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‘Afternoon Shift’#259: High tech
Tech specialist Janet Ginsburg and Neal Sales-Griffin, co-founder of The Starter League, join us to discuss the day’s top tech stories. We’ll also hear about Supreme Court arguments related to the Voting Rights Act, check in with the ‘Curious City’ folks and hear from jazz legend Frank Catalano.
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Tech Today: Our panelists put a high-tech spin on the day’s news. Tech specialist Janet Ginsburg and Neal Sales-Griffin, co-founder of The Starter league, are our guides. Together, with help from, Troy Henikoff, CEO and co-founder of Excelerate, and self-starting entrepreneur Sharon Schneider, they’ll tackle the latest in tech news. Share your thoughts on all the buzz around Yahoo’s crackdown on telecommuting on Twitter using #AfternoonShift.
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With tech talent scarce, employers offer signing bonuses and more”There’s a tech talent war that’s happening,” says Fred Lee, chief technology officer at Chicago-based Enova. It’s a good time to be a geek.
Back To the Stone Age? New Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Bans Working From Home - ForbesNew Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has decreed there will be no more working from home for Yahoo staff. A company memo leaked to the press on Fr…
Voting Rights Act: The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case related to a key provision in one of the U.S.’s best known civil rights laws, the Voting Rights Act. The case has not received as much attention as the Affordable Care Act decision last summer—but John Marshall constitutional law professor Steve Schwinn says we ought take notice.
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Supreme Court raises doubts about Voting Rights ActThe case is sandwiched between several other civil rights cases in a Supreme Court term that could be even more consequential than the pr…
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Curious City: The Curious City crew is at it again—this week’s question is a little darker than most. Stephen Libbin, of Highland Park, asked: What’s the history of the funeral cars that used to run on the “L,” and what stations did they go to? And a lot of curious citizens voted for his query—so Dan Weissmann and Jennifer Brandel went digging.
When you could ride an ‘L’ train to your graveIf you’re used to riding the ‘L’ for work or fun, don’t get unnerved about our Curious Citizen’s question a…
Curious City: Chicago’s funeral “L” carsWBEZ
Frank Catalano: Local jazz innovator Frank Cantalano has worked with everyone from jazz legends Miles Davis and Von Freeman to pop superstar J. Lo. He performs regularly around town, at places like the Green Mill and Andy’s in Chicago—but today he’ll play “Rick’s Café.” Catalano brings his horn, and his band, for some conversation and smooth music in the Jim and Kay Mabie Performance Studio.
Playing a show in Chicago, IL at 3:15 PM today at WBEZ 91.5FM http://artistdata.com/a/cgy2Frank Catalano