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On Monday, Mayor Richard M. Daley hosted an open house at city hall. It was one last time for residents to praise or grumble about the Mayor’s tenure. After all, citizens have taken issue with items ranging from parking to education to violence.

The civil war in Sri Lanka ended in 2009 after 26 years of conflict. Both sides – the majority Sinhalese and the minority Tamils – committed countless acts of terror and violence. The ruthless final push by the Sinhalese army went largely unseen by independent observers.

Yesterday I posted a story from the New Yorker about rising wages during economic recessions--there have been a couple of really thoughtful comments I wanted to point out. Are those of you with jobs making more or less than you were a year ago?