Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Irene gets bigger / Social media ills / Rahm's ego

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Irene becomes Cat 3 hurricane on way to East Coast
Irene strengthens on path to U.S. coast

Hurricane Irene has intensified to a major Category 3 storm as it heads toward the East Coast.The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Irene's maximum sustained winds have increased today to near 115 mph. >> Hurricane's projected path

Airlines avoid city sales tax Airlines avoid city sales tax

The two biggest airlines at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport route their jet fuel purchases through an outlying Illinois town, shaving millions of dollars off their tax bills but raising the hackles of Chicago officials.
Williams on precipitous slide Bears' Roy Williams on precipitous slide

Dan Pompei: When Bears coaches anointed Roy Williams a starter, I figured the reason they did it would be evident in training camp. Then I figured it would be evident in preseason games. I'm still waiting.
Get on the grid Zorn: Scrap garbage-collection system

I'm guessing garbage collection isn't your area of expertise. Mine neither.
Study: Teen users of Facebook, Myspace more likely to drink, use drugs Does social media make teens drink, use drugs?

The eternal struggle to keep young people away from bad influences has moved to a new frontier: A research organization said Wednesday that teens who regularly log on to Facebook and other social networks are considerably more likely to smoke, drink or use marijuana than teens who don't visit the sites.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has a big ego, but so what, if he does his job well? Schmich: So what if Emanuel has a big ego?

How do you think Rahm's doing?
America doesn't want Gadhafi's head, just his oil Kass: America doesn't want Gadhafi's head, just his oil

The last thing Americans want as a souvenir of our war in Libya is the head of the murderous dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

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