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Too much secrecy threatens our security
After I downgraded the scandal value of the National Security Agency's massive gathering of our phone records and email data, a curious reader raised a thoughtful question: Would I "have the same tone if this story broke while (George W.) Bush was prez?"...Tags: The New York Times, White House, Government, PRISM (surveillance program), The Washington Post
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Liar liar, officepants on fire
That's a good point! (No it isn't.) I'd be happy to join the team! (I'd rather be eaten by wart hogs.) Your cake is delicious! (Thanks for the food poisoning, Julia Child.) These are but a few examples of the lies we tell at work. Most aren't...
Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace, Rex Huppke, Health and Safety at Work, Mental Health
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Jonah Goldberg: Skepticism is warranted over phone records revelations
The U.S. government is trying "to create a database of every phone call ever made." That's how one informed person described the National Security Agency's effort to USA Today. That newspaper also confirmed that not only is the government collecting...Tags: Science and Technology, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Espionage Act of 1917, Espionage and Intelligence, Barack Obama
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Krewella puts twist on dance music
There were several turning points in the ascendant career of Chicago trio Krewella (which plays at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Spring Awakening Festival this weekend at Soldier Field). But perhaps the most significant unfolded in the first few hours of 2012....Tags: Science and Technology, Music, New Year's Day, Dance, Beyonce
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Time to dial up some healthy skepticism
The U.S. government is trying "to create a database of every [phone] call ever made." That's how one informed person described the National Security Agency's effort to USA Today. That newspaper also confirmed that not only is the government collecting...
Tags: Science and Technology, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Espionage Act of 1917, Barack Obama, Drugs and Medicines
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Work assignment: Just be human
As regular readers of this column know, my last vacation involved a cactus and the unfortunate perforation of my buttocks. (Thank you for all the sympathy cards.) So I'm pleased to report that on a recent trip to Disney World — aka "Mickey Mouse's...Tags: Donald Trump, Rex Huppke, Amusement and Theme Parks, Walt Disney World Resort
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Harris: Network, net worth can be built on passions, author writes
Take out a pen and write down the three things you're most passionate about — no more than one or two words each. Mine are journalism, technology and watching plays. Where those three passions overlap, Porter Gale writes in "Your Network is Your...
Tags: LinkedIn Corp., Authors, Melissa Harris, Arts and Culture, Festive Events
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Chicago Confidential: Chamber's chief-in-waiting doing little waiting
Theresa Mintle doesn't officially take over as chief executive of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce until Aug. 5. But operating with the same frenetic energy as her former boss, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, she has already made two requests of the chamber's...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Business, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Mayor, Theresa Mintle
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Unleash your inner Buffy on office vampires
Good news. The vampires are back! About a year ago, I introduced you to "emotional vampires," a term created by a West Coast clinical psychologist to describe all the nasty, terrible, irritating people who drain our will to live. Albert Bernstein...
Tags: Book, Employees, Career and Workplace, Rex Huppke, Human Interest
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At least Sen. Kirk offered an idea
I am very disappointed in Eric Zorn’s column in Friday’s Tribune, “There’s a core of substance in Mark Kirk’s ‘empty, simplistic’ crime-fighting proposal” (Change of Subject, May 31). Perhaps Sen. Kirk...Tags: Bobby Rush, Eric Zorn, Gang Activity
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Reader Q&A: Dan Pompei's Bears mailbag
The Bears' starting front four is going to be a force this season and hopefully for years to come, but after the starters the roster doesn't look so great. I'm wondering, what percentage of snaps the starters are expected to play and how important it is...
Tags: Matt Forte, Brian Urlacher, D.J. Williams (football, linebacker), Martellus Bennett, Lance Briggs
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After 40 years, Bill Payne performs under his own name
Little Feat's Bill Payne had done just about everything a piano-playing rock 'n' roller (with a side order of Erik Satie and Bill Evans) can do over the last 40 years, except perform a concert under his own name — until last year. At age 63, Payne...
Tags: Stevie Nicks, Artists, Music, Doobie Brothers (music group), Arts and Culture
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