Photo ArchiveGoogle EarthGoogle Maps While the legal battles for International Plaza are slowly grinding forward, the public relations battle is picking up steam. Sheila Ahern of the Daily Herald has a nice summary of what's going on: In the past few months, the plaza’s owners have held two rallies, phoned residents and started a Web site to try to save their shopping center … [Read more...] about The Battle for International Plaza
Friday Fun Links
I love these movie trailer remixes. Check out Scary Mary. What if Lord of the Rings had been written by someone else? Say, Ian Fleming, Raymond Chandler, or Gene Roddenbury? ("The Halflings, cap'n, they will na take the strain!") If you ever have a need for a dominant, a disc jocky, and a meeting facilitator, be sure to check out Ouchy the Clown. (Hat tip: Alexandra … [Read more...] about Friday Fun Links
A Lot Of Sci-Fi Movies Begin This Way…
From an AP report by Chris Newmarker: FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A metal, rock-like object about the size of a golf ball and weighing nearly as much as a can of soup crashed through the roof of a Monmouth County home, and authorities on Wednesday were trying to figure out what it was. Nobody was injured when the oblong object, weighing more than 13 ounces, crashed into the … [Read more...] about A Lot Of Sci-Fi Movies Begin This Way…
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell…Yet
President Bill Clinton's enactment of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on homosexuality has been criticized by a lot of gay rights supporters on the grounds that it requires gays to stay in the closet if they want to stay in the military. I always felt this was a little unfair because "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was a lot better than the previous military policy, … [Read more...] about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell…Yet
Coming Attractions for 2007
I don't exactly have a master plan for blogging in 2007, but here are a few things I have in mind: Eminent domain blogging will continue with coverage of the Five Corners TIF in Des Plaines. I'm trying to bring on a co-blogger to cover the entertainment beat. I may actually get around to posting the little-awaited second half of my Drugs in the Workplace article. I'm thinking … [Read more...] about Coming Attractions for 2007