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• Chicago’s Homicide Toll Rises to 42, Deadliest January Since 2002

  

  About three months ago, I wrote about a segment I had seen on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer. Sawyer and Alex Perez, a Chicago native, highlighted the gang... Read more

  The 30 January 2013 by   Real Talk
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• The Power of Failure

  

  Inventors tried hundreds of designs to make flying machines practical. Looking at the glittering corporate campuses of booming technology startups in places lik... Read more

  The 30 January 2013 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• PCC Students Continue Fight to Reinstate Winter into Academic Calendar

  

  Courtesy of the PCC Courier“A.S. took a position against the calendar for a multiple of reasons,” Simon Fraser, president of the Associated Students of PCC, sai... Read more

  The 29 January 2013 by   Wonder
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• Social Media and Social Justice When You’re Anti-social.

  

  It’s no secret here on Real Talk that Angelo is the prime contributor and facilitator of this blog. He alone is responsible for any success or traction it has... Read more

  The 29 January 2013 by   Real Talk
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• Gun Debate Incivility: No Excuse for Heckling Victims’ Families

  

  The gun debate continues this week, and sure enough, some gun nuts just could not restrain themselves as hearings began in Connecticut over possible gun violenc... Read more

  The 29 January 2013 by   Kzawadzki
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• 4% Credit Card Surcharge “Checkout” Fee

  

  Photo credit: WikipediaAccording to CNN Money, retailers in 40 states can now begin charging a 4% credit card surcharge “checkout” fee. A $7.25 billion... Read more

  The 29 January 2013 by   Real Talk
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• To Intervene Or Not?

  

  Over at Backbencher Lee Jenkins takes a look at some issues surrounding 'international intervention' from a libertarian-inclining standpoint: Yet international... Read more

  The 29 January 2013 by   Charlescrawford
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• Sarah Palin Leaves FOX News

  

  English: This is an alternate crop of an image already uploaded. See http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Gov._Sarah_Palin_in_Dover,_NH. Read more

  The 26 January 2013 by   Real Talk
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• Are Super Bowl Ads Worth The Money?

  

  Super Bowl ads mean big money, but they also mean the potential for big results. With this years Super Bowl, each 30 second advertisement is $4 million. For som... Read more

  The 25 January 2013 by   Infographixdirectory
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• Doctor Asks Teen If Family Owns Guns…while Treating His Tonsils

  

  In Wednesday’s issue of the Chicago Tribune, John Kass writes about a troubling case of infringing one’s privacy. Sam Insley, 16, of Oak Lawn, Illinois was... Read more

  The 24 January 2013 by   Real Talk
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