“Love is more than skin-deep, but hey, skin is the first layer. It’s hard to completely ignore.”
With such hardworking talent, it’s unlikely they won’t land with their hands on the keyboard. So a quick observation about one writer, Harold Henderson.
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A search of the [20-year online] archive makes clear his output. A search of “Harold Henderson” brings up 1,405 hits: cover features, inside features, restaurant boxes, City Files, calendar sidebars, Field & Streets, These Parts, essays, years in review, Critic’s Choices, Snips, Our Towns, and perhaps summing up, Miscellany. A combined search of his name and “feature” brings up 165 hits. My guess is Mr. Henderson enjoyed and flourished in the forum the newspaper offered. My second guess is that the writer needs the Reader less than the paper needs people who will fill the space vacated.
The Dope-Dough Equation
Entertainers could keep 1 percent of the gross earnings reaped from their endeavor and 99 percent could be deposited into the public coffers.
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“Um, no he isn’t”—[only] as of yesterday [December 12], according to his office. Brendan Reilly filed his nominating petitions on November 5, and was in the 42nd Ward committeeman’s race when we published this story.