The great Daily Daley blog over at Windy Citizen Twittered this Tweet at 8:48 this morning: “Hey folks, we sincerely apologize for the missing Daily Daley on Tuesday and Wednesday. Bear with us as we undergo some staffing changes.”

Anna Tarkov, da' honorable chief blogger and instigator reported that first, the blog is alive and well, however a change in the schedule caused some confusion among the bloggers. It is a team blog. So, when the schedule changed, not all the writers were aware of the change.

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Lou will be discussing blogging at the Monday workshop here:

Community Media Workshop Brown Bag 7/27 @ 11:30.

Columbia College. 600 S Michigan Ave., #401

A small confession: I was one of those kids who sat up at night, watching CBS' coverage of the space program. I managed to get my hands on a simple telescope, I looked at sun spots, I saw the rings of Saturn in my yard.

I don't remember what was said or how I was dressed when the Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But, it was a night when I was there, watching, like every other kid.

Last month I stopped writing for a few weeks. I'd...more

Michael Miner reports today on the status of the Creative Loafing, Inc. bankruptcy. The bottom line is that if the judge rules that Atalaya Capital can bid the way it wants for the assets, the future is dim for the Chicago Reader and the other alternative newspapers owned by Creative Loafing. The asset auction, as it is called, is open to any person willing and able to bid. Ben Eason, the CEO of Creative Loafing will be bidding with BIA Digital Partners, a major creditor of the company against Atalaya.

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