Contributors—May 2008
Jay Pridmore, Bob Coscarelli, Crystal Yednak, Robert Krughoff, David Murray, Dennis Ray Wheaton, Jeff Ruby
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A Slippery Subject
A conversation with Bill Clinton biographer Carol Felsenthal
Political Calculus
How the race for president would be different if the Democrats had followed the GOP’s lead
A House Divided
A new problem surfaces among four Democratic legislators who share a house on Capitol Hill: presidential politics
The Rezko Refund
For 17 lucky charities, political contributions collected by Tony Rezko have been the gift that keeps on giving.
Many Happy Returns
Whether helping a wage earner plot a savvy investment strategy or a wealthy entrepreneur preserve his riches, these local financial pros earn high marks by giving smart advice and putting their clients first
Flight Test
The only thing worse than a baby on a plane is a sick baby on a plane, and that’s what we had. Hannah wailed and flailed and hacked like a septuagenarian on the first flight, basically all the way from Chicago to San Francisco. We thought maybe she had the croup, which involves a cough that sounds like a dog barking. Not a yippy dog, a Weimaraner or something; a big dog. A German shepherd. The thought of a 7,600-mile fight to Australia with a grumpy German shepherd seemed really stupid.
I tried to convince Sarah we should get a room in San Francisco for the night and start fresh in the morning. Was already thinking room service, maybe mozzarella sticks or Caesar salad, but then I got overruled…
The Idea
The two of us were sitting in Pho Something or Other on Argyle Street when the idea popped into our heads. We’d been invited to Melbourne, Australia for Rhain’s wedding in a few months, and I wanted to go.
“Seems like an awful long way to go for just a wedding,” Sarah said.
“Come on. He’s my oldest friend.”
“Well, if we’re going all the way there, maybe we should turn it into a longer trip.”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean you take your paternity leave and we blow it out.” She smiled. “If you could go anywhere in the world…”