[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: Chicago by Air

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
Chicago by Air
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1237525279.shtml


   I'm a bit of a night owl, seldom turning in before midnight. Actually,
   I'm usually first up as well, getting around 6 hours of sleep most
   nights. I almost always listen to the radio or maybe the MP3 player
   loaded up with Gunsmoke and Jack Benny.
   Of late, I'm tuning into Chicago's WBBM 770 AM, a largely all news
   station. At midnight they play "When Radio Was" which is a syndicated
   old time radio program. I enjoy that, of course, but if I'm still
   awake by 1 AM, I listen to the local Chicago news. It's kind of like
   living there, hearing about their weather by the lake, their sports
   teams, and their politics.
   The State of Illinois has a big deficit, too, and they're talking
   about a 50% rise in income tax rates. But then I hear that's from 3.0
   percent to 4.5 percent. Minnesota's bottom rate is 5.35 percent!
   It sounds pretty good, but then there's the crime reports, with more
   homicides than Baghdad or even Cabot Cove. It's so routine, the way
   they read these reports. I think I'll keep my distance for now.
   Oh look - it's midnight! Good night!