Yesterday’s Chicago Tribune has a long story about how the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview used taxpayer money to build Toyota Park, a stadium for the for-profit, privately owned Chicago Fire soccer club. Did it pay off? Why, yes, of course it did. It paid off for the team and different businesses that had connections to… [Read More]
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Hope springs eternal.
I don’t think parking for post-season night games will be a problem this year.
Advice for Freelancers: Jerry Seinfeld’s Productivity Secret
During the 2012 Blogathon, I started keeping track of my work using a little tip I picked up from Jerry Seinfeld via Lifehacker. Here’s what he recommends for getting into a new habit: get a calendar and then cross off the squares for each day that you do whatever it is you want to do…. [Read More]
A Shout-Out to the Northwestern Women’s Lacrosse Team
I’m a lacrosse mom, an NU alumna, and a lady who likes to see other ladies do well. So naturally, I’m excited about the 2012 Northwestern Women’s Lacrosse team, which won its 7th NCAA championship this year. That’s not only one of the best streaks in women’s lacrosse, it’s one of the best in the… [Read More]
Paying for College: Should Parents Pay?
Recently, Legg Mason Securities released a study on parents paying for college. They talked to parents with investable assets of $250,000 or more and found that 72 percent expect their children to contribute to some of their college expenses, although only 2 percent expect the children to pay the whole thing. I think that education… [Read More]
