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7-year-old girl tries to save cat in tree

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:00 CST

This message, printed in a child's hand and accompanied by a crayon drawing, turned up Wednesday in a stack of Letters to the Editor:

Jennifer Hudson won�t perform at Star Plaza

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:00 CST

THE SCOOP: DUE to the recent Hudson tragedy, singer Jennifer Hudson will not be performing with Brian McKnight on Nov. 28 at Star Plaza in Merrillville. Brian is still set to perform.

Mistakes of black youth keep Pontiac prison afloat

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:00 CST

Freedom to marry is all about Loving

ANNA QUINDLEN — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:00 CST

One of my favorite Supreme Court cases is Loving vs. Virginia, and not just because it has a name that would delight any novelist. It's because it reminds me, when I'm downhearted, of the truth of the sentiment at the end of "Angels in America," Tony Kushner's brilliant play: "The world only spins forward.">

Dem are the 'big tent' party now, Dean says

ROGER SIMON — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:00 CST

When Howard Dean got to Washington just less than four years ago, he didn't know what to expect.>

Teen girls to flock to Robert Pattinson in �Twilight�

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:00 CST

This weekend, millions of teenage girls across this great land will flock to movie theaters to swoon over the suddenly famous Robert Pattinson, who stars as a vampire with brooding good looks, a permanently tilted head and well-gelled hair in the much-anticipated "Twilight."

New GM Cohen axing key players at Channel 2

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:00 CST

Lewis Lazare: We have a hunch -- more than a hunch really -- that Bruno Cohen is going to be a busy man the next few months. The new president and general manager of CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2 has been in his new post full time only a couple of weeks, but already he's done a fair amount of housecleaning and made at least one significant programming adjustment.

Rose the star Bulls have been waiting for

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:01 CST

Did you see the Bulls game last night? I hadn't heard that question in years. Now it keeps coming up.

Familiarity breeds love for 'Porgy'

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:00 CST

Hedy Weiss: As with any work performed at Lyric Opera of Chicago, the titles of the arias in "Porgy and Bess" are printed as part of the synopsis in the program. But unlike most operas, even the most familiar works of Puccini and Mozart, this is one case where the audience can easily sing along.

Miley Cyrus in diva mode over Justin Gaston

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:00 CST

Bill Zwecker: Thanks to her ''Hannah Montana'' bonanza, Miley Cyrus has jillions of young fans, but we keep hearing the teen sensation's diva behavior is often now in high gear. Maybe it's because she she was under the weather with a bit of a flu bug at the Hollywood premiere for her new ''Bolt'' film, co-starring John Travolta, but sources backstage say Cyrus ''was really ugly'' when talking about her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus.

Girlfriend hurts him with plan to get tattooed

BY ELLIE TESHER — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:00 CST

DEAR ELLIE: I'm in an 11-year relationship, and my partner is talking about getting a matching tattoo with her two daughters. I'm totally against it but she's very insistent and this is her first tattoo -- unlike her daughters.