Monthly Archives: December 2008

The Best Gourmet Cupcakes in Chicago

Posted on December 9, 2008 by rbirkey

If you are looking for a good place to dine with a cozy neighborhood atmosphere during this holiday season, or perhaps you have a craving for the best gourmet cupcakes in Chicago, then you need to visit Southport Grocery & … Continue reading →

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Thank You, Peter Fitzgerald!

Posted on December 9, 2008 by rbirkey

One of the best things that has happened in Illinois politics in recent history was the election of Peter Fitzgerald to the US Senate in 1998, defeating the Democrat incumbent Carol Mosley Braun. Peter was an Illinois GOP political outsider … Continue reading →

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McDonald’s Opposes “Employee Free Choice Act” supported by Obama

Posted on December 9, 2008 by rbirkey

I read an interesting article in Crain’s Chicago Business yesterday that talked about how McDonald’s USA is urging their franchise owner-operators to call their representatives to oppose the so called “Employee Free Choice Act” currently being considered in Congress. McDonald’s … Continue reading →

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Posted on December 7, 2008 by rbirkey

Shmuel is the name of the boy in the striped pajamas. He is an eight year old Jewish boy in a Nazi concentration camp. Bruno, the eight-year old son of the camp commandant meets Shmuel across the electric barbed wire … Continue reading →

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How Christianity Shaped the West

Posted on December 6, 2008 by rbirkey

The November issue of Imprimis, the monthly newsletter of Hillsdale College, features an article adapted from a speech delivered by Dinesh D’Souza. Dinesh is a conservative author, thinker and speaker who worked as a policy analyst in the Reagan White … Continue reading →

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