by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Mar 5, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
Illinois, USA The Washington Times Communities (WT’s attempt at social journalism – whatever that is) is celebrating the 175th birthday of the US city of Chicago: Today is Chicago’s 175th Birthday. The Windy City, the City of Big Shoulders, Beirut by the...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Sep 9, 2010 | Looks Like Beirut
In the 1980s, the Wall Street Journal dubbed the US’ third largest city ‘Beirut-on-the-lake’ thanks in part to the political crises that engulfed the mayor’s office: The late Chicago newspaper columnist Mike Royko correctly predicted what would...