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Future Thoughts
FUTURE THOUGHTS By Sam Garfield August 25, 1958 (Jackson Park Harbor)- It’s a beautiful August night, too peaceful for sleeping, and I’m writing this column in my car. I’m parked on a dark patch of land where Chicago’s Jackson Park … Continue reading
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