - John Bracken

Nick Roach is awesome - John Bracken

Sometimes Illinois rocks - John Bracken

chicago politics are awesome - John Bracken

atheists are "a symbolic figure" that represent religious theists' "fears about ... trends in American life." - John Bracken

The most pathetic request comes from Pat Curry, the news assignment editor for WGN, a local Chicago station. He wasn't even asking for an interview with Blagojevich—he wanted Guerrero himself to come on, and delivered a masterwork of flattery and faux sympathy - John Bracken

Friedman cancels out Richard Price - John Bracken

Hillary Clinton hires well - John Bracken

zoinks - John Bracken

San Diego and Seattle, you've your priorities straight. - John Bracken

"Africa." Nowhere does it name the country. - John Bracken

Jeff Tweedy played the synagogue down the street tonight. I dont think it sold out. - John Bracken

On, Wisconsin - John Bracken

I could have taken the same shot last weekend - John Bracken

Good news on the Web - John Bracken

"ninety percent of the room did not Twitter, and I gotta tell you it was really creepy because they were all looking at me while I was talking, and I'm not used to that anymore." - John Bracken

meanwhile, the Park district continues to maintain 3-5 lifeguards per bather along the lake front, according to my latest survey - John Bracken

What happened yesterday is a perfect illustration of one reason why the mainstream media finds itself in the troubling times it is in. There is absolutely a way for blogs and the MSM to co-exist, but the delicate balance between the two gets shaken every time the hard work that I and other bloggers do is cast aside as “cowardly” and “pathetic” and “irresponsible.” - John Bracken

I’ll take my chances with the multi-racial community organizers of the Obama movement, and the tens of thousands of young organizers they’ve inspired and trained, at least until the non-electoral North American left gets its shit together, which, after reading a column like yours, seems still a long and far away struggle. - John Bracken

[sarah vowell cant even ruin it] 291: Reunited (And It Feels So Good) Stories about getting back together with your spouse, your country, your...Brahman bull. And how it never goes the way you think it's going to. - John Bracken

My neighbor and Macfound genius describes the role of Chicago neighborhoods in his life and work. Bonus Metropolis shout out. - John Bracken

david simon's a moron. And the last season of The Wire was silly. - John Bracken

[Another good journalist shows his Internet ignorance] the Internet is closer to a specialized data-retrieval tool, where you go looking for things you already know you want. Our job is to make this user experience less rote and instrumental -- and more fun. - John Bracken

19th cent london, cholera tracking map - John Bracken

"La mayoría son a la vez víctimas y agresores", resalta el estudio. Y añade: "quizá muchos lo perciben como un juego más que como un acoso". - John Bracken

In a breathtaking display of self-righteousness and intellectual arrogance, the president told Americans that his personal beliefs are more important than protecting their country, their homes and their families - John Bracken

nerds in my hood - John Bracken

The Philadelphia Eagles fires a stadium operations worker for a Facebook post that bemoaned the loss of one of the Eagles' better players. - John Bracken