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“I remember being a rookie (in Colorado) and getting into some trouble in games, falling behind on counts, and I’d look over at Todd (Helton), and Todd would give me a stern look, ‘Let’s go,’” Brothers said. “I always seemed to respond pretty well to that, so I just told ‘Rossy’: ‘Let me know if you need more out of me. If you see me slacking, just flat out tell me I’ve got to pick it up or just be better.
“We’re not concerned (about) any public safety or any foul play,” Ploch said on the phone. “It does look like some type of an accident. We’re still trying to work with the state police, and then they’re working with the FBI and the bomb squad experts, in order to identify what exactly happened.”
About 11 a.m., a concerned citizen flagged down Chicago police officers to report a “suspicious object” in the 1100 block of West Bryn Mawr Avenue, spokeswoman Officer Jessica Rocco wrote in an email. As of 12:40 p.m., canine and bomb units were at the scene.
“Every day, I hear from students who want to make it to my class but they couldn’t, because their dad has COVID, or they can’t get out of their shift at the grocery store and they need to work to help support their families,” Bawany said. “Every day, I wake up and think, this is a miracle, that I work at a job where I’m caring for people’s most prized possessions, their children.”
A 28-year-old man was shot while he was a passenger in a vehicle. The man said he heard about 5 to six gunshots, then felt pain. He suffered a graze wound to the left side of the chest, and was taken to McNeal Hospital where he was listed in good condition, police said..
“If the McCaskeys are saying, ‘This is it.’ I would say, ‘Hell, then let me go get Russell Wilson because I don’t have time to wait on the young guy.’ They may feel they’re one player away, I don’t know. If they do, then Russell was the play. He would make it better for them. Nagy, like most offensive-minded coaches, thinks he’s smarter than everyone else in the world. All of them do. Our guy does. All offensive-minded head coaches think that way. I’m not killing him. It is what it is. Now, you have to see what he can do with Fields.”
Any substance derived from plants can be used to make a mulch layer, but mulches made from wood, such as these wood chips, are typically used around long-lived plants such as trees and shrubs because they are relatively slow to decay. (John Hagstrom / The Morton Arboretum)
“I joke with other superintendents that led during a different time, and I always say life is different with social media,” Jackson said. “I think the biggest positive is you can communicate with more people, I’m able to be accessible. You know, I’m on social media, that’s really me, I respond to people. … And as a result, they trust you more. … During my time being a public figure, I’m sure I can count some things that people said that I didn’t like, but in general, I take it with stride. Like, I know my character. I know who I am.”
And ask her! Contact her to say, “I completely understand if your wedding plans have changed and your guest list has decreased, but I have a Save-the-Date and didn’t receive an invitation, so I’m still unsure of your final plans. Sorry to nudge you – I know things have been crazy – but please let me know if I’m still invited. If not, no worries, and I’ll send love and good vibes to you on the day.”
“Right now it’s when in doubt, that fastball has been good for him. At the same time, when you see a hitter cheating to it, you can throw the changeup. He’s throwing a lot of changeups for strikes, and then he has that wipeout slider. He’s getting that curveball over for strike one a lot. The way he’s going right now, there’s nothing I can do wrong almost back there.”