Chuck's Blog

"Election Night" 

I wrote "Election Night" shortly before Barack Obama was elected in 2008. At the time, I felt it was the most important election of my lifetime. The US was in the grips of an enormous recession, we were bogged down…

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Authentic Chicago-style Pizza Recipe

Here is a recipe that will get you an authentic Chicago-style deep-dish pizza. This is great, and it isn’t rocket science.  If you stick to the spirit of the recipe (mainly a “more is almost always better” ethic) you can’t…

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