July 31, 2026
The Limits and Damage of Rat Poison
Chicago's watchdog agency just released a report detailing the failures of the city's rat-control efforts-- beginning with the over-reliance on…
Patricia Cooper, who grew up on the Bajor celery farm (her mother, Stella, was a Bajor), has written a beautiful poem about the Celery Farm, past and present.
The farm used to be where the Fox Run condominiums now stand.
I am going to post the poem on my blog tomorrow, and a print version will appear in The Town Journal, the local weekly.
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Matt Jackson of The Town Journal interviewed Pat about her childhood and the poem, and I hope to have a link to that as well.
With more amazing stuff, including archival photos, to come as time allows.