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In the Chicago Tribune yesterday were two letters to the editor about the bridge disaster in Minneapolis that I wanted to repost here:
Lets hope that Chicago Bridge inspectors are better than Chicago porch inspectors at discovering and remediating potential structural failures.
-Sue Ellen Levins, Chicago
As I follow the news on television about the collapse of the […]
Midwest tops for volunteers — but don’t boast, Chicago
Midwesterners are more likely to volunteer their time than are people elsewhere in the United States, according to a study released today.
The highest rates among the biggest 50 metro areas were in Minneapolis-St. Paul, where more than four in 10 adults volunteered.
Chicago, however, was not […]