Wrapports owns the Chicago Sun-Times and other media assets, including its minority ownership interest in digital content network business Aggrego, LLC, the alternative weekly Chicago Reader and syndicated column The
Straight Dope. The announcement comes as Wrapports, at the request of the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, publishes notice tomorrow of its plan to sell the Sun-Times to a buyer that will continue to publish the paper.
Deal snapshot: CHICAGO TRIBUNE OWNER MAKES BID FOR RIVAL CHICAGO SUN-TIMES NEWSPAPER
Other stories this month include "The
Straight Dope on Legalized Medical Marijuana" (page 64), an examination of the consequences for property owners and managers of Colorado's social experiment, as well as the National Apartment Association Education Institute's (NAAEI) announcement on page 75 of www.RPMCareers.com.
Chairman's message
Skidmore gave them the
straight dope about the benefits, the pay and the satisfaction of knowing you've built something.
Under construction: newly launched program gives women a pathway to building trades
-- and when researching the phenomenon came across a mention of Agloe in The
Straight Dope website,'' Green recalled.
In search of Agloe, a town in New York on the border of fiction and reality
With the ongoing (and seemingly never-ending) active versus passive management debate, how it plays out in a mutual fund versus an ETF format and all the attendant arguments, where can one go for the "
straight dope" before making a decision?
Morningstar Guru Johnson: The Cons and Pros of Active ETFs
(http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2891/do-mosquitoes-prefer-certain-blood-types-plus) The
Straight Dope puts it succinctly: "if you're a type O secretor, to a mosquito you look like caramel-covered crack."
Mosquitoes Do Bite Some People More Than Others: Here Are The Traits Bloodsuckers Like
"I've got the
straight dope for you," Jesus says, before launching into the flamboyant anthem "Listen to Jesus, Jimmy":
Just sing no
A: When buying a used shotgun, be sure and choose a dealer who will give you the
straight dope on his guns.
Budget side-by-side
Summary: In the disjointed world of Israeli politics, one party claims it will give voters in Tuesday's election the
straight dope: Green Leaf -- a party aiming to legalize pot.
Israel pot lovers hope vote will turn new leaf
There are many of us in this age group who have also turned to this venue for the
straight dope and appreciate it for not insulting our intelligence.
Digesting "The Daily Show"
I accept that argument now, but still wish we could just get the
straight dope on power changes and drop all the conversions.
Commentary on the 2007 ACSM annual meeting
Another interesting site is The
Straight Dope (http://www.straightdope.com), which has been "fighting ignorance since 1973." The site is the "official Internet home of Cecil Adams, World's Smartest Human Being, and his famous syndicated column."
Unusual reference resources. (Link-up: At Home)
One of many Mavericks docus currently on the sport's ever-crowded video market, "Year of the Drag-In" offers the
straight dope: one "money shot" after another of well-known boarders riding near-tidal waves, forging a fragile harmony with awesome nature.
YEAR OF THE DRAG-IN
While the book suggests the bucolic quality inherent in historic treatments of small-town midwestern life, Hays does not exploit it, instead providing the
straight dope on semipro ball in the NIL.
Take Two and Hit to Right: Golden Days on the Semi-Pro Diamond
Treat employees as if they are skeptical, thinking humans and give them "the
straight dope," as Hemingway might say.
Beyond Spin: The Power of Strategic Corporate Journalism