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24
Jan
2017
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Two weeks ago, I wrote about John Westfall and how he saved Abraham Lincoln’s life during the latter’s second inauguration, and how Westfall was promoted to Lieutenant due to his actions. Today, we’ll look at the –remarkably tame– aftermath of this remarkable story. For the next ten years, Westfall remained a Lieutenant in the Capitol police. […]
Updates on the inauguration, march, snow preparedness, and more
I wish I could make watching “Charm” at Mosaic Theater a mandatory assignment. “Charm” is a play written in unflinching, witty and heartbreakingly quick exchanges by Philip Dawkins, a Chicago native. The playwright’s ear for dialogue and nuance would be obvious even if the cast did not do the lines justice. This is not the […]
Coming back from the Southeast Library on Friday, I noticed that the workers at the Hine development were removing the barriers keeping us from the sidewalk in front of the north building of that construction: The sidewalk was open again. I tweeted about it, mentioning that it was the first time that it had been […]