Mike Royko’s family, friends and colleagues selected their favorite of his columns written for the Tribune to celebrate his legacy at the Tribune.
And Slats Grobnik has no soulmate to talk to anymore.Paul Sullivan: No one knew Chicago like Mike Royko. And he offered lessons in journalism no teacher could pass on.
“My first job was setting pins in the old Congress Bowling Alleys on Milwaukee Avenue. I was amazed to find that many of my fellow pinsetters were bums. That’s when I discovered that life can be so tough, even bums have to hustle a living. “You may have read about it. Five burly bouncers competed to see who could throw a dwarf the greatest distance.
“So I have a simple question: If so many Americans want and use marijuana, if they are already getting it so easily, if they insist on spending billions of dollars a year on it, why are we screaming at Mexico, why are hordes of narcotics agents floundering around in futile attempts to find it, why are the police and courts still wasting time and money trying to put dealers in jail for selling it?”“It’s always poignant when a boatload of half-starved Haitians tries to land in this country, only...
“But I hadn’t had the decency to let him squeegee the windshield, then touch the button that lowers a window and give him a buck and a smile. I had given him a scowl and a wave-off, gestures that said he was a nothing.”“It was too cold and cloudy to visit the zoo, so I decided to drop in at City Hall to mingle with the aldermen and see how they were doing in choosing a new mayor.“And I have to say that I was impressed. I have never seen the aldermen so spry and alert.
“I’ve been bombarded with calls from Florida talk-show babblers, news reporters and businessmen who are outraged that I’ve urged Chicagoans to fight back by not vacationing in Florida. Almost 2 million Illinoisans visit Florida each year, spending over a billion dollars.”“There’s this yuppie named Glenn. I omit his full name to save him from bodily harm.
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