In Chi-town, we got polls. Who’s for mayor? Vallas looking strong in the stretch. Solutions for decline of the Loop. More cops on the street or more fun things to do? Hear candidates out. . . .,Advertise, says one worthy. But where’s Da Mayor in all this chatter? In no mood for it. . . .
Axios: Meet the (possible) mayor: Paul Vallas
Let’s hear it for the political thing. City elections coming up: alderpeople (!), police overseers, MAYOR (!), oh yeah . . . ,Some commentary, if you will, untoward some may say, to good effect others may not. Which is what makes horse races.
What is this pronoun thing? Whom does it help? How does it help him or her or . . . them??? Loyola-Chicago’s English dept. in the mix with the best (worst?) of them . . .
Have a look at Oak Park’s senator a few years back, engineering a “town hall” meeting that ignored a prominent ground-roots organization that lacked party connection . . ., Instead . . . a gathering of eagles.
I sent this link about the grandson who died at 15, unfortunately leading some to think it was my grandson! It wasn’t. . . .
. . . It was the grandson of Dennis Byrne, an old friend from Daily News days, not mine. I am so sorry to have given that impression.
Winning an election not all it’s cracked up to be . . ., A victor muses . . .
In memory of my only grandson, Joel Byrne, 15,Please read this beautiful tribute written my my son, Don, to his son Joel. He and his wife, Monica and his two sisters, Julia and Jane need your prayers.
Masks work? Big surprise to someone whose business is to keep painters and decorators from falling prey to airborne toxins
Seeing it on TV trumps all his experience and supposed expertise, he said, commenting on Hot Off the Press: Masks Don’t Work”
Of course.
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Blithe Spirit 
[I speak as] health and safety manager of a commercial and residential painting and decorating business. Someone who needs to understand how to mitigate a bunch of different airborne toxins. Whether that be dust particles, lead or asbestos, or solvents and other chemicals. I was pretty shocked when we were told a dust mask, or worse a handkerchief would stop tiny liquid respiratory droplets. Because that isn’t how masks like N95/P2 even work. They stop solid dust particles, not gasses or liquids.
But I was even more concerned about how I was suddenly wrong about such a vital part of my job and how students in cafes and new migrants at supermarket checkouts suddenly knew more than me about it. Even when I explained the science to the best of my understanding. They knew more because the experts said so on TV.