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Walter’s Perspective: The Mayor Can Find Money For Schools
CHICAGO (CBS) — About our public-schools, the empty school budget, the bad money crunch, what I’m thinking is: C’mon Mr. Mayor, you can find some money for the schools the way you find it for other...
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New Book Taps Into ‘Golden’ Blagojevich Corruption Saga
CHICAGO (CBS) – A book in stores Friday gives a detailed account of the corruption-related downfall and conviction of disgraced ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The title says it all: “Golden: How Rod...
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Walter’s Perspective: Rahm Can’t Provoke Cops And Firefighters Like He Did...
CHICAGO (CBS) – If there ever were one, this is an “ouch” time in Chicago, being on pins and needles about the teachers and the mayor. The teachers’ strike may be over, but what’s next? And what’s...
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Walter’s Perspective: Cutler’s Sideline Bump Is Much Ado About Nothing
(CBS)–This is a hard night for me, thinking about the Chicago Bears and the St. Louis Rams, a big game on Sunday. But all the talk-talk in the news is about a little bump-bump last week on a sideline....
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‘Killing Is The Solution,’ Gang Member Tells Walter Jacobson
CHICAGO (CBS) — Gangbangers in Chicago: What makes them tick, what are they thinking? CBS 2’s Walter Jacobson sat down with gang members in Chicago’s troubled Englewood neighborhood to try to find some...
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Walter’s Perspective: Church Should Not Displace Priest
CHICAGO (CBS) — I’m saying a prayer tonight for a Chicago priest, a beloved and wonderful 80-year-old priest, who is being moved out of his church -– kicked out by the Chicago Archdiocese. He is Father...
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Walter’s Perspective: Let’s Make Sure Voters Win The Debate
CHICAGO (CBS) – Are you planning to watch the presidential debate on Wednesday? I am, to see what President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are like face-to-face, and hear what they...
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Community Activist To Walter: Gang Membership Not Inevitable
CHICAGO (CBS) – A community activist says a recent report by CBS 2’s Walter Jacobson gave the wrong impression that gang membership is inevitable for young Chicagoans. In his report last month,...
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Walter’s Perspective: Obama Threw Away First Debate
CHICAGO (CBS) — If you did not ride the subway this morning, you missed a lot of good talk about the great debate last night — talk that you don’t often hear in this toddlin’ town of Barack Obama....
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Walter’s Perspective: Plenty Of Reasons To Celebrate Italian Heritage
CHICAGO (CBS) – I’m a day late, but not too late, because it’s never too late to celebrate Columbus Day, and add to my reasons every year for why we should stop thinking of Italians as godfather...
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Walter’s Perspective: Mayor Needs To Find The Cash For More Cops
CHICAGO (CBS) – I have a subway story to tell you; on the Red Line this morning, the train talk was all about cops, cops, cops, cops. Kind of like President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney talking all...
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Walter’s Perspective: Even Candidates Don’t Know What They Mean
CHICAGO (CBS) – Outside, on the Clark Street side of City Hall on Tuesday, a voter I met asked me about the presidential debate Monday night, which was watched by more than 50 million people. Did I...
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Walter’s Perspective: Obama’s Voting Stunt An Expensive One
CHICAGO (CBS) – Well, it’s about time in the race to the White House that finally, Illinois is in the news: The president in Chicago, posing for pictures in a polling place, in and out of here in three...
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Walter’s Perspective: Tear Down Prentice
CHICAGO (CBS) – Not much is being said anymore about presidential debates, but in Chicago, there’s a hospital debate to talk about; a great debate about Northwestern University’s famous Prentice...
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Walter’s Perspective: Give Mourning Firefighters A New Contract
CHICAGO (CBS) – Time out tonight from politics. What matters more, to me, anyway, is Herbie Johnson, Chicago Fire Capt. Herbie Johnson, on his way to heaven now to rest in peace. After 32 years of so...
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Walter’s Perspective: Do-Nothing Congress Sure Is Paid A Lot
CHICAGO (CBS) – The U.S. Congress today was back in session to reduce the deficit, reform immigration, improve education. There’s much to do that congress doesn’t do because what it does most is go on...
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Walter’s Perspective: Christmas Shopping Crowds Thanksgiving
CHICAGO (CBS) — I have called the grocer to reserve my turkey, but I’m feeling not good about Thanksgiving. I’m afraid there won’t be a Thanksgiving, not like there used to be in the kitchen during the...
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Walter’s Perspective: Nothing Crabby About Donating To Sandy Victims
CHICAGO (CBS) – Take it from a reporter who’s crabby all the time, or much of the time. Take it from me, that something wonderful has just happened in Chicago: hundreds of people called the Red Cross...
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From Rising Star To Resignation: A Look Back At Jesse Jackson Jr.’s Career
CHICAGO (CBS) – Just two weeks ago, Jackson was re-elected to the Congress for a tenth term. He had been there for 17 years. His career in Congress ended Wednesday with his resignation over major...
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Walter’s Perspective: CTA Price Increases Hard To Swallow
CHICAGO (CBS) – It was a bad day today on the subway, knowing my 30 day pass is about to expire, and the cost of a new one’s about to go up next year. I’m bouncing around on the Red Line, reading about...
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