David Martin, national security correspondent for CBS News, opened the last day of the 12thWorld Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates moderating the panel, “A World without Nuclear Weapons,” featuring: Ingeborg Brienes of the International Peace Bureau, Dr. Jayantha Dhanapala from the PUGWASH Conferences, Dr. Ira Helfand of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, and Nobel Peace Laureate […]
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The mint-green walled room is filled with Chinese-Americans sitting at folding tables, all talking at the same time. The language is constantly changing, sometimes even within the same sentence. The Cup of Tea Discussions, hosted by the Chinese-American Service League, is a volunteer-based program that helps Chinese immigrants learn conversational English, a much needed tool […]
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The lights went dim and Orchestra Hall at Chicago’s Symphony Center fell silent. Pictures of rubble from Haitian cities came on screen–images of the horrific earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, 2010. As the film came to an end, there was no doubt as to why two-time Academy Award winner and humanitarian Sean Penn […]
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A recent article in AdAge asks, “Is Gay Too Mainstream for Its Own Media?” Logo, the first television station focused on the LGBT population, has recently shifted its programming to be more mainstream-focused. Other have followed suit. Is it time for the still-budding gay wedding industry to do the same? Massachusetts was the first state […]
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The Greek music is piped through the store, where a hint of strong coffee first greets many to this Greektown market. This authentic cultural mini-shop gives the appearance of a traditional market from a small village in Greece that could be located in the middle of any busy street. Elea Mediterranean Food Market, located on […]
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The 12th World Summit of Nobel Laureates ends today after 3 days of inspiring discussions with Nobel Peace Prize winners.
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Ric Addy, owner of Shake, Rattle & Read, a used bookstore in the Uptown neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago, said he once had a customer describe his store as a “pop culture museum.” The walls of the store are lined with wooden shelves overflowing with books, magazines, CDs and DVDs; racks of vinyl […]
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