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When math failed, law overruled
Special to the Chicago TribuneAfter the Russians launched Sputnik, the first satellite to orbit the Earth, in 1957, "the U.S. beefed up its math and science classes quickly," recalls Bill Fraumann. His junior high in Ann Arbor, Mich., he said, became one of the first nationwide to...Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Michigan, Gaming and Lotteries
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More than 7,800 attend Chicago Children's Humanities Festival
Tribune reporterThe Chicago Humanities Festival's 9-year-old child apparently has shown it can go out on its own. Staged for the first time apart from the annual adult event in the fall, the Chicago Children's Humanities Festival drew more than 7,800 children and adults...Tags: Bronzeville, Adults, Chicago, Floorball, School Supplies
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Free for all
THURSDAY Celebration: Daley Civic Center Plaza, Washington and Dearborn Streets, noon. Israel Independence Day presented by Jewish Federation of Chicago. Exhibit opening: Cook County Building, 118 N. Clark St., Suite 112, 5 p.m. Opening of the Croatian...Tags: Dance, Chicago Park District, Mother's Day, Daley Civic Center, Classical Music
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Slumping economy spurs foundations to up the ante
Tribune reporterA new survey indicates that many U.S. foundations are responding to the faltering economy by increasing their giving for households and communities that may be especially vulnerable to a downturn, including those threatened by spreading mortgage...Tags: Oak Forest, University of Chicago, Wauconda, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Dollar General Corporation
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'Carmina' kicks off Sinfonietta season
Tribune criticMore and more, it seems, Chicago classical music groups are inviting the public to decide which works the groups should present. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has test-driven the idea at various times over the years. Chicago Opera Theater, beginning this...Tags: Chicago Symphony, Shedd Aquarium, Classical Music, Lake Shore Drive, River Forest
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Earth Day the family way
Special to the TribuneEven well-meaning parents don't always set the best examples. Some slip-ups seem minor, like drinking diet soda while insisting your child has milk. Others teach kids the wrong lesson, like it's OK to use and trash plastic grocery bags. Earth Day,...Tags: Oak Brook, Museum of Natural History, Oak Park, Earth Day, Deerfield
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Bringing jazz to Rogers Park: Will people follow?
TRIBUNE CRITICWith interior walls missing and mud and muck everywhere, it's literally a shell of its former self. But come September, the seemingly ancient Morse Theatre will be reborn, with the spirit of jazz. Flush with a $6 million-plus investment and operated...Tags: Jazz Music, Rogers Park, Folk Music, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Uptown
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Playwright's muse is the past
Tribune staff reporterHe longs for the past. He misses the time when Coltrane, Miles and Bird were all doing their thing on the saxophone and trumpet. He misses that era when Beat Generation novelists such as Jack Kerouac released books such as "On the Road," an...Tags: Jack Kerouac, Los Angeles County, Hip Hop, California, Music
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TRIBUNE CRITICS' PICKS
JAZZ ASCAP Salutes Alan and Marilyn Bergman (305), 7:30-9 p.m. Oct. 30, Northwestern University School of Law, Thorne Auditorium, 375 E. Chicago Ave.; $10. The veteran lyricists -- who have penned words for tunes such as "The Windmills of Your Mind"...Tags: Religious Conflicts, University of Chicago, International Relations, Government, National Government
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New boss/playwright expects 'fertile ground'
Tribune staff reporterStuart Flack is to become executive director of the Chicago Humanities Festival on Oct. 1, four short weeks before the organization's latest fall program series begins. The new boss' role will be not to get in the way. "I'm just going to kibitz, go to as...Tags: Columbia University, Chicago, New York, Manhattan, Festive Event
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