Headlines for November, 2006

Genuinely Confusing

Do you feel confused, Cubs fans? Are you the wife who clips coupons for years, supports the family with a second-shift job, and comes home one day to see your husband having a new pool installed in the backyard? Do you ask, "What is this? Did we have this money all along?" only to see him shrug and say, "Are you [read more...]

Soriano or Zito: Who to Target With $80 Million? (Or More)

For something along the lines of $80 million over the next five years, the Cubs could have their pick of two of baseball's top free agents: Alfonso Soriano or Barry Zito. They likely won't be able to land both. Should they go for the everyday player who became a member of the rarified 40-40 club in 2006? Or should they opt [read more...]

Surviving Cancer, Or Some Stairs

Photos by Rachael Strecher The top floor of the Sears Tower is a peculiar place to learn about the relationship America has with charity. It's up here, as you look out on the expanse of Chicago, a perpetual canvas exposed by the light of a clear Sunday morning, that you learn about how ideas always come first. To see a gathering of [read more...]

No Identity, No Problem

Ben Wallace is sitting at his locker, 45 minutes before game time, only halfway concerned about his buddy and namesake back in Detroit. That would be Rasheed, who is at home, perhaps busy with some metal wiring, trying desperately to jimmy his mouth shut."Of course, he thinks the new rule should be called the 'Rasheed Rule,'" says Wallace, requiring no [read more...]

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