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January 2012 Program Guide
Staff reporterSUNDAY, JANUARY 1 LEARN HOW TO RIGHT A WRONG "Consumer justice" is a "consummation devoutly to be wished" but not always attained. Jon Yates, official problem solver columnist for the Chicago Tribune has just done a book on how to get your money back...Tags: Jon Yates, Religion and Belief, University of Chicago, Jim Frederick, Bible
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Naperville Park District Notes Janurary 12th 2011
Staff reporterContact: Sameera Luthman, Director of Marketing & Communications, sluthman@napervilleparks.org, 630-848-3570 Nancy Thompson, Marketing Assistant, nthompson@napervilleparks.org, 630-848-5022 Date: January 12, 2011 -Park District News and Notes- For...Tags: Table Tennis, Trips and Vacations, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chicago Skyline, McDonald's
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Extension 720 Audio Archives, January 2005
Staff reporterAcclaimed film critic David Thomson discusses the golden age of Hollywood and analyzes scenes from classic films, including Gone with the Wind, Casablanca and The Godfather. Thomson is one of the best writers about film working today, and his latest...Tags: Osama bin Laden, Northwestern University, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Chicago, History
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Extension 720 Audio Archives, June 2005
Staff reporterTwo of Extension 720's oldest friends from the Field Museum--provost Robert Martin and adjunct curator James Phillips--talk about the latest research into the origins and descent of human beings. One of the topics is the recent discovery of a supposedly...Tags: University of Chicago, Diseases and Illnesses, Lifestyle and Leisure, Indianapolis, Vladimir Putin
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Extension 720 Audio Archives, October 2005
Staff reporterThousands of people each year claim that they have been abducted by creatures from another planet. Those claims, and the reasons behind them, are analyzed in this conversation with Susan Clancy, author of Abducted: How People Come to Believe They Were...Tags: Missouri, University of Illinois at Chicago, Crime, Law and Justice, Anthony Bourdain, University of Chicago
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Bridal Party at the Field Museum
Staff reporterSay I Do at the Field Museum this Valentine's Day. Don a wedding dress, or wedding day tuxedo, and enter the Museum free of charge, from 11 am to 3 pm. Whether you gown or tux is vintage or brand new, all ages are welcome to participate in the...Tags: Weddings
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Milt Program Guide Dec 08
Staff reporterMONDAY, DECEMBER 1ST REFLECTIONS ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM- OPEN LINE Tonight after the Northwestern basketball game, Milt will take your phone calls in response to a few articles recently written concerning the terrorist attack in Mumbai and, more...Tags: Human Rights, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, Political Corruption, Finance
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Obama Picks Chicago as New Ambassador to Holland
(WGN-AM)- President Barack Obama has picked a third Chicagoan as one of his ambassadors, naming a consultant from a public affairs and media relations firm as his representative to the Netherlands. The White House said Thursday afternoon that Obama has...Tags: Netherlands, Justice System, Lawyers, Northwestern University, United Nations
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Extension 720 Audio Archives, July 2006
Staff reporterOne of our yearly (or semi-yearly) pleasures is a discussion of poetry with Joseph Parisi, the former editor of Poetry magazine. In this discussion, he is joined by Christina Pugh, a working poety and assistant professor of English at the University of...Tags: Washington, DC, Scientology, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, Lebanon
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Extension 720 Audio Archives, May 2007
Staff reporterMilt Rosenberg welcomes columnist, author, and political commentator Mark Steyn to the studio to get his thoughts on the latest events in the news, especially the new immigration reform bill before Congress. (5/31/07) Mark Steyn (84:10) The situation in...Tags: International Military Interventions, White House, Death, Family, Politics
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Museums
Cantigny Park 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton; 630-668-5161, cantigny.org The 500-acre park with formal gardens, picnic spots and campgrounds also has two history-rich museums. Taking a tour of the Robert R. McCormick Museum, you can get a look at the life...Tags: Video Supplies and Services, Willis Tower, John Hancock Center, Cantigny Park, Chicago Loop
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Festival keys in on piano music
Music festivals typically invite listeners to regard familiar pieces in different contexts and perspectives, seek out musical connections between scores, and discover new things about works they may have long taken for granted. That is as good a...
Tags: Northwestern University, Dance, Shedd Aquarium, Fine Artists, Movies
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