tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.comments2024-03-09T04:14:49.666-06:00Marathon PunditMarathon Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994493157706065371noreply@blogger.comBlogger8507125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-1072043218139153322024-01-05T09:35:34.638-06:002024-01-05T09:35:34.638-06:00No, which is why he goes by Roger L. Simon. I did ...No, which is why he goes by Roger L. Simon. I did like the other Simon too.Marathon Pundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05994493157706065371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-30323036380620737632024-01-03T19:20:10.316-06:002024-01-03T19:20:10.316-06:00Is this the Roger Simon who used to be a newspaper...Is this the Roger Simon who used to be a newspaper reporter/columnist?Cal Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337955959473420714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-67734725989403181062023-12-18T13:45:47.723-06:002023-12-18T13:45:47.723-06:00Everyone knew these guys were crooks and exploited...Everyone knew these guys were crooks and exploited the Black community. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-48698115712500055072023-12-13T19:55:01.535-06:002023-12-13T19:55:01.535-06:00I guess everyone has to feel superior to someone.I guess everyone has to feel superior to someone.Cal Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337955959473420714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-80037680362503112242023-12-12T17:29:25.598-06:002023-12-12T17:29:25.598-06:00I’m sad, with ya! My Parents, Grandparents, and Gr...I’m sad, with ya! My Parents, Grandparents, and Great Grandparents, all traveled along M-12, between Round Lake, Illinois,and Lansing, Michigan. The Greystone, was their halfway point, and they would always book room, there. I was little then, so, I think it was in the late 50’s. For sure, it was al through the 60’s and 70’s. I stayed there, as a kid and later, a teenager, during that time, and, in my own, in ‘77-‘79. After my Grandparents passed, all of the families eventually moved out west, until there was no one, to visit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-57682959816980782652023-11-19T19:51:27.429-06:002023-11-19T19:51:27.429-06:00I grew up at 119th and Yale. Went to St. Louis Aca...I grew up at 119th and Yale. Went to St. Louis Academy. Curtis and Fenger High. My parents sold in 1969. We had a beautiful old house. My mom had filled with antiques and refinished. We had a flower and vegetable garden, with a cherry tree and big lawns. Several years later we drove past and the yard was gone. Only sand with big holes where the lawn used to be. It was shocking and sad to see.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-45332153752627107722023-11-10T19:59:55.379-06:002023-11-10T19:59:55.379-06:00Me too.Me too.Marathon Pundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05994493157706065371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-70920651761512340062023-11-10T11:48:14.403-06:002023-11-10T11:48:14.403-06:00The Tremont was a lovely, special place. Sad to se...The Tremont was a lovely, special place. Sad to see its demise.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05168316809023553247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-39329289126195358062023-11-04T10:26:36.226-05:002023-11-04T10:26:36.226-05:00As for the Genisis Center, there used to be a hote...As for the Genisis Center, there used to be a hotel across from it on Broadway. It was never renovated and fell into ruin. It was later demolished. I grew up in Gary in the 70's when it was safe to walk down the street. Gary's infrastructure has long since collapsed sinking the city to the point of no return. Gary's location has always been ideal. Hopefully sometime in the future the city can rise again but it will never be the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-83648651905861918642023-10-28T21:36:07.755-05:002023-10-28T21:36:07.755-05:00I forearded your advice to Don Tracy.I forearded your advice to Don Tracy.Cal Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337955959473420714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-66289467905888660852023-10-14T09:34:57.266-05:002023-10-14T09:34:57.266-05:00Wrong on both counts.Wrong on both counts.sykes.1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10954672321945289871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-81674019015245755472023-10-03T23:39:55.193-05:002023-10-03T23:39:55.193-05:00Right on!!
Good video to watch:
https://youtu.be...Right on!!<br /><br />Good video to watch:<br /><br />https://youtu.be/hgrunnLcG9Q<br /><br />About 5 minutes<br /><br />True and with humor!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-70429159872407056092023-09-26T18:17:15.076-05:002023-09-26T18:17:15.076-05:00BrandonMart.
I love it.BrandonMart.<br /><br />I love it.Cal Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337955959473420714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-57483213543804219362023-09-26T07:03:16.566-05:002023-09-26T07:03:16.566-05:00I can assure you that wasn’t the famous hockey pla...I can assure you that wasn’t the famous hockey player but the Gordy Howe who ran Howe’s General Store and helped his son Christopher Howe later (who bought it back) run Gordon Howe’s Again Store later in life. He was just as much of a hero and a man of many accomplishments and was the main reason that business (and the town) survive for as long as it did…just as great a man and I should know I’m the youngest of his 6 kids Ryan Howe. I grew up above the store in the 60’s to 70’s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-79325073035987718722023-09-21T08:05:29.202-05:002023-09-21T08:05:29.202-05:00Can we save more money with jail guard layoffs? Wa...Can we save more money with jail guard layoffs? Wait, no guards are being laid off?Marathon Pundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05994493157706065371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-18837244031163636682023-09-20T13:09:03.380-05:002023-09-20T13:09:03.380-05:00Eliminating cash bail saves tax money. Those arr...Eliminating cash bail saves tax money. Those arrested don’t stay long enough to get free meals, jail uniforms, or medical care. Got to look on the bright side of societal collapse. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-42522808737051812212023-09-19T14:49:09.505-05:002023-09-19T14:49:09.505-05:00Once shopped at the now gone mini Walmart on Jeff...Once shopped at the now gone mini Walmart on Jefferson. Package rolls, meats often opened, partially eaten. Self check out fraud typical. Staff ignored obvious irregularities. Knew the place would not last. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-84574895130237036932023-09-06T12:55:17.544-05:002023-09-06T12:55:17.544-05:00That department store(?) you were wondering about....That department store(?) you were wondering about. There used to be a Goldblats (sp?) department store that my one grandmother use to shop at. That picture could be of that. Used to live on the outskirt of Gary in a little town of Black Oak. My one aunt used to work at the steel mills in payroll. Thanks for the pixs and a walk down memory lane.katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07295876610946325138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-55910179642742686442023-08-31T01:23:38.152-05:002023-08-31T01:23:38.152-05:00The city of Des Plaines wants to purchase the land...The city of Des Plaines wants to purchase the land for a paltry 1.5 million and if they have too hard a time purchasing the land they may declare eminent domaine. And the American Indians thought they got ripped off? There are several articles written by The Journal & Topics newspaper-Des Plaines issue, to bring everyone up to date on this situation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-29163624791552149412023-08-28T19:25:01.437-05:002023-08-28T19:25:01.437-05:00I am a Black American I bought a home in 1971 at 1...I am a Black American I bought a home in 1971 at 11232 so. Indiana and it started changing when our young Daley demolished all the projects and placed people from all over. Different projects in what I called a nice community in Roseland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-53812800372391221952023-08-26T11:36:06.341-05:002023-08-26T11:36:06.341-05:00I remember as a ten year old boy I had a job selli...I remember as a ten year old boy I had a job selling the daily news from forty third s. halsted to fifty first and union street.I hit tavern bars, stores anyone I could sell a paper to. The guard would let me walk the floors selling the paper'Imet alot of men who bought the paper everyday at goodman. I rememer one gentleman telling me to take some drafting classes in highschool and finish and I could get a job there.manus gallaghernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-28566037425619773902023-08-07T20:51:04.564-05:002023-08-07T20:51:04.564-05:00I do think he's lightyears better than Lightfo...I do think he's lightyears better than Lightfoot, however, we do need someone who can be tougher on crime. Chicago could've voted for that.Levoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11738239742618133212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-21749260091947398112023-07-22T18:04:37.296-05:002023-07-22T18:04:37.296-05:00WowWowMarathon Pundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05994493157706065371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-27504705303732916192023-07-22T15:19:30.116-05:002023-07-22T15:19:30.116-05:00When my wife was buying a new Toyota SIV, I asked ...When my wife was buying a new Toyota SIV, I asked the finance guy when the company would bring hydrogen-powered Toyotas to the Midwest.<br /><br />He said it is more likely his company would clone the Alfa Romeo liquid lithium battery, which charges in about fifteen minutes.Cal Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337955959473420714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10143237.post-16815430517612683262023-07-03T23:54:57.872-05:002023-07-03T23:54:57.872-05:00Levine is almost as feminine as Obama's husban...Levine is almost as feminine as Obama's husband Big Mike.Veritashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03915578720863677286noreply@blogger.com